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awkward question, on suboxone and only 1 bowel movement in 3 weeks
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...
This is a Craptastic Thread!! ;)
Vacation...yeah, I always get weird about going someplace other than home (or work if I absolutely must).
Vacation...yeah, I always get weird about going someplace other than home (or work if I absolutely must).
YAY!!!! Success! Now we can't say you're full of sh*t anymore! Ha!
You know what else I would recommend if you ever get that backed up again (although again, I wouldn't go past 3 days without an intervention), if you can handle putting something up your bum (lol, some people can't) is a ducolax suppository OR a fleets enema (or two).
Personally, when I'm constipated for any reason, I prefer the enema route, it's fairly quick, with little cramping. On vacation last summer, I was bound up (mental thing from being away from home), so I did the fleets...took my two, but it worked so well.
In the nursing homes I have worked in, we always had a bowel regimen, as the older people were prone to constipation. What we did was, on the third day without a BM, the first shift, we gave prune juice, if no results, the next shift we gave a dose of milk of magnesia, if still no luck by the third shift, we did a ducolax suppository OR a fleets enema. This worked pretty well.
Just some more suggestions to add to the list of fun bowel interventions. ;0) I'm just so glad you went..hopefully the stool softener will do the trick.
And I agree...man!!!! What a crappy thread! ;-)
You know what else I would recommend if you ever get that backed up again (although again, I wouldn't go past 3 days without an intervention), if you can handle putting something up your bum (lol, some people can't) is a ducolax suppository OR a fleets enema (or two).
Personally, when I'm constipated for any reason, I prefer the enema route, it's fairly quick, with little cramping. On vacation last summer, I was bound up (mental thing from being away from home), so I did the fleets...took my two, but it worked so well.
In the nursing homes I have worked in, we always had a bowel regimen, as the older people were prone to constipation. What we did was, on the third day without a BM, the first shift, we gave prune juice, if no results, the next shift we gave a dose of milk of magnesia, if still no luck by the third shift, we did a ducolax suppository OR a fleets enema. This worked pretty well.
Just some more suggestions to add to the list of fun bowel interventions. ;0) I'm just so glad you went..hopefully the stool softener will do the trick.
And I agree...man!!!! What a crappy thread! ;-)
Wow....this thread has gotten fun-ny.....so glad things are moving now for you, ileanni.
As I read thru everybody's comments I thought of two things I would definitely try before a medication to "assist" your cleansing process. I'm in this new space where I'm desperately trying to learn about NEW ways to help this healing process without ANY drug of any kind, otc or otherwise.
Of course, that's just ME and a personal choice.
WATER.......preferably NOT tap water....but if you have to choose between not drinking water at all or drinking tap.....drink what you can get your hands on. A basic rule of thumb (this was b4 opiates for me) that I learned was to take your body weight....and divide that number in half.....that's how many MINIMUM number of ounces of water your particular body needs. Example: if you weight 140 lbs......you need a minimum of 70 oz of water EVERY day.
I keep two liter bottles disinfected/sanitized and fill them with water all day....I put them in the freezer until they have just a little ice in them. Then I stick one in the fridge (my back up) and I put the other one in a koozie (sp?) and carry it with me wherever I go. At first, you almost have to MAKE yourself drink water.....but after you get a habitual routine going.....your body will cry out for and miss the water. Isn't that cool?
Second thing I thought of: increasing your intake of "uncooked" foods....whatever you like, whatever works for YOU.....I love dark greens or mixed greens in a salad....carrot or celery sticks, cucumbers, apples, etc.
any uncooked fruit or veggie will totally change your digestion and elimination. If you add water......that will hydrate ALL your bodily functions;
not just your digestive system, but it will help will inflammation, back pain, the healing of your brain and neuropathways...on and on.
So....water, fruit and veggies.....the more of those foods I consume....the better I feel. (now if I had the money to hire a personal chef.....of course I'd do a lot better with all of it....but for now.....even with non-stop pain and no money, I can get an apple w/string cheese snack or some water in me and it dosn't require a lot of moolah either.....just some discipline on my part(which is sorely lacking since coming out of this 4 yr medical crisis tomb of mine....but I'm working on it)
You're doing great!!! Glad you're on the road to recovery~
As I read thru everybody's comments I thought of two things I would definitely try before a medication to "assist" your cleansing process. I'm in this new space where I'm desperately trying to learn about NEW ways to help this healing process without ANY drug of any kind, otc or otherwise.
Of course, that's just ME and a personal choice.
WATER.......preferably NOT tap water....but if you have to choose between not drinking water at all or drinking tap.....drink what you can get your hands on. A basic rule of thumb (this was b4 opiates for me) that I learned was to take your body weight....and divide that number in half.....that's how many MINIMUM number of ounces of water your particular body needs. Example: if you weight 140 lbs......you need a minimum of 70 oz of water EVERY day.
I keep two liter bottles disinfected/sanitized and fill them with water all day....I put them in the freezer until they have just a little ice in them. Then I stick one in the fridge (my back up) and I put the other one in a koozie (sp?) and carry it with me wherever I go. At first, you almost have to MAKE yourself drink water.....but after you get a habitual routine going.....your body will cry out for and miss the water. Isn't that cool?
Second thing I thought of: increasing your intake of "uncooked" foods....whatever you like, whatever works for YOU.....I love dark greens or mixed greens in a salad....carrot or celery sticks, cucumbers, apples, etc.
any uncooked fruit or veggie will totally change your digestion and elimination. If you add water......that will hydrate ALL your bodily functions;
not just your digestive system, but it will help will inflammation, back pain, the healing of your brain and neuropathways...on and on.
So....water, fruit and veggies.....the more of those foods I consume....the better I feel. (now if I had the money to hire a personal chef.....of course I'd do a lot better with all of it....but for now.....even with non-stop pain and no money, I can get an apple w/string cheese snack or some water in me and it dosn't require a lot of moolah either.....just some discipline on my part(which is sorely lacking since coming out of this 4 yr medical crisis tomb of mine....but I'm working on it)
You're doing great!!! Glad you're on the road to recovery~
You guys crack me up! Nothing like a modest bunch of addicts to down and uhhhh dirty! YAY, for a good pooh Ileani. Off to take a shower now haha!
OMG are we addicts or what!!! Hey pooh I love that Joke I am laughiing so hard I better run to the BRM !! Oh you guys are sooo funnie. I guess this is how we become when we get CLEANED ha! ha! I mean from our drugs OM .We need more of these...
God Bless us all and the humor comes back....
vickie
Oh how funnie ricart....
Had Enough was it a boy or a girl....
ILEANNI I am glad it happen maybe it was the laughter......
God Bless us all and the humor comes back....
vickie
Oh how funnie ricart....
Had Enough was it a boy or a girl....
ILEANNI I am glad it happen maybe it was the laughter......
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