how do i treat constipation?
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Try gentle exercise. Take a short walk each day. Gradually increase your walking time until you are walking for at least 20 minutes. \nMake sure you drink enough fluids. Most adults should try to drink between 8 and 10 glasses of water, noncaffeinated beverages, or fruit juice each day. Avoid alcoholic beverages and caffeine, which can increase dehydration. If you have heart failure or kidney failure, talk to your health professional about what amount of fluid is right for you. \nInclude fruits, vegetables, and fiber in your diet each day. Have a bran muffin or bran cereal for breakfast, and try eating a piece of fruit for a mid-afternoon snack. \nSchedule time each day for a bowel movement (after breakfast, for example). Establishing a daily routine may help. Take your time. Don't be in a hurry. \nSupport your feet with a small step stool [about 6 in. (15 cm)] when you sit on the toilet. This will help flex your hips and place your pelvis in a more normal "squatting" position for having a bowel movement. \nIf you are still constipated: \nAdd some processed or synthetic fiber—such as Citrucel, Metamucil, or Perdiem—to your diet each day. \nTry a stool softener, such as Colace, if your stools are very hard. \nTry a rectal glycerin suppository. Follow the directions on the label. Do not use more often than recommended on the label. Do not use a suppository while you are breast-feeding unless your health professional tells you to. \nIf constipation persists, add a saline laxative, such as Fleet Phospho-Soda or Milk of Magnesia. You should not take these types of laxatives if you are on a sodium-restricted diet or have kidney problems or high blood pressure. \nYou may occasionally need to try a stimulant laxative, such as Ex-Lax or Feen-a-Mint. Use these preparations sparingly. Overuse of stimulant laxatives decreases the tone and sensation in the large intestine, causing dependence on laxatives. Regular use may interfere with your body's ability to absorb vitamin D and calcium, which can weaken your bones. Do not use laxatives for longer than 2 weeks without consulting your doctor. Talk to your doctor before using an enema. Your doctor may need to check your symptoms or may suggest a different way to treat your constipation.
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If your constipation is a temporary condition, I would suggest drinking 6 glasses of water today. Drink one glass with a tablespoon of sea salt and follow it up with a glass of straight water in the morning, afternoon, and evening. This will rehydrarte and remineralize your body. You can wash down the salty water with fresh water until you get used to the taste. Avoid any dairy products, white bread, sugary beverages, and red meat today. Pick up some prune juice and raw apple cider vinegar if constipation persists. Continue drinking the salt water and take a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar plus cinnamon for taste in prune juice the next morning, afternoon, and evening.\n\n\nFor chronic constipation, you should continue fasting from using dairy of any kind, white bread, sugary beverages, and red meat, continue hydrating your system with unrefined seas salt and water three times a day, and continue taking raw apple cider vinegar and cinnamon for two weeks.\n\nIf you do not have regular bowel movements after two weeks, continue fasting from using dairy of any kind, white bread, sugary beverages, and red meat, then add a tablespoon of olive oil, a drop of oregano oil, and add two tablespoons of cinnamon to a shot of prune juice and drink it three times a day for two weeks while you continue with the salt water and apple cider vinegar.\n\nIf your body is not in perfect functioning order after two weeks with a changed diet, olive oil and oregano oil, salt water, and apple cider vinegar, I would suggest a colonic using a coffee enema from a colonic specialist. \n\nAt this point you should be the most healthy you have been in your whole life. Your urine should be nearly clear, you should have regular bowel movements, and your body would be in optimal good health. Start adding walnuts and almonds to your diet. Begin juicing carrots, and fruits, and veggies and eat or juice half of of your food raw. You will never regret it.\n\nIf it is just constipation, a little sea salt and water in the morning, afternoon, and evening could fix your body but drugs are not the answer. Drugs by their definition must kill a rat or the FDA will not sanction any drug as a "drug." Otherwise it is called "food." Let your food heal your body. All health conditions come from a lack of minerals. Your body does not have a lack of rat poison. Don't take rat poison to mask symptoms when you could remineralize your body with sea salt and water, apple cider vinegar, and cinnamon plus eating a healthy diet by avoiding  toxic vaccinated, steroid pumped up red meat, dairy, \nand chemically toxic processed food.  It is all up to you how far you will take it but the journey is worth the effort.\n\nYah Bless\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/f.asp?f=179
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First the important thing is to talk to your doctor.\n\nNext, don't take laxatives because your intestines (smooth involuntary muscle) will learn to rely on them.\n\nIt is important to increase your fiber intake - soluble and insoluble.  Soluble fiber (like the white/yellow part of an apple) makes your stool soft, and insoluble fiber (the apple peel) irritates the intestines and stimulates movement (peristalsis).\n\nThere are fiber supplements - if you intend to use those be certain to take enough water, otherwise that too can contribute to an obstruction.  There are bran cereals that are easy to eat - for example all bran has half a day's fiber in 1/3 cup of cereal.  Sprinkle that on a salad instead of bacon bits, mix it into muffins for extra fiber...etc.  Increase your intake of vegetables too.\n\nYou could end up with a nasty bout of diverticulosis which may also land you in surgery, and you only have so much bowel that can be removed.  You could also end up with a colostomy bag.  \n\nBest of luck to you.
