I ve been having stringy wadded bowel movements that look like it s all be twisted up and is different widths of narrowness. The small bowel movement is accompanied by gas and spurting prior to the bowel movement. Some very slight pain on my left side too. Also, some chills, want to sleep, and just don t feel good. Kind of feel like you would with the flu but not really~ All of this is going hand in hand, and I started chilling and feeling bad about 5 days ago. I m a 59 adopted female with no known birth medical history. Have been constipated ALL my life, but it s gotten so much worse. Am taking Amitiza along with glycolax and metamucil. The discomfort is ALWAYS on my left side. Stool: stringy irregular shaped and wadded looking, gas & spurting, and smelly~ My gastro said I don t need a lower GI yet as it hasn t been long enough. The ONLY time in my life I ve felt like a normal person free from this left-side tightness was when I was on Zelnorm. It was the miracle drug for me, and then they took it off the market. I ve never felt actually sick like I have over the last few days: wanting to sleep, some chills, and just plain don t feel good. I don t know what to do. Was lax in taking my fiber for a very short time, and am now pouring down the H2O with the fiber. What do you think I should do or is wrong with me?