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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?
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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!
Answered 11/30/2016
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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.
Answered 1/19/2017
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