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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 528165" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Janet, DON"T drink the molasses/milk. Molasses has iron and will plug you up. I don't know why it works in an enema, I just know it did when nothing else did. But they warned us to not have J eat/drink it because the iron can plug you up. Eating prunes will help, miralax might help, and even OTC laxatives. If you have not tried fiber, look for psyllium fiber. Walmat sells bottles of it in either tablet or capsule form. Go for the capsule because the tablets get stuck in your throat sometimes. You MUST drink lots of liquid though. I find these work better than benefiber or metamucil type fiber. You want psyllium because it will not ferment and add gas and cramping to you gut. It is the ONLY fiber that won't do that. </p><p></p><p>You could also try OTC magnesium supplements. One symptom of taking too much mag (even a sm amt too much) is diarrhea, but it is also helpful for constipation. I cannot tolerate it because any form of mag supplement causes this type of problem for me. </p><p></p><p>Your pain doctor should be able to give you methylnaltrexone. It comes in a shot as relistor, and I think in a tablet. It is an opiate blocker but does NOT cross into the brain so it does NOT keep your medications from helping the pain. It just works in your gut so that you go to the bathroom. It is rather explosive so make SURE that you are home and do not have to go anywhere. I also recommend having a hot rice bag on hand to help bc it does come with cramping as everything leaves you. Regular naltrexone would help with the constipation but would keep your pain medications from working. </p><p></p><p>When it is prescribed, if you get relistor, get ONE shot first to try. it is pretty expensive, so if you just get one then you don't have the full cost if it doesn't work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 528165, member: 1233"] Janet, DON"T drink the molasses/milk. Molasses has iron and will plug you up. I don't know why it works in an enema, I just know it did when nothing else did. But they warned us to not have J eat/drink it because the iron can plug you up. Eating prunes will help, miralax might help, and even OTC laxatives. If you have not tried fiber, look for psyllium fiber. Walmat sells bottles of it in either tablet or capsule form. Go for the capsule because the tablets get stuck in your throat sometimes. You MUST drink lots of liquid though. I find these work better than benefiber or metamucil type fiber. You want psyllium because it will not ferment and add gas and cramping to you gut. It is the ONLY fiber that won't do that. You could also try OTC magnesium supplements. One symptom of taking too much mag (even a sm amt too much) is diarrhea, but it is also helpful for constipation. I cannot tolerate it because any form of mag supplement causes this type of problem for me. Your pain doctor should be able to give you methylnaltrexone. It comes in a shot as relistor, and I think in a tablet. It is an opiate blocker but does NOT cross into the brain so it does NOT keep your medications from helping the pain. It just works in your gut so that you go to the bathroom. It is rather explosive so make SURE that you are home and do not have to go anywhere. I also recommend having a hot rice bag on hand to help bc it does come with cramping as everything leaves you. Regular naltrexone would help with the constipation but would keep your pain medications from working. When it is prescribed, if you get relistor, get ONE shot first to try. it is pretty expensive, so if you just get one then you don't have the full cost if it doesn't work. [/QUOTE]
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