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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Posts: 161
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Go to the National MS Society's main site and use their search engine about bladder problems, urologists, MS medications, constipation, etc.
I have extreme constipation... I drink Citrucel daily (doesn't cause gas--cheapest found at Wal-Mart), Miralax at night (cheapest found at Wal-Mart if you cannot get it by prescription), generic softeners (cheapest I've found are at Wal-Mart) and too must now take softeners w/stimulants (again, Wal-Mart).
I drink plenty of water, eat a high fiber diet (prunes do wonders), salad for lunch, Cascadian Farm cinnamon raisin granola for breakfast (tastes wonderful). At night I eat 9 sticks black licorice (made in the USA; bought at Giant Eagle grocery store--doesn't increase your bp). Plenty of fruits...veggies in my dinner meal.
I wasn't getting hungry and my family doctor order a gastric emptying study test; you go in early and eat scrambled eggs and a half piece of toast if memory serves me correctly and they take pictures of how fast your stomach empties. I digest food slowly and was put on 10 mg Reglan 4 x daily to help my stomach and intestinal muscles work properly; stimulates them. Too helps some with constipation.
Now that I have my constipation 'somewhat' under control I could cancel my urologist's appointment 
Too, I used to take twice yearly a gallon jug of colonoscopy solution to clean out. You cannot do it more often than that because it can affect your potassium levels. But last time I did that it was disasterous...
Years ago I saw a proctologist who found sometimes my intestinal muscles work in reverse and too I have little sphincter muscles.
Wishing you the best...take care.
Last edited by 0357; 07-04-2008 at 10:15 PM.
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