awkward question, on suboxone and only 1 bowel movement in 3 weeks

[ileanni]

I started on the subs 3 weeks ago. I went the first 10 days with no urge to go at all.. But i was all kinds of bloated. Since i was no longer on the pills i had the urge to eat, so i did. but nothing ever came out o.O So i finally took 2 dulcolax laxatives before bed. and sure enough the next morning i was in the bathroom for an hour and a half i swear with the most horrible pains ever. I was even nauseated. Thought i was gonna vomit while sitting there. That was sometime last week. And again i haven't had the urge to go since. So i picked up some stool softeners. And i have been taking at least 6 a day for the last 3 days, and still nothing. I don't want to go back to the laxatives because of the pain they cause. Anyone have any suggestions. Again i apologize for awkwardness of this subject. But even on the pain pills i was never ever constipated. My husband who is also on the subs, has no problem with this situation. He's as regular as they come...

[ricart70]

Maybe you need to go see a doctor .   Not trying to be blunt  but that's all I can think of and this could get dangerous soon.  

[ileanni]

now i'm scared to take any of that... i know i have to do something. i took another laxative earlier this morning and still nothing... ugh!!! after the horrible feeling i had when i took 2 laxatives last week i can only imagine drinking that stuff. I literally felt like i was gonna throw up while i was in the process of going. the pains were almost unbearable!

[YesLife4Me]

Thanks...now I feel dirty as well.  LOL!!    (I guess I asked the question, so I deserve it)  

[nursegirl6572]

Oh, and to add insult to injury...the liquid prep for a c-scope is called "Go-Lytely".  Someone out there has a sense of humor.  ;0)

[nursegirl6572]

LOL ricart.

It's some insane stuff.  We give people with severe constipation or impactions like 1/2 a bottle and it caused a firestorm of doo-doo, when you said 2 bottles, I was like 0-0!!!!

I thought, oh dear Lord....after two bottles, I could picture a person passed out on the floor.  

Yes....it's kind of like colonscopy prep, only worse as far as intensity goes.  Like hard hitting, and fast.  And ricart knows his stuff, it works by osmosis..drawing water (lots of it) from the tissues into the intestines.  Like a REALLY unpleasant water balloon if you think about it.  :0)

LOL....I feel dirty too.  I just know, as a nurse, anytime the docs would order Mag Citrate, we KNEW there was a serious, stubborn number 2 issue, and we prepared for war.

[ricart70]

not sure but I read it pulls water from tissues into the intestine forcing it to evacuate.   I feel dirty now