Why don't laxatives don't work?!
Question: I don't have a bowel obstruction. I just have really bad constipation. I have so much pressure in my abdomen. Why don't stimulant laxatives work? They never have my whole life - I eventually go on my own - sometimes days after I take a laxative.
I don't abuse them. I may have only used stimulant laxatives 10 times in my life.
Are they just ineffective in some people?
Answers: I don't have a bowel obstruction. I just have really bad constipation. I have so much pressure in my abdomen. Why don't stimulant laxatives work? They never have my whole life - I eventually go on my own - sometimes days after I take a laxative.
I don't abuse them. I may have only used stimulant laxatives 10 times in my life.
Are they just ineffective in some people?
Laxatives don't work and only exasperate the problem because they draw the fluid out of your bowel and also they rob you of your essential B complex of vitamins which are so essential for healthy digestion as well as neural and immune system functioning.
Perhaps you are deficient in Magnesium?? Magnesium is needed in the human body for helathy nerves and muscle functioning and for heart health. Magnesium rich foods will aide in eliminating constipation problems for you.
Eat more foods rich in this wonderfull little mineral ie: leafy and green vegies, nuts and seeds, wholegrain breads and cereals and cold water fishes such as tuna, salmon, sardines and whiting.
Magnesium is also known as the antistress mineral and will help you deal with stressy situations better.
Also, eat more foods rich in Vitamin C as vitamin C is a natural laxative ie: oranges, lemons and limes, leafy and green vegies, tomatoes, potatoes and red and green capsicums. Vitamin C rich foods will also bolster your immune system and help in lowering blood pressure.
Try to cut back on dehydrating drinks such as those containing caffeine ie: soft drinks and sodas, coffee, tea and also alcohol will dehydrate you...........for each can of soda or soft drink that you have your body can excrete up to 12 cups of water !! Caffeine is marginally better ~ for just one cup of coffee you need to replace it with 2 cups of water because the caffeine tricks our brains into thinking that we have ample water supply and encourages the body to urinate much needed fluid from our body!!
Also take a good quality multi B complex supplement as the B group of vitamins is essential for healthy digestive, neural and immune system functioning. As they are a water soluble complex our bodies can neither store or produce them. As such we need to replace them on a daily basis or suffer from the stress related side affect.
Drink more fresh filtered water too as the happiest and healthiest body will always be the most hydrated one.
Take care of you & hope you get relief from my suggestions ?
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Try taking more fiber.
What is your diet like???? I went to the doctor for this same problem.Try eating foods allot less acidic, No coffee no tomatoes no onions no pepper.After that I was able to go.The types of foods you eat that are difficult to process your stomach makes more stomach acid in order to digest it.Your colon will clench to protect itself from the acid and make it difficult to go.If you have excess stomach acid becuase of the foods you've been eating no type of Laxative will be able to help you.Try only eating things that are easy on the stomach for a week.
Where I work in a nursing home, they give the residents milk of magnesia. It works like a charm, and you'll be poopin like an elephant in no time at all!