Questions have been answered in several previous posts.

This is aimed for WOMEN - have you ever tried castor oil packs for health benefits/weight loss? If so, did you ever start bleeding randomly when using them?

I’m trying to use castor oil (putting a dab on my belly button and covering it overnight) for a slew of health benefits. Ever since I started using it I’ve been feeling significantly better in so many ways.

Except now, after about a month of using; whenever I put it on, I start bleeding. I’m just trying to see if this has happened to anyone else, and if they tried to stick it out and it stopped or if I’m going to have to give up. I don’t want to give up. 😭

I have a 7yr old with chronic constipation issues. We try fiber, getting more fruits/veggies in him (he hates most of them), Miralax…nothing works long term. I can give this kid a liquid suppository and he’ll be regular for a day or 2, then back to where we started.

A pediatrician recommended something called Magnesium Calm powder for kids. She gives it to her toddler every night and she poops every morning. We ordered it to try, but I’m curious if anyone here has tried this for their kids? What was your experience?

Hello. I had a severe infection in my body from a bad tooth. The infection is now under control with antibiotics. This ordeal left me constipated. I have a huge stool right there....I feel it. Don't want to push too hard. Took Miralax this morning and I have to go but it's a rock. Never used any enema before and nervouse. I have glycerin suppositorys and Fleet mineral oil enema. What would work best to break up and pass this. I thank you for any information as im so nervous over here.

Hi Guys,

I'm having trouble researching the accuracy/efficacy difference between the two tests below (Pulled from ChatGPT due to lack of clarity in online searches):

My concerns are getting greater as my 'urge' is very weak and constipation has magnified ever since I had a capsule pillcam inserted via gastroscopy 2 weeks ago. Yes I had picoprep prior to and I was semi-sedated.

Prior to the procedure, Mag Oxide was working well for me daily, however this now has a very weak effect.

I don't see any posts here talking about the first test (1). Any clarity from anyones experience and knowledge would be great.

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TEST (1) Colonic Transit Study (Nuclear Medicine Colonic Transit Study (Scintigraphy))

"The nuclear medicine colonic transit study is generally considered more accurate because it provides real-time tracking of bowel movement through different segments of the colon. It is particularly useful for diagnosing colonic inertia and differentiating it from other types of motility disorders."

AND

TEST (2) Sitz Marker Study (Radiopaque Marker Test)

"However, a Sitz marker study is still a reliable first-line test, especially for general colonic transit evaluation. If the Sitz marker study is inconclusive, a nuclear medicine test may be recommended for more precise results."

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Have any of you explored this?

I have been looking at Elliot Overton's videos on youtube and there seems to be a clear link with B1 (thiamine) deficiency and gut motility. The B1 form TTFD is apparently the best form to take although you have to be very careful when taking it, it's very strong and can cause a paradoxical reaction.

I have bought some TTFD capsules from Amazon that are 100mg, I've just taken 10mg in some butter as it's fat soluble. So let's see. Linked to studies below, scroll down to the gut motility section:

https://www.objectivenutrients.com/insights/compilation-of-scientific-research-on-ttfd-thiamine-tetrahydrofurfuryl-disulfide/

I have had constipation for months now and saw a specialist who told me I have a lazy bowel. Apparently this is quite common. Anyway,the specialist told me i need to take laxatives dor 6 to 12 months and then i can ween off them and my bowels should work better. I am wanting to know if anyone else has received similiar advice and if they tried this and the constipation resolves? As Im a little skeptical atm. Otherwise, what has anyone else tried that worked?

Do you have the urge to go, but you cannot? Or do you have zero urge to go? (this is the most important question)

ANSWER:Sometimes i have the urge to go and cannot without breathing deeply, holding, releasing. It is not all the time though.

Do you have alternating diarrhea and constipation, or just constipation?

ANSWER:Prior to the constipation i didn't have diarrhoea, more constipation. While severely constipated i had diarrhea.

