Thin Desire-
Me too
I've had the problem for about a decade. It is miserable. I have always wondered how much a part it plays in my weight. Seems like if things aren't moving, my metabolism might slow or something. Or all the weight of the stuff I should be getting rid of still sitting in my gut lol, a gross thought but I'd be lying if I said I don't think about it.
I keep thinking about that old rumor about John Wayne, how it was said he had 40 pounds worth of backed up gunk in his intestines when he died.
Am I just one giant poo away from being skinny? :P I'd like to think so....
I have literally tried everything, even two prescriptions from my doctor. Everything tends to work for a bit and then my body gets used to it and I'm right back with the same problem.
The thing I have found to be the best of all I've tried is senna. It's in the smooth move tea another poster mentioned, and comes in several forms. I'm not a tea drinker myself, so I take it in capsules. There is a brand called "super colon cleanse" I buy at walgreens, they also have a generic that's exactly the same....it's the high dosage that works. I use it when it gets unbearable and it does get things moving, even in my colon full of concrete.
I have not tried to use it long term, as the bottle says not to use it all the time....but my doc did give me the ok to take it indefinitely. I guess I'm just worried I will overuse it and it won't work when I'm desperate (as that's been the case with everything else).