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This is a good site... Thank You

I'm constipated. I use to bowel every other day. What can you suggest me to prevent constipation?Thanks in advance...

I take three teaspoons of lactulose every night to keep my motions soft and passable. This means consuming large amounts of water to make sure the lactulose works effectively and I would like to find a substitute remedy. Can you help? I have a healthy diet and am already consulting my doctor with this problem.

I have severe constipation IBS and nothing helps.

For all those with children with severe constipaton: Try to cut out all wheat, My son (5) was only going about once every week - ten days. He's never been diagnosed with gluten allergy, the doctors said his diet was good and there should be no problem, they wouldn't look into it beyond offering laxatives. I have always made sure he has a good healthy diet, loads of fruit and veg, proper meals with no rubbish. He's had the same problems with his stomach since he was a baby, always had trouble and never very regular, seemed to be in pain as a baby too, wriggling around with discomfort. The doctors gave him laxatives but I don't want my son on medicine forever to treat symptoms, I want to find the cause and remove it. I started him on a wheat free diet, not completely gluten free, just cut out wheat bread, biscuits, cakes, pasta and all items based on wheat or with a large wheat content. He has some gluten free items to replace these, ie: gluten free pitta breads, crispbreads, biscuits and cakes as a treat. He has rice and also eats oats too, these seem ok for him. It took over 6 weeks but because I have the same problems and I could feel the difference in me from removing the wheat I kept it up and around 7-8 weeks he started having very runny poo's, then got much more regular. He now goes every 1-2 days and with much more ease. No more pain and struggling for literally days to get out a over sized dry and very hard stool. Kids shouldn't have to deal with this, we have to find the solution not just treat the symptoms. If your child is having dry hard stools only once every 5 day or more and struggling to pass them then I would put money on it being wheat-gluten intollerance. I've dealt with this myself for over 15 years before finding the solution. (a lot of pain and tests included) Please try a gluten free-wheat free diet for at least 8 weeks to rule it out. I tried EVERYTHING with my son before finding a solution. It is so hard to find the cause of these sorts of problems and the body takes a long time to normalise after years of item causing the problem being it the system, you may have to wait at least 6-8 weeks before you see your child improve. But it's worth that time to elimiate gluten as the cause, I would be surprised if it's not wheat causing the problem. Gluten allegy - intollerance is the most common and a lot of people suffer from it. Please try, it has changed my son's life :o) Now my stomach feels more normal, nice even, before with wheat in my system it felt knotted up, blocked, bloated and I had terrible cramps, and of cause, the constipation. I now feel more empty and things are moving in a more normal time frame. We still have trace amounts of wheat and barley and rye, we have not needed to remove every trace to get a good enough reaction. I don't want to be over strict on us unless it's vital. I hope this helps someone's child :o) Nothing worse than seing your child in pain. madmellymel@yahoo.co.uk

What should i give to my son, he is six months old. he has a constipation.Thanks

Flaxseed works wonders for constipation, and the great thing about it is it works the same day. No, need to be bloated, and filled with gas for days on end.

I have tried everything, magnesium-psyllium-movicol-lots of fresh fruit-dried fruit-aperients to name a few. Have just started on ACV for arthritis-x3 times/day & after 2 days I have a reaction from the acidity of the apple juice. Reading the comments here has helped me to put 2 & 2 together, thanks

I honestly believe that honeydew has cured my ibs. As weird as it sounds...I know. I recently went on a cruise where they gave us endless amounts of food. Im not a big desert fan so I got the fresh fruit for breakfast lunch and dinner in place of any kind of desert. It always had honeydew on the plate. Over the course of the 12 days, my bowel movements became normal! The only thing I could think of was the fruit because it was a consistent meal of mine throughout the trip. When I got home my ibs came back even though I was eating all kinds of fruit (everything but honeydew). So I bought the melon about a week later and sure enough...IBS GONE! Its amazing and Im so happy. I looked up the nutrients and it seems that it has a lot of potassium which could be why its helping. My body just may have been lacking potassium and ibs struck. Well thats all in the past...yay! Im female 23 yrs old by the way.