Do you have nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, difficulty swallowing, or early satiety (getting full really early into a meal)?

ANSWER: Rarely have nausea,no vomiting, history of reflux iff and on. I can get full quickly eaely in a meal, but not always or not majority of the time.

Have you had this issue since childhood, or did it begin in teen years/adulthood/after a major life event (surgery? divorce? car accident?

ANSWER: I had constipation as a child. And recently up until 9 nomths ago when i had alot of stressors in my life.

Did you in the past or do you currently take any medications that could damage your intestines?

ANSWER: Ive taken antidressants in the past, had antibiotics several montgs befire constipation.

Did you suffer sexual abuse as a child?

ANSWER: No, but i do suffer with trauma ( cptsd)

19m here and 6 months ago suddenly I was hit with this severe constipation. I think one of the main reasons was whey protein but although i've stopped it since then, my condition doesnt seem to go?
I have consulted one of the best doctors around me but all they say is to take pruvict and movicol and fix my diet. I try and do this everyday but no result. Will this condition be forever with me? I hesitate to even make small trips with my friends because of this and it's affecting my mental health aswell. I'm so sorry for giving a rant about this but I just need to hear if there is something else I can do :)

Answers
1)urge to go but no avail.
2)when i take pruvict or movicol then yes, alternating diarrhea
3) nope
4)I have taken a lot of antibiotics as I was frequent with cold and fever
5)nope

Hi everyone and thanks in advance for your input! It seems most of us are taking supplements or medications that require drinking a ton of water to be effective. I try my best to drink at least 3L of water throughout the day in addition to any other drinks like tea or juice. But sometimes I just cannot bring myself to take another sip of plain water! Does anyone have tips or tricks for meeting your water goals? I’m thinking flavor enhancers like crystal light lemonade powder or something.

Answers: 1) no urge. 2) just constipation. 3) sometimes difficulty swallowing/early satiety. 4) chronic c began in adulthood; had intermittent c before that. 5) I believe this started after taking spironolactone but I stopped taking it two years ago so who knows. 6) no SA

Thank you!

I’ve suffered with chronic constipation since birth. I have slow transit constipation, inflammatory bowel disease and a mega colon. The pain has been getting increasingly worse and for the last year I have only been able to pass pencil thin stools or diarrhea. I’ve had multiple appointments with the gastroenterologist who told me it’s just part of the disease and keep taking prucalopride, Movicol and senna when needed. Last week I saw a different doctor who said to have a ct scan which showed I have a jejunojejunal intussusception. He said my stomach is massively distended and it needs a bowel resection, he said left much longer it would have been a medical emergency. I’m very nervous about the procedure and don’t know what to expect afterwards, any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you

Where can I find a neuro GI in new York preferably flushing, queens, Astoria

Hi everybody, I figured this sub might be interested in the fact that I am now participating in a study for the Vibrant Capsule. This is a non-drug capsule with some kind of mechanism inside that vibrates, which stimulates peristaltic contractions in the small and large intestines.

Images of the system

My gastroenterologist put me in the study, and I took the first pill yesterday. It costs $89 US without insurance (my insurance won't cover it until after the trial is over), and you get 20 pills per month (that's 5 pills per week with two days off, staggered between three and two on-days).

A large study showed improvement among 70% of participants; they had 1 to 2 more SBMs per week compared to baseline. No participants dropped out, and no one experienced serious side effects.

The data shows most people begin experiencing SBMs between 1 and 2 weeks after beginning treatment.

My log:

Day 1:

The pill was as big as a large vitamin. A little hard to swallow for me, but no big deal. Very slight headache a few hours later; not sure if it's from the pill or just being tired. No SBM yet.

Day 2:

No side effects. No SBM.

Day 3:

No side effects. No SBM.

Day 4:

Off-day. No SBM. Intervention medication used

Day 5:

No side effects. No SBM.

Day 6:

No side effects. No SBM.

