Effective Laxative, Is Prune Juice very effective for constipation?

Question

Just recovering from a leg injury and the pain meds have left me constipated. I've tried fibre supplements and fruit, even took a couple of senna pills but just got gas..lol

I really need a quick fix, is prune juice good or is there something stronger?

Experiences of what works please?

Answer 1

Prune juice does work, but it tastes like crap.. Have someone go to the store and buy you colace or ask the pharmasist for the generic version those will help a lot.. Also, drink plenty of water or juice.. good luck

Answer 2

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Effective Laxative, Is Prune Juice very effective for constipation?
Just recovering from a leg injury and the pain meds have left me constipated. I've tried fibre supplements and fruit, even took a couple of senna pills but just got gas..lol

I really need a quick fix, is prune juice good or is there something stronger?

Experiences of what works please?

Answer 3

Prune juice and dried prunes work well as natural laxatives. Prunes are actually dried plums; in 2001 the FDA changed their name from "prunes" to "dried plums".

Prunes work as laxatives because they contain sorbitol, which is often used as a sweetner and which can cause loose stools. Prunes also contain diphenylisatin, a natural laxative. Sorbitol is also present in apple and pear juice, although in smaller amounts. Many physicians consider prunes and prune juice the most gentle, natural laxative.

A serving of prunes is considered 4-6 prunes. A standard serving of prune juice is 8 ounces.

Yes, prunes and prune juice work. Give them at least 8-12 hours to work.

If you have been constipated, and you suddenly have loose stools (i.e., diarrhea), your stools may be green. Don't be alarmed; this is unprocessed bile. Bile is bright green, but becomes brown as it passes through your intestines. If it passes through too quickly, it does not have time to become brown.

Answer 4

Best Constipation Cures

Answer 5

Perdiem caps. $9 a bottle at Walmart. Take 3 initially. That should relieve the constipation. About 8 hours to work. Drink lots of water.

Answer 6

well over the counter pills tend to cause a lot of cramping.... and you'll be sick for a while. But they do work..... ducolax or correctol, ex-lax and so. Prune Juice works okay...... try a combination of chocolate and coffee..... (or of food and beverage that you know will make you sick).... also Epsom salt can be used as a laxative..... but i dont know how safe it is to drink......(it tastes like poo though)....... lemons/lemon juice is a diuretic but sometimes if you mix that with other beverages, like juice or or tonic and stuff it'll make you go.....

Answer 7

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This article is about the fruit. For other uses, see Prune (disambiguation).
A prune is a dried fruit of various plum species, mostly Prunus domestica. It is wrinkly in shape, unlike its non-dried counterpart. More than 125 cultivars of plums are grown for drying. Four of the most common cultivars are French, Imperial, Italian, and Greengage. In general, prunes are freestone cultivars (the stone is easy to remove), whereas most other plums grown for fresh consumption are cling (the stone is more difficult to remove). Fresh prunes reach the market earlier than fresh plums and are usually smaller in size.

Prune juice is richer in fiber than plum juice and is often marketed as a treatment for constipation, and it helps with kidney stones. One of the largest and best-known prune producers is Sunsweet Growers, headquartered in Yuba City, CA, who control more than 2/3 of the prune market worldwide. In the United States, an effort to rebrand "prunes" as "dried plums" began in 2000, to appeal to a younger market who associated prunes with elderly people.[1] However, only some varieties of plum are usually called prunes when dried; others have usually been called "dried plums" in any case.[2]

Prunes are used in cooking both sweet and savory dishes. Stewed prunes, a compote, are a dessert. Prunes are a frequent ingredient in North African tagines. Perhaps the best-known gastronomic prunes are those of Agen (pruneaux d'Agen).

There has long been an urban myth that prune juice is an ingredient in Dr. Pepper.

Answer 8

Yes it is effective, but if you don't like the taste, lots of blackcurrant juice works too. Or a bottle of Aloe Vera juice. It tastes like grape juice and is also very good for the rest of your body.

Answer 9

It's effective but licorice is more effective.

If you're very uncomfortable get some glycerine suppositories - usually work in 15-30 minutes.

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Answer 10

Large doses of vitamin C, around a gram, are a good laxative. It will also reduce pain and aid healing.