Thanks - I need to be going by now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-30 00:19:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Use a Fleet brand enema for quick results. I tend to drink A LOT of water and mix 100% apple juice with prune juice and warm it up and drink as a hot beverage - that usually get me going!
2006-11-30 00:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by Sweetie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink lots of water, at least 8-10 glasses a day or more, and eat extra bulk and fiber such as greens, beans, fresh vegetables and fruits, cornbread etc. Get some exercise too. If that doesnt help try a stool softener like ducosate sodium or try a Fleets enema, but be careful with laxatives like Fleets or ExLax because they can cause your body to be dependant on them to be able to go at all. Only use them on occasion, if its like an emergency use. A stool softener with no added laxative is way better, it just loosens you up a bit so it is easier to help you go. Plus you can use them fairly often with no dependance. A good softener is Colace but you can get good ones at the Dollar Store for way less cost, same stuff in them and work the same. You can also try adding fiber powder to your diet, there are many good ones on the market today. Hope that helps.
2006-11-30 08:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by purplepassion007tn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat prunes. There is a reason so many nursing homes serve them to their residents. Also drink lots of water and ingest plenty of fiber on a daily basis. The best source is fresh fruits and vegetables. Soda and coffee can pull the water from your digestive system so your bowels don't retain enough fluid to move the waste through your body.
2006-11-30 08:23:39 · answer #3 · answered by netrnsplnt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to avoid taking medicine (which is a good idea as medicines for constipation can be habit-forming), eat a large amount of dried fruits (apples, prunes, pears and apricots are best) and drink a lot of water. This always works quickly for me.
2006-11-30 08:22:19 · answer #4 · answered by julz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Docusate sodium is a stool softener. If you are really desperate, you can get an enema to induce a bowel movement, but it's VERY uncomfortable.
2006-11-30 08:20:40 · answer #5 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I have to do is drink a Dr. Pepper. cuz of the prune juice in it. everybody at work laughs at me when then see a DP in my hand. But it works for me.
2006-11-30 08:29:07 · answer #6 · answered by betty boop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
milk of magnesia..or the good old fleet enema,that one works the fastest it will flush you right out quick and both of them are harmless..start putting more fiber in your diet...i eat 1activia yogurt a day..taste better than regular yogurt and will regulate you..give it two weeks.
2006-11-30 08:26:29 · answer #7 · answered by joyceh1957 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try senokat for this time but if you have problems regularly buy flax seed and take a teaspoon once a day every day.
2006-11-30 08:21:08 · answer #8 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apple Juice, prunes, laxatives, chocolate, fresh pecans, just to name a few
2006-11-30 08:23:26 · answer #9 · answered by kra_z_fly_chic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink at least 2 glasses of water,you probably are dehydrated.
2006-11-30 08:21:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