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Posted: 14 February 2008 at 10:03pm | IP Logged

Hi ladies its me again... I do warn you if you are light hearted or disgusted easily please do not read any further!!!!!

Well after having my operation i became constipated which i should have known as i did last time and needed help. Well i am regular but since before xmas i noticed my stomach was always bloated and i had really weird movement. I did a pregnancy test and it was negative (as most of you already know). But i have been struggling. Not to the point i have sat there really needing to go and can't, just the fact that i haven't needed to go. Anyway i started to go a few times last week and it was solid (tmi sorry). So i then thought maybe the reason for my stomach being so bloated is due to my lack of movement.

Anyway i went to a friends last week and explained as i know she has had problems and she gave me some glycerol suppositories. I know you shouldn't use other peoples meds but i was desperate (excuse the pun). Anyway i tried this and the effect was instant and i felt so much better. Then i had some Ex-lax to try and shift it from the top end (told you it was graffic lol). Well the next day wasn't to bad i went a few times and again felt so much better. Then in the evening i was sat on the sofa and felt another movment so i was trying to get up. Bearing in mind i was on crutches still. Well i managed to get up but i had such bad wind Kev nearly passed out it smelt so bad

so pmsl i tried to get upstairs still passing wind.

Yep you guessed it i poo'd myself

Now i have stayed away from this stuff but i am still having problems. I don't want to have to go to my docs yet. So does anyone else know how else to get my bowels moving regular again? I eat quite well plenty of fruit and veg and now weetabix. I just don't want to start with problems.

I know this started before my operation so its not down to this.

Thanks if you got this far and i hope you are smiling at my expense...

Posted: 15 February 2008 at 7:52am | IP Logged

Hi hun

I suffer with this alot, as i don't move around much and i'm on a lot of meds which all can cause constipation, i've tried laculose but it never had much effect and i ended up doubled over with the pain. I'm now taking fibergel (yes it tastes disgusting but better than cod liver oil etc) but it works so i'm taking it once a day now but if i start to get a back log so to speak i can up it too 2 times a day!

You can get if from the pharamcy and i think (but not sure) tesco etc....  Or if your on a pre-payment certificate it might be cheaper to get the doc to prescribe you some.

Good luck hun, constipation is annoying so good luck x

Posted: 15 February 2008 at 7:56am | IP Logged

Oh no Emma! lol I am laughing a wee bit - but with you, not at you,doll!

I've had on and off horrendous constipation since about week 9 of pg this time. I do eat lots of fruit and veg and drink loads of water, so my friend who's a nurse suggested I get fresh orange juice (or prune juice, which there is no way I could keep down at mo lol!). Well, the fresh orange juice is working a treat! Still not back to my old routine, but definitely going a lot more regularly and easier.

Hope you find something to help - if not, get back to doc - they'll give you something milder to try than a suppos.!

xxx

Posted: 15 February 2008 at 10:00am | IP Logged

Thanks for that ladies. I forgot about orange juice i love this stuff aswell lol.

Oh and Hannah its ok to laugh at me i still am hehe. xxxx

Posted: 16 February 2008 at 4:53pm | IP Logged

Hi Sam thanks for that. I'm not on the codiene anymore. I stopped taking it near enough straight away as it was making me ill and i needed an anti inflamatry.

I woke this morning aching in my bowels but its where its obviously blocked. I will look into all these things and see which might be best for me.

Thanks everyone, i really am useless when it comes to this. xxxxx