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Tea is something that will usually keep you from going.... \n\nchocolate, greens, fiber... even if in metamucil... helps
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How long have you had this problem?  There are many different things you could try such as:  Incorporate more fiber in your diet, eat more raw and cooked vegetables and fruits, eating whole grain breads or whole wheat breads and crackers, eating whole grain cereals.  Drink plenty of water so your bowels can move better.  Exercise, take walks or go to a gym.  Drink a small glass of apple juice before going to bed.  If none of these things work out for you and you still remain constipated, then you need to make an appointment to see your doctor.  He or she will be able to determine what is the cause of your bowel problems and perhaps prescribe something that will be useful.\n\nI hope I was helpful.  Good luck and I hope you feel better soon!
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1. Apply a cold compress directly to the affected area until the pain subsides. \n2. Tepid water baths.\n3. High-roughage diet to ensure regular defecation of large, soft stools. \n4. Ointments, creams, and suppositories containing corticosteroids. \n5. Avoid stress; it can make hemorrhoids flare up.\n6. Avoid strong spices such as red pepper and mustard, and drinks such as coffee, decaffeinated coffee and alcohol. \n7. Tobacco can also cause flare ups. \n8. Treat constipation by eating more fiber.\n9. Drink lots of water -- 8 glasses of day works well. \n10.Sitz Bath - sit in a bathtub filled with enough warm water to cover the anal area for 15 minutes several times a day. \n11. Instead of toilet paper, which will irritate the veins, use compresses or cotton balls of witch hazel to clean the anal area after bowel movements. You can buy witch hazel at any drugstore.
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Drink lots of liquid. You may have to try some sort of laxative or see your doctor. That's an awful long time to be poopless.
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Eat more fruit, vegetables and drink more water and eat more fiber.  Take in less meat and reduce your sodium (salt) intake.  Avoid bread and pasta.  If you must, take a laxitive from time to time, not regularly.
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Ok, well, you're seriously constipated dude!\n\nIf you have any kind of abdominal pain, you should see a doctor right away.\n\nBut if you are NOT experiencing any pain, then do the following:\n\nGo to your drugstore and buy a product called 'Senokot'.  They are very safe tablets that work wonders without any painful cramps.  \n\nTake them as instructed on the package and you should see some 'movement' overnight. However, if the next day (over 12 hours or so), nothing happens, go see a doctor right away as it may be a serious problem.\n\nGood luck!
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As you know, some pain meds can cause constipation.  A Fleet enema is usually sufficient to deal with the problem, but sometimes a large volume enema (or series of enemas) is necessary.  \n\nMost people find Fleet enemas to be quite tolerable.  They generally cause little or no discomfort.
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Absolutely. If you're having "problems "and want to take a laxative, try eating prunes or figs daily and increase the ammount of water you drink every day. At least 8 cups a day is the minimum reccomendation.