A lot of constipation is caused by an over growth of parasites in your digestive tract, or from candida. I've been doing a series of cleanses from RenewLife: Advanced cleanse, ParaGone, and CandiGone... No more constipation for me. Their FibreSmart is what did the trick I think. Many fiber supplements are based with psyllium husk, but psyllium husk is either only insoluable or soluable fibre, and you need both for healthy digestion so often psyllium based fibre supplements can make a person sick. FibreSmart is Flax based.

Here is a tip that is also helpful and something I came across by chance and I had to share this here. When sitting on the toilet lean forward when you feel the urge coming. Lean all the way forward so your shoulders are touching your knees and stay there until you are done. Do this always when going to the bathroom for it makes passing stools a lot easier. Hope this helps!

These nutritional tips have worked for me and now keep me going regularly and effortlessly. I do at least one of these things daily and it's ok to do them in combination as all of these are natural foods. Try: Colon Care Formula by Yerba Prima, Raisen Bran with extra raisens, Yogurt with rolled oats and raisens (substitute any fruit you like cut into small pieces) it is absolutely delicious and your insides feel soothed and healthy after you eat it. Eat an apple daily, it works. Italian grandmothers call this "Mussolini's Cure" for constipation- a spoonful of Extra Virgin Olive Oil first thing in the morning followed by a warm glass of filtered water with about half of an organic lemon squeezed into it. It can also be done at night when you go to bed- works good. Stay away from soft drinks of all kinds, cut WAY back on sugar and salt. Do NOT smoke or drink alcohol- they are poisons, period. Reduce greasy meats and substitute vegetable protiens (Google "Complete Protiens" and go from there). For me, in the recent past, whenever I would eat too much candy, chocolate donuts or peanut butter I would become dangerously clogged up for days. I no longer suffer from constipation. Happy bowel movements! : ) ruaft18@yahoo.com

Any safe suggestions that I can try on my 2 year daughter? She had a little 24 hour bug 2 weeks ago and since then she has been having a lot of trouble going to the bathroom, she tells me everyday her tummy hurts...and she can't go!! She is going thru the "I hate veggies" phase....any suggestions are welcome!! Thanks a million!!

HI, i was one of the sufferer from severe constipation,100% treatment of constipation is \\"eat at least of 150 gm ladies finger sabzi along with wheat roti in dinner\\" and see the wonders next morning,

Soak 2-3prunes in a glass of water overnight.Consume the prunes and water first thing the next morning i.e. on an empty stomach.Works wonders for me,give it a try.

Try 3 BALLERINA TEA works wonders.You can get it at any chinese stores

my 2 year old has a hard time going her stools are so big it even bleeds when she goes it looks like her insides are comeing out please help me i tryed so much she wont even eat anymore seen so much doctors and they cant help me

Hi, Just like to share with you a natural fruit juice that works very good for me,without all the cramping that a lot of those medical laxatives do.That is prune juice.you take it depending on how bad your constipation is.a 1/2 cup may be o.k. for some people,but i've taken more.too much I found will send you running for quite a while.don't plan an out- ing or anything until your ordeal of running to the bath room a few time's over.I do believe before you eat anything is better,since i've tried this stuff at different times.also i try to drink a little soda behind this stuff to chase it down.on second thought you might want to start with 1/4 cup or less that is, if you are mildly constipated.this stuff gets the job done with me. it does have a lot of potassium.you might want to try the dried prunes.I don't know how many you would have to eat, because everyone is different with this problem of consta- pation.when i was a girl growing up,my aunt gave me caster oil that stuff would make you sick.it did however work. I would not give that castor oil to nobody.