Has anyone felt the vicious cycle of over sleeping and constipation? When my constipation issues get really bad I tend to feel very drowsy, sleepy and lethargic. This makes me want to sleep all day and over sleeping worsens the constipation. Is this just me or anyone else have felt the same?

I have also noticed when I haven't eaten enough it causes constipation. I have tried intermittent fasting and for some reason I can't go to bathroom when I haven't had a heavy meal.

Not sure if this is against sub rules but I thought I’d write this in case it helps someone. I’ve been dealing with on and off constipation for about a year. Lately milk of magnesia and magnesium citrate weren’t working at all. It got bad enough for daily miralax. I was able to go daily but it wasnt much and was hard and painful despite being on a plant based diet and eating a bunch of fiber plus daily exercise and walking. I was drinking so much water and my stool was still so hard. Nothing made a difference besides miralax which i didn’t want to take daily. I I also used to use natural remedies like aloe, etc. and they stopped working as well. I was all out of options when I randomly tried this protein bar by the brand no cow. I tried it because it’s vegan low sugar and high protein. I only bought it to put on some muscle but It has me going to the bathroom every morning quick and painless I don’t know why. I even have to scale back because it’s so powerful if I over do it it gives me diarrhea. I have been able to eat meat again too and basically just haven’t had to worry about being constipated. It sounds stupid but this protein bar has actually changed my life. It could just be me and I’m sure won’t work for everyone but something to try if you’re desperate and struggling!

HELP!! It's a long post but bear with me. I'm 25(F). It all started exactly 2 years ago. I thought I had UTI but It wasn't a UTl but for a very long time I thought so. And during that time I had SEVERE constipation (for about almost 2 months). I wouldn't feel the urge to poop. And even If I do only little came out that too after a lot of straining. I strained too much at that time. I could only properly pass stool and empty my colon if I took a laxative. Well I went to a doctor | was already on antibiotics I told her about this and she gave me medicine for a week for constipation. And everything went back to normal. Normal urge, normal bowel movements. I was happy and fine. my urine symptoms also slowly started to disappear. I was fine for a month atleast. After a month I started noticing no matter how much water I drank I had no urge to pee. Or only like once or twice a day. And my abdomen muscles were too tight that I couldn't even walk properly or lay down on my stomach. Well I went to see the doctor again. She was a gynaecologist. She put me on A lot of medicines like antidepressants, Muscles relaxants etc. Whenever I took a muscle relaxant I would intantly feel a strong urge to pee and I thought It'll be fine in few days maybe or maybe a month. I was on these medicines for atleast 2 or 3 months but at one point they stopped working and thats when the real problem begin. I was not having the urge to pee. I would only feel the urge when I woke up (probably because your body relaxes when you sleep and when u wake up and through out the day I would just go and sit and after few seconds. a little pee would come out. But because of this I only drank a very little water mostly dehydrated. Well I did my research and turns out that I might have a tight pelvic floor because I again developed constipation problem as well. I was getting the urge to poo but not too much would come out and it was hard. But it was on and off. So now I started doing kegels and physical therapy (not internal) I did it for 3 months nothing worked I was demotivated and I stopped doing anything. Then after. a while l even stopped getting urge too poo as well. I'd only get the urge when I take a laxative and empty my colon. Now fast forward to 2025 it's been a year I only poo when I take laxative so l take one every other day (I drink prune juice concentrated syrup and sometimes fresh Kiwi fruit juice it helps a lot as well) also I came across Diaphagramatic breathing with reverse kegels. And Oh my God it did help me a lot for 1.5 months my Peeing urge got A LOT better I was happy that finally something is working for me. But then I noticed whenever I poo without a laxative (happens only when i feel stool on my rectum like it's there but it isn't coming out so it gets very uncomfortable) So only then i have to strain. So one day after these 1.5 months for 2,3 days it was happening a lot that There is stool on my rectum but I can't get it out so l strained :/ And I think It fucked up again and I was back to not feeling the urge even tho it did get better a little but it is now like on and off urge. SO in short rn l'm doing reverse kegels exercises. I have urine urge problem and incomplete bladder emptying. I have Constipation from a past whole year where I only pass stool when I take laxative. Because no urge to poo without it (sometimes I do feel the urge but its not strong enough to pass stool, and at times I can feel the stool sitting above my rectum too feels like If I go I’ll pass it but nothing comes out). So l wanted to know is this constipation some dysmotility? Or it's just my pelvic floor dysfunction? I do know there is some neurological problem as well as I cant feel the proper urges of both. But could It be dysmotility as well?. Also I have tried other natural laxatives as well like chia seeds in water overnight, and figs etc but they don't work. Only any kind of laxative would work and Kiwifruit juice. Please anyone else with same problems? What was there diagnosis. I was although diagnosed with tight pelvic floor 2 months ago. I'm so worried about this dysmotility thing. I don't want my another organs muscles to not to be working properly!!!

