Extreme constipation!?!
Question: Extreme constipation!!?
This is embarrassing but i ALWAYS have trouble going!. I am 15 years old so it's not an age issue!. I weight lift and run every other day!. My diet consists solely of smart bran (13g fiber/serving), various fruits and veggies, eggs, and 1/2 gallon of water!. I take 10 grams worth of fiber via supplements every morning too!.
This problem has persisted since my child hood and comes and goes occasionally!. Right now it's REALLY bad and everytime i have to poop i end up using a emena and i know it's bad to use it all the time but i can't go otherwise!. it is always hard as a rock!. my parents don't think this is a serious enough issue to go to the doctor!.
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This problem has persisted since my child hood and comes and goes occasionally!. Right now it's REALLY bad and everytime i have to poop i end up using a emena and i know it's bad to use it all the time but i can't go otherwise!. it is always hard as a rock!. my parents don't think this is a serious enough issue to go to the doctor!.
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Answers:
At around age 25 I had a similar problem!. I was very fit and very healthy and prior to the occassion did not have problems!. I was dating a physician at the time who just told me to eat more fiber!. Well I had a degree in Nutrition and I knew it was not my diet!. I was also experiencing extreme fatigue but I had just started grad school so I chalked it up to a busier schedule!.
Anyway several months after the constipation started ( I was at the point where I was taking colase, fiber con, and even using enamas on occassion!. Well at my Gyn office he examined my neck and asked if I had been tired and constipated and I was like how did you know!.
In the end it turned out my thyroid was not working properly!. My Primary care doctor was skeptical because I was thin and did not fit the physical profile!. Anyway - I finally saw a specialist who confirmed the diagnosis!.
My point is that constipation is not normal!. If your stool is hard it is an indication that it is sitting in the large intestines for a long time and water is reabsorbed!. There could be lots of medical causes!. I would seek the advice of a specialist!. You would probably start with a GI specialist or perhaps an Endocrinologist!.
No one believed I had a problem either because I was young, extremely fit and looked healthy!. But I knew something was not right!. Thank god for my thorough GYN because I may have suffered needlessly for a long time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Anyway several months after the constipation started ( I was at the point where I was taking colase, fiber con, and even using enamas on occassion!. Well at my Gyn office he examined my neck and asked if I had been tired and constipated and I was like how did you know!.
In the end it turned out my thyroid was not working properly!. My Primary care doctor was skeptical because I was thin and did not fit the physical profile!. Anyway - I finally saw a specialist who confirmed the diagnosis!.
My point is that constipation is not normal!. If your stool is hard it is an indication that it is sitting in the large intestines for a long time and water is reabsorbed!. There could be lots of medical causes!. I would seek the advice of a specialist!. You would probably start with a GI specialist or perhaps an Endocrinologist!.
No one believed I had a problem either because I was young, extremely fit and looked healthy!. But I knew something was not right!. Thank god for my thorough GYN because I may have suffered needlessly for a long time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
epsom salt has instruction on the bag on how to use it for that and it works in like 30 minutes!. my advice is to try half the recommended and if that doesn't work in a an hour take the second half!. the max dose on the container was way to much for one person and not enough for another so be careful!. you can always take more later but if you take too much!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Really, don't be embarrassed about it!. It happens to more people than you know!.
I'm a powerlifter and because I cycle my diet I have times where I have the same problem!. It's truly horrible, especially with the amount of food I eat!.
If it's an ongoing problem it is serious enough to see a doctor!. Remember you have the right to medical treatment even though you're 15!. Tell them you're really worried about it and that you want to see a doctor!.
In the meantime stay away from laxatives!. They can do more harm than good!.
Your diet sounds fine to me!.
I pour some lemon juice and honey into a cup, mix it with ginger and hot water and drink that!. It doesn't taste great but it works!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'm a powerlifter and because I cycle my diet I have times where I have the same problem!. It's truly horrible, especially with the amount of food I eat!.
If it's an ongoing problem it is serious enough to see a doctor!. Remember you have the right to medical treatment even though you're 15!. Tell them you're really worried about it and that you want to see a doctor!.
In the meantime stay away from laxatives!. They can do more harm than good!.
Your diet sounds fine to me!.
I pour some lemon juice and honey into a cup, mix it with ginger and hot water and drink that!. It doesn't taste great but it works!.Www@Answer-Health@Com