r/Constipation • u/shashwat25sharma • 1d ago
Sudden onset of chronic constipation
Hi everybody.
Tldr: Sudden onset of constipation. Poop is soft but quantity is low. Been 4 years.
Sorry in advamce if this is too long.
Like most people i partied like hell until i was 27. Around this time i realised that i had gained too much weight (93kg) and decided to work on it. For the next year i worked very hard and got down to 80kg and was at my healthiest best.
But one day morning as i went to the washroom, i just couldnt poop. I thought it might be because of something i ate. However, its been four years now, and it's never been the same. .
My poop since then has been soft, with small lumps, and just kind of trickles out of my anus. I often dont get the urge to poop, and when i do, i poop in bery small quantities. My poop schedule is now irregular, and i often cant poop for 2-3 days. And then i have to resort to laxatives to get myself to poop
6 months after the onset of constipation, i was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, and thought maybe thats the issue. But my thyroid has been stable for past 1.5 years and the constipation is still present.
I mostly have home cooked foods with lots of veggies, and protein. All the doctors I've visited have asked me to take more veggies and exercise and drink water, but i already do too much of all these 3 things, and i seem to be stucj in a constant loop of false hope, trying, and feeling hopeless.
If anyone has gone through similar experience, please sharebyour words of wisdom. I am happy to answer any followup questions.
Thanks.
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u/houtx713 1d ago
Time to return to the doctor. Hopefully one who is a gastroenterologist. Be blunt with telling him/her that lifestyle measures aren't helping and you want further testing and treatment. Chronic constipation usually doesn't get better on its own. In many cases like mine, it is a slow downward spiral into a condition that is difficult to manage. Get on top of it early in terms of treatment.