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Okay i have been to the doctor 3 times, 2 times at the Hospital and once at my practice, They gave me Movicol, Senna and Boscopan, I haven't passed in 5 days, None of the medication given to me has worked, I have had a history of Constipation i was admitted into a Hospital ward in 2011 and once again it has struck, It's giving me belly pains witch make me roll all over the floor in pain and my Stomach keeps rumbling, I'm not sure if this is because I'm hungry or it's trying to clear it, I have heaved and heaved on the toilet but nothing comes out accept for gravy like poo witch has mucus a bit like having bogeys in poo. I have tried a different diet of fruit like Pears, Grapes and Oranges.. I feel I'm never going to get better What to do? i have also tried Dulcolax and others and i just really want to get better and get back to normal and I'm 12 if that effects anything :) >>More<<

He has been on movicol for the six weeks. We were first told it was a water infection. they then tested for appenticitice even though the pain is on the left side. he had blood test and an x ray which showed lots of poop in his colon.For 2 weeks he has been on 8 sachets of movicol a day. The only time he has been able to have a bowel movement is with an enema given at hospital. He has had one this week and one last week. He came out of hospital today with us basically being told we are over sensitive parents and that he is not in as much pain as we think and to take no notice of him. He is in pain still. I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall. Suggestions? He is in pain now on his left side of his stomach. He says it is like a stabbing pain. He has no temp he eats well drinks lots of water. I am not happy with this at all Apologies for the spelling! >>More<<

Hi sorry tmi....i have bowel probs big time...im currently on 120ml lactulose...movicol didnt work...somedays some comes out but never empty and have to resort to enema...i also takd prune juice...i have multiple sclerosis as well....fed up of the pain its ruining mh life big time just wanna empty if you know what i mean x >>More<<

This is an ongoing problem and I just don't know what to do or where to go next. Have been to doctor so many times she has been great and even to his school but nothing is working. He is 12 years old and has chronic constipation he uses this as an excuse all the time thinking its a medical condition that will get him out of anything. He is on Movicol, which he has to take morning and evening, its lemon and lime flavour but also mix it with orange as he say its better that way. But he refuses to take his medicine most of time and sometimes I even find him spilling it down sink or into something else. He lies about going to toilet saying he is going but his clothes are always soiled im very worried as this is not the sort of behaviour Id expect from a 12year Ive bought those pj pants (nappies) thinking hed be embarrassed to wear them but he wears them at night and then will leave it on all day. Constantly telling him to change/ wash/ have a bath/ he smells most of the time. I d >>More<<

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Well ever since the increase in fluoxetine from 20mg to 40mg i have been suffering from constipation. For about a month it has been affecting me so i went to the doctor and been prescribed movicol. i took 1 sachet that night then 2 the next day. Ever since then (this was about 5 days ago) i have been struggling with diarrhea. I end up running to the toilet when i have ate some food and it either comes out like water ... or formed poo... but not like what it is normally like. I am on my period and that generally doesn't help things as it can cause me diarrhea for the first few days (upto 4 days) and i am on my 3rd day. so does anyone have any feedback? is this normal and will it return to normal? its really affecting my depression.. things are hard as it is and this being added to the mix is making it torture. >>More<<

This is a really gross question however I am in urgent need of help. I have sever Crohn's disease and as a result I have become constipated. I haven't opened my bowels in the last 4 days and its just causing so much pain. I'm having a flare up of my Crohn's so have extremely severe mouth sores that cause me to scream and cry in pain every time I drink water (it just stings so bad and its unbearable) therefore, drinking more water may be the best solution however I just cannot as it also upsets my stomach to the point I'll probably be sick. You see I have the constant urge to go to the toilet and the, well, the No.2 is sitting right there however when I try to go, (this is going to sound extremely gross but I'll only say it to get my point across) my anus just stretched downwards as the No.2 is just to large and solid to fit. Okay, the gross bit is over now! I'm only 15 therefore will NOT go to the chemist to buy an Enema or anything like that. I have prescription laxatives for my Cr >>More<<

Okay, this is really disgusting, so please no mean answers or trolls. I haven't had a bowel movement in three days, going onto four. There have been no recent changes in my diet. I drink plenty of water, eat fruits and vegetables, and I always get enough fiber and exercise. Last night, I tried prune juice, and it didn't work at all, it only gave me horrible abdomen cramps. Does anyone have any advice on what I should do? I'm 13 years old by the way. I'm very sorry if this is in the wrong category by the way. >>More<<