I have tried the following: flax oil-ok when used daily hot water 1st thing in the morning-works sometimes physillium husk in the form of fibrogel-not very good 1 glass prune juice-works but stay at home until 'empty' movicol-very good but is a laxative and its better to not use laxa tives as this will weaken ur bowels more. jordans wheat bran or wheat germ-1 tablespoon in ur cereal gives extra fibre.aim for 20g of fibre per day with 2L water.

I was taking miralax every other day and I started ACV for arthritic pain. After a week I noticed I was not needing the miralax and realized its the vinegar. Much cheaper and I feel better using vinegar rather than chemical. Now Im going to try three times a day and see if it helps me lose a few pounds. Pain in legs definatly a thing of the past. Dr.s need to start telling people about this.

This is a great site. I wished I had found it before I gained 15 pounds from chronic constipation, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Here's a good one too: Every morning take 2 Omega 3,6,9 FishOil Capsules (not to worry, no taste) and this will keep you regular. But if you can tolerate drinking Cod Liver Oil (lemmon flavored a must) then that works great too. I liked the suggestion of olive oil mixed with oj. But I need to check and see if that's ok otherwise, like cholesterol, etc. probably is. Cod Liver Oil or Fish Oil Caps keep you pretty reg, but may not work "immediately"; may take overnight for results. Taken everyday though, should keep you on a regular schedule...

Four ounces of orange juice and two ounces of olive oil mix well works very quickly

I'm so going to try this. Thanks!

I have found that triphala works wonders. I take a product called CleaseMore. It will give guaranteed results within 24 hours...the safe way...no harsh chemicals and nothing acidic.

Constipation remedy:Use ground flax seed(approximately 2 tablespoons per day). Mix it with your favourite cereal, sprinkle it over a salad, mix it in your favourite juice or in yogurt.search the web for more benefits and how to use it. Use it daily for best results.Keep it refigerated.

flax seed oil or capsules are often very effective in relieving constipation. this remedy is also safe for young children. I have opened the capsules and put them in choc milk or etc.

Magnesium tablets will work.You can buy them anywhere try 1 and work up until you get relief. Nothing works better.

best advice. do not take banana after 4 pm in the afternoon. Also drink warm milk ( warm enough ) before going to bed. This will help a lot

My constipation is caused because the perastalic motion in my intestines is so weak. Diagnosed as chronic slow bowel syndrome. I never have the urge to go. I've tried lots of water, raw fruits and vegetables (gained 20 lbs on so much fruit) and still had a hard time going. Has anyone else on this site dealt with that problem or diagnosis? Thanks so much. Hilda

Class... can we sya Karo Syrup? That does it almost every time... and kids love to drink that stuff. If that doesn\\'t work things loose... try Fletchers root beer flavored laxitive... talk about gone in 60 seconds!

I give my 4 year old apple juice all day long when he is Constipated it works by the afternoon every time :)

i have a 5 year old son who is bloked up all the time medicen from the doctor not working nearly at my tether someone plz help

My five year old was terribly constipated, I tried different juices and even adding spinach juice to mashed potatoes, these were slow to work, but then I tried a few celery leaves in his potatoes and the next day his movement were easier and better.

ugh, thank you, I'm always so stressed out which can leave me constipated every month or two.

Thank you I will try this I'm starving my self because my blood pressure is sooo high and I stay constipation.

I haven't used this one yet but many others from this site and they all have worked in particular the oil of oregano. Thank you soo much!

Am pretty sure I will try the apple cider vinegar. Big help though. Very much appreciated. Thank you.

Was planning on giving this a try for heartburn and acid reflux.Although that remedy calls for less ACV,I will go all out.Will post again and tell how it worked.

I will definitely try this remedy. Thanks for the info!

It worked in two hours.

Use also two tea spoons of Psyllium Husk every morning mixed with your favorite juice to increase your bowel movent and to reduce your cholesterol from your system

lots of very useful information here ... Thank you!

Very nice site!