Constipation

[srfrmom 0]

Has anyone been so constipated that they had to go to the ER for help??? Just curious if its just me, spent the whole evening trying to go and then finally gave in this morning around 4:45 and went in. Other than horrible hemmorhoids now and no sleep from last night, the stomach pain is about gone. Just wanted to see if anyone has felt this way....

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Honestly, because I've been in nursing school and had training about fecal impaction, I'd never ever let it go so long! It does happen, though. Usually, just once! :thumbup:

[Remnant98 0]

Hey I know how you feel (or felt)! I was on a cruise to the Bahamas, in the middle of the ocean, and had the worst case of Constipation imaginable. No hospital either!!! It was, to say the least, terrible, painful, and quite messy . . . but I won't go into it.

What I wanted to share with you was the remedy: dried apricots or prunes. I read on the site that someone's doctor had recommended dried apricots. I was ready to try anything. The next day after I read it, I began eating at least five dried apricots a day - in the morning, during the day. And voila!!! No more major constipation!!! I like the taste of prunes, so I tried them too. Worked again.

Plenty of Water, G2 Gatorade, apricots or prunes, and things are working very well. Try it. Eat them everyday, and I can almost guarantee you'll never have to visit the ER for that again. Hope it helps . . . :tt1:

[mgirl 0]

Ditto on those apricots. I actually posted today regarding that. I read the same thing. I eat 5 dried apricots in the morning and things have started moving in the right direction.