Hi,I'm a 15 year old girl,im 5"5 and weight 180 lbs,and am a dress size 8-10.I want to lose around a stone,so how long will it take if I do the following :consume 1300-1400 calories per day and consume 2 movicol sachets.And any ideas of what else to do to lose weight fast?!(without exercise).Thank u all answers appreciated ! :) >>More<<

So i've had IBS my whole life, the constipated kind, but that was just constipation and it could be dealt with by sitting on the toilet. However the past few months i've noticed my fecal matter isn't even moving into my bowel, it seems to be staying in my intestines I assume? It's been a week+ since i've had a proper bowel movement, I can't use an enema or anythinig because my bowel is empty itself. I've tried Movicol and fibre but to no use. I'm meant to be going on Holiday for a week on Tuesday and i'm terrified I won't have gone by then and i'll be in misery the whole trip. My stomach isn't hard or bloated but eating is starting to make me nauseas.. because I assume I am so stuffed up. Any advice? Thanks >>More<<

The other day I had an appointment I had to go to, I was running late and had to hold off on the toilet until I got back home (bad idea) after I got home I didn't feel the need to go, in the morning I woke up and I did go to the toilet but only a little bit came out and it was loose..very loose. Since then I've felt a bit of pressure on my bottom, but not at the hole, further up.. I will go to the toilet and push but nothing comes out and it doesn't feel like its moving. But I still go every day but only in little bits and is usually quite loose.. I did take a very small enema the other day and that resulted in again a little bit of diharea (spelling?) and then the day before yesterday i tried a drink called "movicol" and the same thing again about 4 or 5 times but again only in small very loose amounts. I still have that pressure but I don't feel the need to go to the toilet. I do have wind pains lately and I haven't felt well in my stomach for the last few days but other than th >>More<<

Hey all I hope someone may be able to help me, before i go on i have been to my GP and they are not able to help (not surprisingly) now my problem started just over a month ago when i was diagnosed with IBS since i have been constipated on and off i tried Fybogel and that didn't work so now i have been put onto Movicol now since the last week i now have very loose stools not diarrhea like but close and i am going from 2-3 times every day and it does sometimes still feel like i have to strain slightly, I never have any blood in my stools either in the toilet or on the tissue when i wipe, and i am convinced that my anus feels really tight maybe swollen but it doesn't look it :? any help would be appreciated, Thanks :) >>More<<

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I am taking movicol every day,I eat fruit and vegetables every day,what else can I do ,is there certain foods to cause this severe constipation, in the end it's so bad I cannot pass water,as a final thing my wife has to give me an enigma.i am a 70 year old man,please help >>More<<

basically i havent had a poo in almost 3 days, this is very unusual for more i always have a no.2 every day like the average person. i'm not 'struggling' to poop i just physically dont get the 'need' to poo, theres nothing there? if you know what i mean. im still weeing just no pooing at all? ive been taking medicine and movicol i think its called which is for constipation relief but it hasnt worked and now i just feel really big and bloated and ive put on 2lb in weight because of it? i dont have pains but there is like an uncomfortable 'sensation' in my stomach. i did start changing my diet abit this week, only slightly!! but it wasnt anything drastic or anything that i havent done before i just started eating a bit healthier but still normal size meals and then on friday i decided to treatmyself to a big pizza which i felt really full after only eating a few slices and then ever since after eating the pizza i havent pooped? whats wrong with me? i may be going to the doctors eith >>More<<

basically i havent had a poo in 3 days, this is very unusual for more i always have a no.2 every day like the average person. i'm not 'struggling' to poop i just physically dont get the 'need' to poo, theres nothing there? if you know what i mean. im still weeing just no pooing at all? ive been taking medicine and movicol i think its called which is for constipation relief but it hasnt worked and now i just feel really big and bloated and ive put on 2lb in weight because of it? i dont have pains but there is like an uncomfortable 'sensation' in my stomach. i did start changing my diet abit this week but it wasnt anything drastic or anything that i havent done before i just started eating a bit healthier but still normal size meals and then on friday i decided to treatmyself to a big pizza which i felt really full after only eating a few slices and then ever since after eating the pizza i havent pooped? whats wrong with me? i may be going to the doctors either tomorrow or wednesday i >>More<<

