Re: Chronic, severe constipation . . worse than ever

Sure . . I log everything I eat and have for the last 6 months or so - I have extensive food journals. I have cut back on fatty foods (i.e. fast food) but I do try to incorporate oils into my diet regularly - canola oil, olive oil, etc. According to my food diary settings, I am eating approx 1450 calories per day, carbs are set at 200, fat is set at 48 grams, protein is set at 54 grams, fiber is set at 18 grams (although I regularly exceed that) and sodium is set at 2500. Those numbers "bump up" if I do vigorous exercise during the course of the day - and most days of the week, I do exercise and burn approx 300-400 calories per day which influences all of those numbers in an upward direction. Myfitnesspal.com is where I log all of this info and I have showed it to both my family doc & the GI specialist and frankly, they are baffled. Everything I am doing should be producing just the opposite result of the constipation I am currently going thru.

I usually eat approximately 30 grams of fiber per day. I drink approx 1 gallon of water per day, give or take a few ounces depending on the day.

My doctor prescribed the Miralax 6 times per day - which I have been doing faithfully. The last time I visited the GI specialist, he said he was "very hesitant" to have me take any less because I could get in serious trouble (i.e. obstruction). They did an x-ray of my belly yesterday - it showed no obstruction but quite severe constipation.
I also take Colace and a probiotic.

I have also tried Fleets and glycerin suppositories with little or no success.

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