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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Constipation

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Posted on Mon, 15 Dec 2014
Question: Not doing good. Suffering from chronic constipation and needing to take linzess. I have been taking prune juice (1 or 2 oz) per day for years and now I find it may not be good for me. What should I do?
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Answered by Dr. Dr.N.Senduran (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Diet and Life style modifications at present..

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXX

I am Dr.Senduran,General physician answering your queries.

From the history and your recent queries,i understood that you have been suffering from chronic constipation which is already under evaluation.

I would suggest you to few suggestions to get relief from constipation..

1)Maintain good hydration(Drink appropriate quantity of water,tender coconut water if not diabetic and/or having any kidney dysfunction..

2)Try to encourage liquid diet and easily digestable foods..You can observe this over time and sort out the foods that doesn't or less frequently cause the constipation issue.

3)Avoid your stress/depression using relaxation exercises,practicing meditation and indulging in any sort of activity of your interest rather than with drugs which might affect the bowel function...Consider dose reduction or gradual withdrawal from the drugs after discussing with your treating physician..

4)Encourage gradually fibers in the form of fruits and vegetable salads(Limit or exclude gas producing vegetables like cabbage,onion etc) in your meal plate.Eating two bananas at bed time would be a better option too.

5)Adequate sleep of 7 to 8 hours is must(It is necessary for the normal bulking process and intestinal motility)

6)You can safely continue using prune juice and linzess whenever required in mean time..

Hope i was of help..I am sure that following the above suggestions would make some difference.

If any further questions,wish to answer you..

Regards
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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Constipation

Brief Answer: Diet and Life style modifications at present.. Detailed Answer: Hello XXXXXX I am Dr.Senduran,General physician answering your queries. From the history and your recent queries,i understood that you have been suffering from chronic constipation which is already under evaluation. I would suggest you to few suggestions to get relief from constipation.. 1)Maintain good hydration(Drink appropriate quantity of water,tender coconut water if not diabetic and/or having any kidney dysfunction.. 2)Try to encourage liquid diet and easily digestable foods..You can observe this over time and sort out the foods that doesn't or less frequently cause the constipation issue. 3)Avoid your stress/depression using relaxation exercises,practicing meditation and indulging in any sort of activity of your interest rather than with drugs which might affect the bowel function...Consider dose reduction or gradual withdrawal from the drugs after discussing with your treating physician.. 4)Encourage gradually fibers in the form of fruits and vegetable salads(Limit or exclude gas producing vegetables like cabbage,onion etc) in your meal plate.Eating two bananas at bed time would be a better option too. 5)Adequate sleep of 7 to 8 hours is must(It is necessary for the normal bulking process and intestinal motility) 6)You can safely continue using prune juice and linzess whenever required in mean time.. Hope i was of help..I am sure that following the above suggestions would make some difference. If any further questions,wish to answer you.. Regards