Run down of how it is : As of last saturday, i've had bloating in my stomach, mainly around the upper stomach area just below my rib cage area.. when this started i felt really sick and felt like i needed to be sick. I tried to sleep that night, but every time my breathing got shallow i felt like i was going to vomit but i did not.. i was up all night until i was tired that i could fall asleep before i had chance to feel nausea.. i have seen my doctor previously about similar symptoms but not as severe.. and was told i was constipated and provided with movicol, this at the time seemed to work and reduced my stomach bloating. i took some of the movicol again the following day when this started again, and it didn't really have an effect. i don't have much of an appetite, and rarely having bowel movements im also drinking plenty of fluids, i also have had blood appear after wiping previously when having bowel movements but when i first saw my doctor, he mentioned this could be due to >>More<<

My 2 year old son has been prescribed movicol to treat constipation. He is to take 1 sachet a day mixed with 65ml of water. Its tastes vile so I don't blame him for not wanting to drink it. He's been on it for 3 days now. And the first time I gave It to him I mixed it in with a cup of blackcurrant juice and the second time I put it in his morning bottle of milk. He seemed to drink it with no problem. But I realised today, he is to take it with 65ml of water so if I was putting it in a full bottle of juice then I was really really diluting the medicine down. But I was looking online at NetMums.com and this is what other mums are doing too. So my point is he won't drink it neat and I'm worried he's not getting the full benefit of the medicine if I mix it in with his full bottle of milk or his everyday beaker of Juice. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks. >>More<<

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Last week I had to take movicol due to being VERY constipated. It gave me very watery stools that I finished passing yesterday. Today I "came across" a really solid, hard-to-pass stool. After straining for a bit I noticed a small amount of yellowish mucous in the toilet. Could this be an impacted stool? >>More<<

My child has been on movicol for one year and a half. She finds it very hard to drink I have tried to hide it in everyday possible. We have already tried diet changes everything prune juice orange juice. I have been to doctor over ten times this year alone and nothing changes!! >>More<<

My 2 year old hasnt had a poo in over a week, she gets given Movicol laxitives but it does not help what so ever so is thier an over the counter one i can buy for her?, when ever she does poo she bleeds as the poo is that hard. So is thier a VERY strong Laxative i can use to help her? And yes i have took her to the doctors LOTS of times and they just keep saying ''keep using the movicol'' and obviously its not working at all. >>More<<

Hi there, I would be so grateful for someone to help me or give me an answer. (Could be here a while.) About June last year, I started to find it incredibly hard to poo. I had a hemorrhoid that prevented me from going. I was in pain passing, therefore leading me to become constipated. Since then, I am now in a situation where the hemorrhoid has seemed to have gotten bigger or there are more. I bleed (only small spots) every time I do manage to get to pass. It's painful and I end up gritting my teeth. However, and this is where the problem is. I cannot poo. It's like, my body has forgotten how to do it. Even when I strain nothing happens even though I know I need to go. I have never experienced anything like it. This is REALLY embarrassing, but I have to help myself by using my fingers to pass because nothing else works. Even then, they are small and dark and sticky and leaves me in a lot of pain. I used to be quite a healthy size, and Ive lost weight around my thighs and hips si >>More<<

Can dihydrocodiene cause bloating and sickness?? >>More<<

Reasons being , she's not eating enough and has baby milk more + because of the trauma from the pain she had for being so constipated and passing stools bigger than an adults normal stool and very hard, everytime she feels the urge to go, she doesn't want to push and holding it instead. We try to make her drink more and hive her more fibrous foods but shell only eat little and despite being on lactulose and movicol , she still is very constipated . Like today, its been a week now and im really worried. i think psychological is a main reason for my daughters prob. But i dont know what else to do and how can i make her go instead of holding it. Any advice please???? >>More<<

I have bad breath All the time and its always the same taste in my mouth I always know its there. Sometimes it's okay and I can deal with it when it's not so bad but when the day goes on and the longer I go without eating, I'd say about an hour it's starts to smell quite bad and I don't want to talk to anyone. Its effecting my social life so much . I brush my teeth with sensodyne (my teeth are quite sensitive) Twice a day with an electric toothbrush following the instructions of 30 seconds on evrey quarter of the teeth. I floss and brush my tongue regularly . Drinking water makes it worse and I feel like I have to eat before I go talk to people because if I go longer than an hour without eating it smells again and I can taste the taste again . I am not starving myself so it is not hunger breath. I've had this for aslong as I can remember. I have had a history of acid reflux in the past and it hasn't played up in the past year or so , so I'm not on medication for that. I sometimes tak >>More<<

