i had the same problem 10 years ago. i was very constipated for more than a year. going to the bathroom was a dreadful experience that i tried to avoid as much as possible. taking a ship would take and hour and it was absolutely horrible. it culminated with a haemorrhoid, 4th stage too. i then decided to end with it. i had a surgery for the haemorrhoid, but i also changed my diet drastically. i noticed that if i ate wheat porridge my BM would be better. so, i ate that like a maniak - at least one a day, but since i would still have a bad BM i use to eat just that for about a month. ppl thought i was crazy. my constipation reduced significantly, but i still have to be careful not to get it. my mistake was that i wasn't drinking enough water, i realized that recently. but fiber is of crucial importance. btw, no vegetable of fruit helped as well as that wheat porridge. one side effect was that my anus skin got too sensitive - 10 years later i got haemorrhoids again - out of nowhere. these mother f&&king shitting disorders suck!