4kids4me Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 ...you need to...go....to the bathroom...and not have a ROCK hard stomach anymore? And also, how long until...you know...one would...go...after eating the prunes? I need a timeline, folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I would make a bowl of oat bran cereal with prunes and drink a couple of glasses of water. Hopefully that would do the trick within an hour or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I've never had prunes act like a laxative for me, but I have made it a habit at times in my life to eat five prunes a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 ...you need to...go....to the bathroom...and not have a ROCK hard stomach anymore? If it has come to this, I would spring for some MOM first, with a chaser of 5 prunes a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Prunes or prune juice never do it for me. I take some of DD's Miralax in the evening and it usually works the next morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 If it has come to this, I would spring for some MOM first, with a chaser of 5 prunes a day. (sheepishly asking)...what's MOM first??? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Prunes or prune juice never do it for me. I take some of DD's Miralax in the evening and it usually works the next morning. Miralax...do I drink it (if so, is it gross?), or is it a pill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Here's the thing...I've never been the big C in my whole life..in fact, since I have IBS, I tend to always be a bit more loosy goosy. I don't feel like I really need to go, except my tummy is hurting and feels really full (from under my sternam down)...like if I went a lot then maybe I'd feel better. So do I need to get a real laxative, or maybe it's just something else? Sorry for tmi. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 (edited) I'm guessing MOM= Milk of Magnesia. I'd think you'd need to take 2x the regular serving size of prunes. But I'd eat a bowl of oatmeal and chase it with *warm* water, too. I can't do bran, it binds me up, but it may work for you. Edited September 25, 2010 by AuntieM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 A lot of prunes. Prune juice works better, if you don't mind the taste (sickly sweet). A bag of licorice flavored Twizzlers will also do the job and tastes much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 So do I need to get a real laxative, or maybe it's just something else? If has been more than a few days, and then it was "hard", you might cut to the chase and use a fleet's enema to purge the "plug" and all else might easily follow. If you just cram fiber from above, your body still has to force the "plug" forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 I'm guessing MOM= Milk of Magnesia. I'd think you'd need to take 2x the regular serving size of prunes. But I'd eat a bowl of oatmeal and chase it with *warm* warm, too. I can't do bran, it binds me up, but it may work for you. Chase it with *warm* warm? Warm MOM? Does it taste bad? I can't do gross tastes...if it's half a glass, maybe, a whole glass will do me in (I was surprised I was able to eat 6 prunes!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Chase it with *warm* warm? Warm MOM? Does it taste bad? I can't do gross tastes...if it's half a glass, maybe, a whole glass will do me in (I was surprised I was able to eat 6 prunes!). Sorry, no, I meant to chase the oatmeal with warm water. Warm MOM, ick! I cannot imagine that! I think things would move pretty quickly in the *opposite* direction of what you are trying to cure!!! I hope you feel better soon - I hate that feeling.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I hope you feel better soon - I hate that feeling.:tongue_smilie: There is also a "black and white" which is standard dose MOM mixed with equal amounts prune juice. I can get it down the mouths of the unwilling more easily, so it must taste better (I've never dared). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 There is also a "black and white" which is standard dose MOM mixed with equal amounts prune juice. I can get it down the mouths of the unwilling more easily, so it must taste better (I've never dared). What's the difference between MOM and the laxative one buys at the drugstore that you'd take before a colonoscapy (sp?)? Can I take that instead? Does it do the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 If has been more than a few days, and then it was "hard", you might cut to the chase and use a fleet's enema to purge the "plug" and all else might easily follow. If you just cram fiber from above, your body still has to force the "plug" forward. This is the thing...I've been going daily...every day my whole life, even today. I just don't feel right...maybe I'm just really bloated? (I started the pill this month to help with a heavy flow and I'm to get my cycle tomorrow or maybe Monday.) Having said that, I mean, I've been bloated before and I just feel like it's probably not that, but how can I be constipated if I've been going daily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 What's the difference between MOM and the laxative one buys at the drugstore that you'd take before a colonoscapy (sp?)? Can I take that instead? Does it do the same thing? The difference is in degrees. Do you want to soften or liquify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 This is the thing...I've been going daily...every day my whole life, even today. I just don't feel right...maybe I'm just really bloated? (I started the pill this month to help with a heavy flow and I'm to get my cycle tomorrow or maybe Monday.) Having said that, I mean, I've been bloated before and I just feel like it's probably not that, but how can I be constipated if I've been going daily? It could be gas, bloat, or a side effect of the pill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 The difference is in degrees. Do you want to soften or liquify? ROFLOL...this really strikes me as funny. I get the point! Kalanamak mentioned Fleet, which is what I was thinking of. I guess I'll have to go to the drugstore now and stare at the shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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