Symptoms: Rope -like-stool A bit of blood in excrement Nausea. Sometimes feeling of incomplete evacuation Medication: I drink 350 mg clozopine at night 7pm and 5mg abilify in the morning. History: The doctor checked my lower abdomen in the lower bowels. I had a lump that was sore when pressing on it. It's gone now, but I'm worried I am going to get colon cancer. If you all can help, I'd like to know whatshould I eat to improve bowel movement and what to drink? I stopped drinking movicol. So anything. Should I tell my doctor? Or am I jsut worries about nothing... I had my period 7 days early on the 2nd of December, I should have gotten it on the 8th DEC. I also have some blood sometimes in my stool. I stood up today and looked at my face, it looks like I'm sickly, like I'm cold... At night I don't eat alot, sometimes I just eat half a portion, and then goes to sleep after drinking my medication. >>More<<

Will picolax work for me .. Ive a colonoscopy on wednesday and have to take a 10mg sacact on thuesday and another on wednesday morning 8 hours before the colonoscopy.. My only worry is about the prep is i am getting this colonoscopy because i cannot go to the tolet by myself at all.. I need dupalac medicine everyday for the last 2 years.. I tryed to go without to see if i will just go by myself but nothing in 3 weeks so took it again......soooo will picolax clean me out 100% for my colonoscopy... Mircolax never workd for me.. Or movicol or fibre gel so im worried picolax wont and i wont be able to get my colonoscopy....... My foc said picolax is very strong.. Have you used it? >>More<<

my son has been blocked up with poop for a year now we've been to the doctors who sent him to the hospital they put him on movicol and changed his diet to dairy free on everything . we have been going on for 5 months now like this and nothing has changed hes still having problems and still messing himself at home and school hes 9 years old and this is not normal . we've been bk and forth to Dr's and all he says is carry on what your doing , i can not go on like this its a nightmare not just for me but for my son as well he thinks hes doing wrong , any advice is welcome is there anything else i can try or do to help my son he is blocked up but a little seeps throught to his pants and been to see different dr and he says the same i just feel like im going round in circules with him >>More<<

I take microgynon 30ed everyday at 11am for the past 3 days I've been taking movicol first thing when I wake up about 8 and then about 5 in the evening because I've been constipated. I've finally been able to go to the loo but they were either hard stools or soft stools not watery. I also have either been going to the loo in the morning before I take the pill or in the evening. So with all that taken into account will my contraceptive cover be reduced? Thank you! :3 >>More<<

I have heavy periods that can sometimes be very painful. I went to the doctor and she put me on the pill saying it should improve, I also am bleeding a small amount from my bum, just a small amount and this only happens when I am on my period and never shows in my poop, I never mentioned this to my doctor but she said I was constipated so she gave me movicol, could the bleeding from my bum have to do with the constipation or is it something serious? I'm only 15 and I find it embarrising so nobody knows, I know I should tell my mother but it would just be too awkward as we are not very close, the doctor also put me on ponstan to try and stop the heavy bleeding, so anybody have any clue what the bleeding from my bum is, it happens every single period and only on my period? >>More<<

Just wondering if they work....on huge dose lactulose and gp wants me to stop and start laxido....have big probs going to toilet...thanks...scared to try it >>More<<

i know this probably sound like an over protective mother but i need advice on my situation. Back in july my son started having cyonatic breath holding spells (so the paediatrcition says). His bhs can take upto 3 mins for him to take a breath they always end with him having a seizure after he has had the seizure he is not able to support his head. he has no idea what is going on after or who me or his dad is then sleeping for hours at a time the longest one from start to finish is 2 and a half hours. He is a 22 month old baby who suffers a mild sleep apnea and night terrors which means he is probably sleep deprived on a daily bases he doesnt take a nap during the day if he can fight it. we have a strict daily and nightly routine because if you mention going out and dinner it has to be ready to eat or leave there and then or he gets very upset and unconsolable. His eating habits arent very good as he has sufferd with chronic constipation since he was about 6 months old, which he is o >>More<<

