Please help. ASAP.?!


Question: my sister used to be constipated like all the time as a little kid and it quit for a few years and now its back. she has been like this for about 7-9 days. she is miserable. what do you think would help?? please don`t say prunes/juice and fruit, wheat, castor oil..we are doing apple juice. would a hot shower work?? heating pad?? Miralax?? she has been sleeping almost all day, cause whenever she gets up, she gets a terrible pain and just crumbles to the floor,chair. can she be getting poisoned soon, if she isn`t already?? no nasty answers please?!


Answers: my sister used to be constipated like all the time as a little kid and it quit for a few years and now its back. she has been like this for about 7-9 days. she is miserable. what do you think would help?? please don`t say prunes/juice and fruit, wheat, castor oil..we are doing apple juice. would a hot shower work?? heating pad?? Miralax?? she has been sleeping almost all day, cause whenever she gets up, she gets a terrible pain and just crumbles to the floor,chair. can she be getting poisoned soon, if she isn`t already?? no nasty answers please?!

I would definitely try a Fleet saline enema if it's that severe. In the meantime, heating pads and massage seem to help, as do fiber supplements, but the relief will probably not be immediate.
And then you need to consult a physician to have a CT or MRI scan done to see if there are any blockages, etc. It could be IBS or something more severe, such as polyps in the colon that need to be biopsied.

It would be good to consult your MD.
However, miralax should get things moving fairly quickly. Or an enema. I know it's gross but it will do the trick.

Good luck

I think that the heating pad might work but I WOULD TAKE HER TO THE DOCTOR VERY SOON! SOMETHING MIGHT BE SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH HER. Watch her closely. -00-

this may be a problem. it may be cuased by low intakes of water. warm water would be the best for this situation. about eight or more warm galsses of water maybe even hot. if this continues or gets worse you should see a doctor. but remember she needs to drink more water and it should be warm. i hope she feels better. =) good luck

well once you have been constipated for more than 5 days you are supposed to consult your md miralax will work 4 the moment





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