Forum Discussion

Trikki2's avatar
Trikki2
Member
8 years ago

Constipation

Hey lovelies 
So im in pain with constipation.  Have been eating not so much, lots of water and cereal daily but arrrrgh. What helps you go and relieve this nasty pain?
Tia 
TRIKKI2 xx 

59 Replies

  • @"Michele B"
    I haven't heard of that. Taa . Will research that. Loving these ideas.
    TRIKKI2 xx 
  • @onemargie that made me laugh. Just what i needed. Thanks for the heads upxx
    TRIKKI2 xx 
  • Prunes, warm prune juice, pears, pear juice, baked beans, lots of fluid. Movicol, Coloxyl with Senna, Osmolax. I managed with various combinations of the above to just keep my bowels ticking over during chemo. But only just. It was a big battle...
  • Hi there @Trikki2. Constipation is shit isn’t it (pardon the pun)!! The week of chemo I took coloxyl and senna x 2 tablets every night and would shit like a trooper the next morning. The second week I’d just need to take the one. Movivol works a treat too if you can tolerate it. You can take a couple sachets no worries but I couldn’t drink it even the flavourless stuff made me gag. Don’t let it get too bad and see your dr ASAP if you don’t get any relief from either of them ok. Margie xx
  • I have found magnesium citrate helps heaps of I have two capsules a day. 
  • Oh great taa. Got some movical. Man always something nee daily xx
  • When I was having chemo the oncology nurses recommended pears or pear juice. Hope this helps.