For the past five years, I have suffered from lower back pain after lifting set (I work in theatre production) and felt something go in my back. I was in absolute agony for months. I went to see the doctor but he said I have servere sciatica and being 16 I shouldnt have it. He told me to rest. I then went back 6 months later and told him again and he gave me McKenzie excercises to do - this didnt work at all :(. I then moved down south for work at 18 and the pain didnt go away so I decided maybe to try a chiropractor - I did and it did help but at the price of £30 a session, I couldnt really afford it every week so I sadly stopped. After a few more months it did settle down a little bit (I allways have some sort of pain no matter what but learned to live with it) but then one day during another load ina for a show, I went ot move a speaker and I collasped in the van in agony once again - this time it was different. I couldnt move my right leg and found it very hard to stand or sit or >>More<<

I'm a 23 yr old female, I weigh around 47 kgs and my hieght is 5 feet, my blood group- A+. I would like to discuss a medical problem, I have consumed 60 sachets of a medication called, "MOVICOL" in May, 2010(Ingridients: Macrogol 3350, Sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, potassium chloride). Its a laxative. After this I started having excess gas, inability to gain weight, constipation, dark circles, bad breath etc...I think it may be bcoz of the loss of probiotics in my gut due to the medication...someone pls help me deal with this? I've seen a lot of doctors but no one's been able to help... How can I get back to my normal body again. >>More<<

My 6 year son has cerebral palsy and is on the following medication: omeprazole 10mg BD Domperidone 7mls BD Gabapentin 2mls TDS Certirizine 5mls BD Movicol PRN Hyoscine patch !/2 72 hrly He is also totally gastro fed on Neocate Advance because of an unsafe swallow. He is also dairy intolerant and possibly sugar intolerant. Is spirulina powder safe for him to take through the gastro if so how much should I give him and what dilution. >>More<<

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Can constipation cause your stomach to be hard, bloated and inflated looking? Ive aready been drinking (6-8oz)prune juice every night to try and keep me regular, but it doesnt seem to be working all that well. >>More<<

Since birth my daughter has been constipated the hospital and doctors prescribed her with movicol powder sachets which I have to put in her bottle 3 times a day and also I have to give her 3 spoonfuls of lactolouse medicine ! Although sometimes the medication works it don't always she always needs medicated help to go to the toilet if we missed a day she would be in agony!! I ask because as she is 2 now and want to know if she will eventually grow out of it and if any one has expierienced this with their child ?? Should the hospital do scans to see if its something serious with her bowels???? I've asked but they will not!x no daft pathetic answers this is my daughters health >>More<<

I started my period on Monday but four or five days prior to it I became constipated. I managed to go to the toilet and there was blood on the toilet paper and a little bit on my stool (from tears in the anus perhaps?).... I;m still constipated a week later! :c Yesterday and the day before I took some Movicol but it hasn't done anything. I don't have any Movicol left and I don't know when I am able to get some more... I've been eating fibre and drinking water and orange juice for the past few days but still nothing....and I always excersize I feel like something is blocking my stool from coming out. I get the urge to poo but nothing comes out. Can you help me? Last time I was constipated I was constipated for three weeks and I eventually ended up in hospital. I'm 13 and I'm female. Oh, and I finished my period yesterday and all I'm getting now is the old brown discharge.... >>More<<

On Thursday 14th I became constipated and then the following Monday I got my period. I've just finished my period today and I'm still constipated. I've been eating fibre and fruit and getting exercise and drinking lots. Yesterday and the day before I took some Movicol...but I'm still constipated. Like, the feeling of constipation has gone away (like I dont want to go to the toilet anymore O.o).... Anyways, I've ran out of Movicol (I ended up in hospital a few months back (around December 2011) and they prescribed me Movicol and told me to take it whenever I'm constipated (it happens mostly around my period) ) and I dont know when I can get some more... If I continue eating fibre and drinking water and excersing, do you think this constipation will go away on its own? Please help because the reason I ended up in hospital was because I was constipated for three weeks D: >>More<<

I think i already know im not pregnant but there are a few things that have contributed to me possibly thinking i could be. firstly i have been on the pill about 4 months i was on the implant before then but decided to change. i will admit i do take it a bit slap dash. mostly i will rememer it every day but some days i forget so i;ll take 2 the next day. or sometimes very rarely ive missed one. also ive been taking the packets back to back instead of leaving a weeks break as ive been trying to stop my periods as me and my bf are in the first stages of our relationship and i dont want a period getting in the way.. u know.. anyway ive been having some spotting that lasts 4 or 5 days once every 5/6 weeks would i still spot if i was preg?. however ive recently (past 6 weeks) been having this constant pain in my right side and sometimes my tummy. dr gave me a blood test which came up with a slight raised liver and inflammatory factors were up slightly. hes sending me for a scan next week >>More<<

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