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Cannot Pass Stools Without Laxatives, Hard Stomach, No Pain. What Should I Do?
hi im 19yrsold female...i used to take laxatives because i was constipated back then .taking laxative became a habit and took it for around 1 yr..now its been 2 days i stoped taking laxatives and i cant poop..i have been drinking alot of water n eating fruits and vegetables..my stomach is hard too but no pains...wha should i do need help asap..the name of the laxative i used is dulcolax
Mon, 17 Sep 2012
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This is always a problem whenever a person becomes habituated to laxatives.
Sudden stoppage of laxatives result in rebound constipation.
Keep on taking Plenty of water along with fresh fruits and green vegetables.
Do regular exercises as these help in peristalsis movement of your intestines.
Take some fiber with water twice a day like psyllium husk.
These fibers take a long time to have proper effect and so you have to take them regularly for few months.
Start taking your dulcolax tablets every 2nd day and tnen after few weeks start taking every 3rd day.
Withdraw fro dulcolax gradually.
Although this is going to take few months to come out of your addiction to laxatives,but there is no other alternative.You have to gradually condition your colonic motor activity.
Thanks
This is always a problem whenever a person becomes habituated to laxatives.
Sudden stoppage of laxatives result in rebound constipation.
Keep on taking Plenty of water along with fresh fruits and green vegetables.
Do regular exercises as these help in peristalsis movement of your intestines.
Take some fiber with water twice a day like psyllium husk.
These fibers take a long time to have proper effect and so you have to take them regularly for few months.
Start taking your dulcolax tablets every 2nd day and tnen after few weeks start taking every 3rd day.
Withdraw fro dulcolax gradually.
Although this is going to take few months to come out of your addiction to laxatives,but there is no other alternative.You have to gradually condition your colonic motor activity.
Thanks
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