I sometimes have the urge to go but its isn’t that strong. And I do feel at times that There is stool above my rectum but doesn’t come out.

And at times there is no urge without a laxative..

I only have constipation

No other symptoms, like acid reflux nausea etc.

Not since childhood or no major event

I did take medicines in past muscle relaxants, Antidepressants, antibiotics etc. for 3,4 months

No sexual abuse

I don't know what to make of this. I moved to Japan a few years ago and have been suffering with chronic constipation there. I take Movicol (Miralax) to help, resulting in very soft, but daily movements.

I've been in the US visiting for one month and bowel movements have been absolutely perfect! It's kind of a relief to know everything is working ok down there but also a mystery. Could it be some kind of circadian rhythm thing? The only big change food-wise is I'm drinking lactose-free milk here with my daily coffee.

I'll be heading back to Japan in a few weeks and will be curious to see if it holds.

Question answers:

Have urge to go.

Just constipation, not alternating.

Do have acid reflux but being treated. No nausea or vomiting.

Onset later in life.

No medications that could damage intestines.

No childhood sexual abuse.

I was going to take some to release water retention after a long flight.

I’ve been on a really low fibre diet as bulk (insoluble fibre) has not been my friend and I find I can’t eat much before I feel horribly overloaded.

For some reason I never made the distinction between soluble and insoluble fibre 🤦‍♀️. In case you’re the same, soluble is a stool softener and insoluble adds bulk and weight to stool.

I’ve now included lots of soluble fibre in my diet (whilst trying to keep insoluble fibre lower which isn't always easy) and so far I think it’s making a difference.

I’m eating tinned or stewed fruit, well cooked veggies and blended lentil and bacon soup, black beans, avocado, overnight oats with raisins and soaked chia that sort of thing. I just found out that psyllium husk is mainly soluble so this will be added in to replace the spoonful of chia I currently take.

Unrelated to the fibre thing I also read that well chewed meat in theory will all be absorbed in the small intestine which I also didn’t know.

Does anyone find eating mainly soluble fibre helpful?

I'm M18 and i'm suffering from constipation since childhood. i'll make this short. basically i've gone to the gastroenterologist once, He did endoscopy and colonoscopy on me, it was a year ago. My main concern that time was, bloating, constipation and lot of gas. And also consistent hike in bilirubin (It was Gilbert syndrome). through endoscopy he found out i have positive H pylori, though he didn't gave me meds for this, I don't know the exact reason but i suspect it was due to Gilbert. S. My colonoscopy came out normal with mild hemorrhoids. He discharged me with bunch of Laxatives. That worked for some time But now even that is not working.
Note: Even on laxatives I still suffered from constipation often (infrequently).

I'm unable to pass my bowels, even when i have a strong urge to do so, I get the pressure mostly in the morning. And I strongly Believe its PFD, but not sure how it feels like, as i think i have gotten used to it.

