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Q: Utterly Constipated after taking painkillers - ideas?

asked by: mike9856746 on December 1st, 2007

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These last few days I've been taking extra painkillers because of exceptionally large amounts of pain. Well, it looks like I'm paying the price now. This is the 5th day I have't had a bowel movement, and the scary thing is I don't even have to go! I have been eating plenty so...

I know one guaranteed cure that I've tried a few times is a 1/2 cup of olive oil with a 1/2 cup of organge jiuce (albeit you'll get 4-5 oily shits after the first needed one), but I tried it today and gagged as soon as it hit my mouth; so that option's out.
I ate many appricots and prunes today, then took some senacot, but all that's done is make it so I can feel a bit of intestinal movement now. Nothing has reached the end yet.

I've asked doctors about this before and all they ever say is "eat lots of fiber".

Anything else I could try eating? Also what consequences to my health could come of this?

Replies(7)

cutzi

replied on December 1st, 2007

New User

Utterly Constipated

well, drink some benifiber and also eat some orangers and kiwifruit. it will help im suffereing from it now1!

cutzi

replied on December 1st, 2007

New User

Utterly Constipated

well, drink some benifiber and also eat some orangers and kiwifruit. it will help im suffereing from it now1!

dpeople

replied on December 6th, 2007

New User

Any time I have had to take narcotic pain killers for any length of time my doctor has always told me to get Colace and take it regularly as long as I am taking the pain killer. Generic or store brands are quite cheap. It works great for me.

Rosie H

replied on December 6th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

dpeople wrote:

Yep this is what you need to do whenever you are taking narcotics. Take a pill for a pill....lol

even a stool softener will help.....but this is normal w/pain killers

tkr2fulk

replied on December 8th, 2007

New User

I just got out of the hospital myself. I too am on painkillers. Try milk of magnesia, like Philips. You can get it over the counter at the drug store. Good luck!

dpeople

replied on December 9th, 2007

New User

Quote:

Yep this is what you need to do whenever you are taking narcotics. Take a pill for a pill....lol

even a stool softener will help.....but this is normal w/pain killers

You laugh! : Very Happy

But sometimes a person ends up taking more pills for the side effects of pills than the number of prescriptions they need! In the hospital after my liver transplant I was taking 24 pills a day. Only 8 of those were primary prescriptions! The rest were for side effects of prescriptions! LOL!

lillianlillyallan

replied on December 31st, 2008

New User

utterly constipated

hi i 2 was on strong painkillers and i took lactolose liquid and it did help but dont take too much as it can have an adverse affect....my mum always says that a cup of boiled water clears out the system she swears by it good luck

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