What do you use for constipation???

I take magnesium, if that doesn't work then milk of magnesia, if that doesn't work then Colace.

Fiber supplement and/or Ducolax stool softner. I never use laxatives and hope I never have too.

Hey belleenstein, far as I know most if not all fibre supplements will increase gas/bloating until your system adjusts to them which is why you have to start with the smallest amount and increase only if necessary and only after your system has adjusted to the initial dose...I use one called Prodiem stool bulking therapy (not to be confused with their lasative pills).

Fibre supplements will aid with either D or C so you might want to look into them yourself too.

:)

I use stool softners every night at bedtime. If I didn't use them and missed one day of no bm's I would be in a world of hurt. They work great for me and are gentle on my system. Good luck!!

PB4:

Thanks for the info I will pass it along to my sis. As for me and fibre -- I have to walk a very fine line with the fibre in my diet and when I'm able to tolerate it, I just increase the amount I eat within my regular diet -- oatmeal, wholewheat instead of white etc. But bulk often equals pain for me, and for a lot of us crohnies who have stricturing crohn's, so I would rather have low residue and sometimes go more often, than suffer the pain from a formed stool.

Still what's most important for all of us, (I guess in my sister's case, whether we have crohn's or not) is to remain aware of how our food makes us feel and adjust accordingly.