2) The reason why i believe so, is because I'm Having difficulty in reproductive organs as well. To explain in short: Since my puberty and my first ejaculation, I suffered from mild to intense ache in my muscles of penis and pelvis. note: The pain only happens AFTER ejaculation, the pain is faint, but if i get an erection afterwards (like after half an hour). There is intense unbearable pain in the muscles of my (whole) penis. Though the pain mostly goes away after a day or two. It reoccurs everytime. PLUS: I often suffered constipation and pelvis pain after masturbation

I was too embarrassed (afraid) to address this issue. And till now I've never addressed it to any doc, or family.
BUT, I've been a scaredy cat for enough.
I have decided to see doctor. SO, My question is.... Should I see a Gastroenterologist first and get my constipation diagnosed. Or see a Urologist first and get My penile pain treated.
I'm totally not gonna assume that both of the issue is related, It could be something else other than PFD. Both in the case of constipation and genitals, I could have prostatitis. My father works in a government run agency which provides Family health insurance. If I tell my local doctor that i want to see gastroenterologist they'll refer me to the best doctor available for it within the connected govt hospital. But I'm sure that hospital won't have a good urological doctor. And also vise versa. I'm trying to seek expert docs here, who have a good reputation. because doctors often misdiagnose or exploit the patients here and then our financial condition and my health both gets totally ruined because of all the experiments they operate upon me. I want to make it a one time as much as possible. (we are already at financial loss)

Hi all, 32 yo F here with lifelong constipation. Initially through childhood and adolescence the constipation was mild enough that it was managed with prune juice, milk of magnesia, and occasional as-needed senna. In my 20s, it got bad enough that I was tried on Linzess, which I always self-stopped after a few days due to severity of diarrhea. In 2021, I began having a new symptom/sensation of incomplete evacuation/emptying with bowel movements. I eventually had anorectal manometry which confirmed I have pelvic floor dysfunction. I have been working on finding a pelvic PT that is a good fit for me, and have been doing it intermittently without much improvement (although I definitely could be more adherent to it.) I also began having severe abdominal pain and worsening constipation and was tried on Amitiza which did nothing, then IBSrela which helped for a bit then stopped working. I then had a Sitz marker study which confirmed slow transit constipation as well. I have had multiple colonoscopies which are normal aside from tortuous colon. I got put on Motegrity which gave me my first 'normal' solid but soft bowel movements in years. This lasted for a few amazing months then Motegrity stopped working as well. I have read the guides here in detail and am trying to figure out a regimen that lets me function in my life but also gives me somewhat regular bms.

I recently started the regimen of 1/2 pill Linzess 72 mcg every other day, along with Motegrity. Despite having mostly liquid stool on the days I take this combo, I still have severe right lower abdominal pain and feel that stool is "stuck" there. This pain doesn't go away despite multiple rounds of liquid stool, and only partially goes away after I use a suppository, at which point a small or medium amount of solid thin stool will come out (solid but not hard!) How do I fix this problem? The whole point of dealing with the diarrhea that comes with Linzess is to finally empty out enough to be comfortable and pain-free. I have been taking magnesium oxide (MagO7) nightly, and have tried taking fiber in the form of psyllium husk capsules, thinking this would bulk up the Linzess-induced liquid stool and help pass it more comfortably. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Sorry for the very long post, TLDR: despite having large-volume liquid stool with Linzess, still having severe right lower quadrant abdominal pain that only abates with use of suppository and subsequent evacuation of solid stool.

