Im a 46 year old athletic woman and i've always battled constipation but lately it is worse.. im under a lot of stress w/ a teenager. any suggestions?

Plumbing helper: Eat whole grains, lots of fruit&veggies, oatmeal, psyllium, ground flaxseed, metamucil. Drink 8-10 glasses of fluid a day. Take over the counter docusate, bisacodyl, or MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) (take more MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) when you're really plugged up, less when you're loose-y goose-y). ::high five on the exercise:: often the hardest part to do. Good luck!

Miralax, (polyethylene glycol) water: Drink plenty of water and try a scoop of MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) once a day, with plenty of fiber. If it doesn't improve rapidly, see your doctor.