Constipation desperately need help bad, please.
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This is such a long shot here, never have done this but I am so desperate I honestly don't know what to do, I have severe anxiety which is causing major panic attacks & just crying all the time. I'm in a lot of pain & very uncomfortable. I've read a lot of these kinds of forums but wanted to make it personal. So I've been constipated off and on for a while, I'll go a few weeks sometimes even without going, or going once & when I do they are horribly huge hard & painful bowel movements. It's got me so honestly afraid to go through it again even if I know I need to. I had a baby 4 months ago & since it's just been worse. As of right now, my situation is that I have only went maybe once in about maybe 2 weeks, I'm not even sure. I want to go so bad. Sometimes I have urges but when I go sit down it's like they almost go away & I try to push so hard & barely even nudges. & when it does, it feels so huge & unbelievably hard like it'll hurt. & lately when I push really hard, only wet brown liquid type stuff comes out. Like I am honestly scared to death & I just can't do anything at all but I get so exhausted from the anxiety that I lay in bed while my husband has to do everything. Then I wake up back at it again. I've been taking Miralax for a few days now, plus these equate stool softeners but that's it. Not really wanting to eat anything either. I am so afraid right now & I almost want to go to the er. I know of enemas & laxatives but to be honest just a little afraid to take those bc of 1. The pain of passing the stool scares me so bad like thinking it could be just way too big & 2. I hear a lot of that stuff just adds a tremendous amount of stomach pains. Someone please help or maybe someone who's been in my shoes can help me?? Please I truly need relief but this is probably stupid..
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krish5134 Nalyssa18
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The food can be altered and it can be easily solved. Avoid spicy foods and fat rich foods. Instead go for fiber rich foods. In my own experience i got good bowel movements by altering the foods which are not suitable for me. I am health advisor not a professional though but collect information from many experiences. If you are interested do follow me with my blog. I am not money minded just to help people with their health problems in low cost remedies.
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Hope you get well
tori67435 Nalyssa18
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I too suffer from anxiety and panic attacks although their much better than they used to be. I read on the toilet when I'm constipated. One of the books I've read is by Claire Weeks called, Hope and Help for Anxiety. Very helpful.
I also suffer from constipation which is why I'm here. One, it helps me know that I'm not alone and two, I'm constipated as I write this reply.
When I was laid up in bed w/cast on leg, I had nurses that gave me loads of MOM for a BM that finally came, two days later (and after much straining, sweating, etched.) in the form of a basketball. None of the nurses (including head nurse) had ever seen one so huge/round. Well, the upshot of sharing this, is that I'm survived the experience and I will survive this one too. Just like everyone else, regardless of how much it sucks. I still forget and hold in my BMs and pay the price. So here I am, but I think I'll get some suppositories this time. 😎
tori67435 Nalyssa18
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You'll survive just like I do and everyone else does. I too suffer from panic/anxiety attacks and chronic constipation. I gave birth to a basketball sized BM many years ago, after re receiving copious amounts of MOM by nurses (laid up w/cast due to car accident. My family made such a thing about going to the bathroom (they called it (washing your hands) that I ended up and still do, holding it in. Bad habit. So, here I am, constipated w/major big hard stool that no amount of straining will help...so far. Going to try once more and if it doesn't work, get suppositories. Relax. ??
tori67435 Nalyssa18
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Oh dear moderator! Didn't realize first one went through. Pick one, but please don't post both.
Thanks
Tori
Nalyssa18 tori67435
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Hey soo not sure what your last post meant about please dont post both.. ? But this post was from 8 months or so ago, so thankfully I am not in this situation right now. However, I'm still not normal but I take Miralax everyday since this post and if anything, makes me have the opposite of constipation. Which I prefer considering I too have dealt with basketball sized bowel movements. And I am not exaggerating. But I see your post was 9 days ago so I hope you feel better and got some relief..
Cantbreath2254 Nalyssa18
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trudilu Nalyssa18
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It's really not stupid and I get where you're coming from... the feeling that you have to go but you're afraid to start - because it feels like a rock or something huge gets stuck...it makes one terrified to have to go to the bathroom! I've been though this - and I know how awful it is. I cry too at times.
For me - I finally was able to poop normally after a lot of hints from videos - by Will Busciewitz .. I was thrilled that I was pooping normally. But for the past 2 days - I have had that 'stuck' feeling and I can't get comfortable sitting, sleeping; etc it seems to affect my whole body....it's worse when I stop and I try to much....
I had a very normal poop a few days ago, I looked to see and all was well - for the 3rd day in a row. But then it felt like there was more - and w/o straining I tried to push it out - but there wasn't more - I was back to being stuck, eventually I gave myself an enema; altho it works, I don't know when that's done either!!! I can't read my body signals anymore. Should I try - should I not try...I know how hard this is. I don't know what to do when this happens.