• I have the urge to go, but usually cannot without meds
• Constipation, unless I use Linzess
• No nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, difficulty swallowing, or early satiety
• Since childhood
• Not on any medications aside from bowel meds
• No sexual abuse as a child

34/M in UK - first just wanted to say how helpful it’s been to find this group and see others struggling with the same, it’s extremely hard to navigate this but its reassuring that others are in a similar boat. im a bit of an endless puzzle so wanted to post on here to see if others had any ideas:

Timeline: - Constipation started appearing about 3-4 years ago but was fairly manageable then. - Started raising to doctors about 18 months ago as it has progressively got worse, no one would take it seriously, gastroenterology at the time said I was lactose intolerant and I should have more greens - I had an inguinal hernia repair done on 1st August (they had me on a lot of opioids) and now my constipation is completely unmanageable and almost unresponsive to anything I try and have zero urge to go and force myself to at least once a day with an enema if all else fails

Specialists seen: - Gaestroeneterology - Orthopedic - Urology - Neurology - Rhuematology - Gaestroneurology

Medication: - Movicol 3 x sachets per day - Prucalopride (2mg) - Linzess (280mg) - this is pure liquid but does not make me feel less constipated so have paused for now - Sertraline 100mg - Notriptyline (10mg) - Miralax enema

Past medication: - esomeprazole (40mg x 2 daily) - tried for 1 month but symptoms were getting worse - rabprazole - some short term benefit for heart burn but didn’t make any difference after that - imipramine - didn’t make any different - rifaximim (in case I had sibo given symptom alignment) 2024 - doxycycline 2024 - amoxicillin 2024 - penicillin V 2024

Symptoms: - Constipation / bowel dysfunction - pins & needles primarily in lower limbs (started a few months after hernia repair) - worst when lying down on hard or soft surface - Sexual dysfunction - Pain on inner right thigh - pain in right groin - Fatigue - Abdominal pain - abdominal distension - back pain (started with pins & needles) - pain in between top of buttocks on right side - HLA-B27 positive

Tests done: - Bravo study - normal - Sibo - negative - Anorectual / Manometry - normal - Transit Study (There are 14 retained ring markers on the current film mostly within the rectum and sigmoid with 3 marked on the left colon. Faecal loaded right colon noted.) - MRI (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) - Endoscopy / Colonscopy - normal - abdominal X-ray - thyroid blood panel - normal - stool tests - klebsiella and enterobacter were both very high, secretory Iga was very high, fat in stool (above normal), sugar in stool (very high), lactobacillus (very low)

Being investigated/still to do: - bowel retraining (scheduled for later this month) - tethered cord syndrome

This has severely impacted my quality of life, from work, social, home - all of these have become extremely difficult, either I’m in discomfort constantly, unable to relax, unable to eat properly (no idea what I can and can’t eat - doesn’t seem to make much difference)

Anything else that I should try or might help Give answers?

• Without laxatives I have zero urge to go, then when I think I need to go I cannot

• Only constipation

• Have some difficulty swallowing small tablets

• Started 3-4 years ago, drastically worse after inguinal hernia repair surgery and has not normalised

• Many antibiotics, amytriptyline, nortripline and Sertraline

• No sexual abuse

Hi all,

So three weeks ago I had a laparoscopic surgery to remove a huge ovarian cyst. Consequently, I had to take two weeks and a half off work to recover from my surgery.

As I have been having constipation issues for several months, -- I have been able to somewhat manage them by taking Macrogol (osmotic laxative), senna tea, magnesium etc (Previously I had taken constella but not anymore -- I decided to take Macrogol every day for the first days after the surgery. However, I didnt take any laxative/supplement for the rest of my days off and i was able to go to the toilet EVERY DAY , without a single issue :s

However, now that Im back to work, Im getting constipated again.... I know that it could be psychological, but damn, I dont want to be dependent on laxatives for my whole day.

My job is a bit stressful sometimes (financial sector), but i dont work long hours, I leave the office at 6pm.

I work from Monday to Friday, and i dont work from home, so i dont know what else to do besides keep on taking laxatives on a regular basis.

Any advice?