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The Doctor would have also told you to run a few tests to comfirm whether the obstipation was due to an obstruction (like a hernia) or due to a bad case of constipation.\n\nSo, you have to meet your doctor and find out the root cause of the problem.\nIf it is an obstruction, then you should not ask for advice from boards like this.\nIf it is due to constipation. \nConstipation is a very common and frustrating problem in children and teenagers. It is usually defined as the passage of hard and painful stools or going four or more days without a bowel movement. It is most commonly caused by a diet that is low in fiber, but can also be caused by drinking too much milk (more than 12-16oz/d), not drinking enough water or waiting too long to go to the bathroom. \nOnce a child becomes constipated and has abdominal pain and hard and painful stools, he will then begin to hold in his bowel movements to prevent it from hurting again. This creates a cycle that makes the constipation continue and become worse.\n\nTreating Constipation \nConstipation is best treated by making changes in your child's diet. Until the constipation has improved with a non-constipating diet, your child will most likely also be on stool softeners. The goal of treatment is for your to have one to two soft stools each day. \n\nDiet treatment - \n1. Increase fluids - like water and fruit juices.\n2. Increase Fiber - Veggies,(especially beans, sweet potatoes, peas, turnip greens, raw tomatoes and corn)  especially raw, unpeeled ones. Fuits, vegetable soups etc.,\n3.Increase Bran in diet - Bran Muffins etc.,\n\nDecrease Constipating Foods - Reduce consumption of Milk, cheese, cooked carrots and bananas (raw ones are great, don't cook them)\nIf your child is unable to tolerate milk, try soy milk. Ask Doctor for other sources of calcium.\nThe doctor will also most probably prescribe stool softeners. That will also help. Till the child is on medication get her used to a diet that would minimise the recurrence of constipations and she starts passing soft stool twice a day.\nOnce again follow your doctor's advice. That is very important.\n\n \nImportant Reminders \nBe patient. This is a chronic problem that can take time to improve. Avoid embarrassing or punishing your child. \nAvoid the frequent use of laxatives, enemas or suppositories. \nCall your pediatrician if your child is not improving in 2-3 weeks, is regularly needing to use enemas or suppositories, or is soiling his pants because of leakage of stool. \n\n \nImportant Reminders \nBe patient. This is a chronic problem that can take time to improve. Avoid embarrassing or punishing your child. \nAvoid the frequent use of laxatives, enemas or suppositories. \nCall your pediatrician if your child is not improving in 2-3 weeks, is regularly needing to use enemas or suppositories, or is soiling his pants because of leakage of stool. \n \nImportant Reminders \nBe patient. This is a chronic problem that can take time to improve. Avoid embarrassing or punishing your child. \nAvoid the frequent use of laxatives, enemas or suppositories. \nCall your pediatrician if your child is not improving in 2-3 weeks, is regularly needing to use enemas or suppositories, or is soiling his pants because of leakage of stool.
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Well besides drinking more and eating more fiber, you could try a strong cup of coffee.  That sometimes works.  Otherwise, go to the store and ask the pharmasict for ducosate sodium.  It will have different brand names.  It is an insoluable salt that goes into your intestines, but will not get absorbed into your body, but it will draw in water (water follows salt), so will soften your stools and usually cures constipation.  It will not affect the rest of your body or cause side effects, so it is gentle.  It does not cause cramping or anything, just makes things easier to get out.
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DUDE taking laxatives tolose wieght is like cracking eggs wih a hammer its not good  your colon an the normal flow will stop Elvis did this and died on a toilet  try exercise and drink a flood of water and  eat some  fiber like mimiwheats and whole grains and try yogarts and dont stop the natural function of the bowels   you can die  talk to a doctor  please dont die on the can at 42
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u hav chronic constipation which is causing hemorrhoids.\nstart drinking more water, eat more fruits and try mild laxatives(isabgul powder)\nalso, deworm yourself(tab albendazole 400 mg one tab at bedtime...single tab only)\nand try sitting in warm water with potassium permanganate crystals in it(we call it sitz bath)
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Many things can cause low back pain including constipation.  How long have you had this pain?  How long have you been constipated?  For constipation there are many things you can do to improve and or assure that your bowels will work again.  Drinking plenty of water and exercise helps.  Eating enough fiber in your diet such as raw and cooked vegetables and fruits.  Eating whole grain or whole wheat breads and whole wheat crackers.  Try drinking a little apple juice before you go to bed.  If all of these fail to work for you, you then need to make a appointment to see your family doctor.  You may have a underlying physical problem that you are not aware of.\n\nGood luck to you and I hope you feel better real soon!
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http://www.paralumun.com/constipation.htm\nhttp://ibscrohns.about.com/cs/ibs/qt/ibstip3.htm\nhttp://www.constipationadvice.co.uk/treatments/remedies.html\n\nHope you're feeling better soon....