constipation. shit

ive been on the subs for a month now, and they saved my life too but I havent had a bowel movement in 4 days and i think i fuked myself into a tolerance to laxitives. any ideas?

It will come.. lol.

What dosage are you on?

I'm on 24mg per day. At the start it would be several days before I could... now its about every 2 to 3 days. If it gets any longer I use a stimulant/laxative suppository... 15 to 20 minutes later... LOOK OUT! lol

Eat lots of fiber, drink coffee.

I've always had alot of success maintaining a diet of high fiber and lots of water. I'm pretty strict about making myself drink at least 3-4 16 oz bottles of water a day and at least 3 servings of fruit or other foods high in fiber and so far things are....flowing pretty well. If I'm not mistaken I think I've heard doctor Junig talk about potential medications that are coming out soon or have already come out that are opiate antagonists that target opiate receptors in areas of the body that don't cross the blood brain barrier so that you wouldn't experience withdrawal but the rest of your body (intestines) aren't subject to the constipating effects of opiates. I could be completely off on how they're supposed to work but that was my understanding at least, hopefully we'll hear more about this soon as I think alot of people on Sub have problems with constipation.
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I find that I need to take a fiber supplement such as Metamucil. It does not cause dependency like most laxatives. I am also 61 years old, contributes to my problems with constipation as much as the suboxone. I just mix it with my orange juice at breakfast. Make sure that you drink it right away or it becomes a gooey mess. There is also MiraLax which is more expensive but tasteless and no grainy texture. Jean

Milk of Magnesia helps me a lot. I only take it when needed though as to avoid dependency on that. But it does work great.

I find plain ole stool softeners to be just enough without the harshness of a laxative. Usually works overnight.

When I started Sub I was on a pretty good diet, eating my greens... TONS of salads. I was regular then. Lately my diet has been very poor and I have been constipated as ever. Fiber is good. Eat lots o' greens! And of course caffeine and nicotine are wonderful BM catalysts =)

twer some hard shit Evil or Very Mad

Oh my god, I think this is the most prominent side effect of Subs. It's ridiculous at times. The painful movements I've had gave me a new respect for my mother Very Happy

Seriously, I often have been forced to "break things" up before I tried to flush, it's embarrassing to discuss, but I often would find the "friends I dropped off at the pool" unable to fit down the pipes when flushed.

Diet and other assistance helps.

allright, this constipation is getting ridiculous....i've been taking Subs for three months and I'm becoming aware of a new addiction I'm getting to laxatives. I really want to nip this in the bud, so I finally made a doctor's appointment for Friday. What finally made me do it was the past week I've been walking around thinking I've had a hernia, barely able to touch my stomach/belly button area without almost screaming in pain. And I realized I hadn't had a bowel movement in about 4 or 5 days, so finally yesterday I took a massive dose of milk of magnesia and it made me horribly nauseous and sick, but eventually worked and the so-called "hernia" went away. That scared me, because colon blockages can kill you. Up to this point I had been taking a low dose of stool softeners on a daily basis. So I can already see how my body has adjusted to laxatives and now expects them.
Unfortunately my Sub doc was booked so i had to make an appt. with a new doc, and I bet he'll be an ass when i tell him i'm on Subs. Maybe i'll omit that fact. hehe. I just started Wellbutrin a few weeks ago too, and ever since I've been taking them the constipation has been at least twice as bad so maybe i'll just blame it on them.
I'll let you guys know if the doc gives me some magic cure for clogged pipes Rolling Eyes

I'm glad I haven't progressed to this point. I drink a lot of mt dew though, as well as eat a lot of bran and wheat bread. I usually go fairly regularly still, sometimes more than once a day, but usually daily with an occasional every other day.
It's always large and compact, but I've never backed up, thankfully.

Perhaps it's all the sugar and fiber I eat.

I've started drinking a glass or two of prune juice daily. It has helped.

Good for you! People forget the old standards!! Drink more fluids - lots of water, prune juice (if you'll warm it, it can bring on relief even faster), incorporate fiber into your diet, exercise and take the lowest dosages of constipating medications as possible.

I eat frosted mini wheat cereal (high fiber) for either a snack or breakfast. They have several different flavors (I like the maple and brown sugar). Works like a charm every day!

OMG!!!
I went to the doctor a few weeks ago,
so he recommended me getting some Metumuccill (sp?), so I went to walmart and got the generic. It's basically a big canister of fiber powder. I take a teaspoon mixed with a big glass of water twice a day, and also drink a lot of water all day, which I do anyway. Wow, it really works!! No more male "labor" scenes over the toilet every 5 days...ROFLOL...so if you've got it really bad, get the walmart brand fiber powder and follow the directions. It does what you need it too!!!
Mommy wow, I'm a big boy now!!

I just posted in another thread exactly like this one, so I won't get into all the details.

Long story short: I had extremely difficult bowel movements (>one a week). I began drinking the recommended amount of water a day and vowla! No more constipation. My bowel movements are completely normal! This has been working now for 12 days or so. It is a miracle cure, just like suboxone is for addiction. Try it. Water water water. !!!!! Best of luck!
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