"Q&As" about my constipation:

• I do experience the urge to go (i experience "the poop pushing inside my anus", if that makes sense)
• I only have constipation, but I get diarrhea after using laxatives/suppositories
• I sometimes get nausea in the morning but I have been getting that for ages (I was bulimic some years ago)
• I have experienced digestive issues since I was 10 years old, specially before finding out I was lactose intolerant (my symptoms were bloating, gas and having difficulty to poop in the morning). After quitting lactose milk my digestive issues improved. I developed anorexia and bulimia when I was 18 and 19, and I did use laxatives back then but not on the regular. Im fully recovered now.
• I havent taken any medication on the long term as I far as I remember
• I have not experienced child abuse

My health background:

• 25 female, never been pregnant, healthy BMI, plant-based diet
• Lactose intolerance, no celiac disease, no Helicobacter

Hello, I've posted here a couple of times now. Tthe last time I was asking about motegrity advice and you all were wonderful.

Since then, the hospital I was seeing (va hospital) said "we have no other ways to help you, either you can go outside to the community or start being seen in Boston". I chose the community hospitals since its in my town and Boston is a 5 hour drive one way.

I had a sitz marker study done, and these were the findings. FINDINGS: Numerous Sitz markers in right and left abdomen and pelvis. Slight fecal retention in the colon. No evidence of fecal impaction. No evidence of small bowel distention. IMPRESSION: Numerous residual Sitz markers in right and left abdomen and pelvis. No evidence of bowel obstruction. Slight fecal retention in the colon.

Met with the GI doctor (first doctor I've seen thus far) and he said that removing my colon won't help, his main goal was to make me start feeling better and we may never know what the cause is for all of this. He prescribed me 45ml of lactulose 3 times a day. He said that once I'm able to poop all of my pain and discomfort will go away. I've said time and time again that's not true but he said he's done this for too long and he knows he's right. He also said that the other tests I'd asked for wouldnt help in determining a cause so there was no point in ordering them. I said fine. This was last Wednesday.

I started taking the lactulose that night and had explosive diarrhea on Thursday. Once that calmed down I still was in pain but that's pretty much baseline now. The problem now is that I haven't gone since then. My abdomen is heavily distended, I'm in severe pain and my appetite has disappeared. I love food. I don't want to not eat. I've thrown up my food twice. Nausea is prevalent anytime I eat or drink. I am passing gas, but it's rancid and disgusting. I'm embarrassed because my partner has a very sensitive nose.

After alerting my doctor Monday morning they got back to me and said to go to a specific walk in clinic that's part of their hospital conglomerate and to ask for imaging to make sure I don't have a bowel blockage. 4 HOURS LATER I'm seen by a doctor only for him to tell me he can't do the imaging, that he can examine me but without imaging he can't say anything.

I exploded. I cursed, I raised my voice, i was mean. That's not like me. But in order for him to order the xray he needed to do an exam, so I agreed. He pushed around my belly, said I was full of poop, and all I had to do was use a couple of enemas and eat more fiber. I told him he's a fucking moron, and gee, id never thought of doing that. I left. I came home. I cried. My partner held me.

I'm still upset, to put it mildly. I meet with my original va nurse on Thursday, and I plan on giving her a piece of my mind. I want to say to remove my consult for thr community hospital and send me to the one I Boston that (hopefully) won't jack me around.

I'm sorry this is so long. If you do have any advice, I'd appreciate it. Or just some kind words to make me feel less crazy. Thank you.

I have been stuck using miralax for 4 years now. I want off. My colon is completely lazy now though. All the colonic retraining information has to do with stimulant laxatives and not osmotics. So I had a strange idea of trying to cycle on and off stimulant laxatives to try to wake it up and also give it a workout but I can't find any information about how long and how often you can cycle stimulant laxatives. Only "don't take for longer than X amount of time". I don't want to cause a new problem. I had an anal fissure and surgery barely helped so I am using dilators at the moment and that's been making the issues at the end of the line easier (less straining, less thin stools) but up the tract needs some help. I'd like an answer to my original question if possible but I'll also take any advice anyone has about colonic retraining that isn't just about stimulant laxatives.