I take Cesamet which dries the mouth on listed side effects, but I'm certain it's drying out EVERYTHING. I knew it was bad when I reach the week mark and no movement.

My coworker with MS went 3 weeks once . That's not healthy!

I asked my doctor today about this. I eat yogurt almost daily. I eat prunes every night. I read labels and find things with higher fibre content to consume. That alone doesn't help.

I tried stool softener, which I think is most beneficial when it's been a long time since you've passed. Metamucil seems to be the money shot for me, it keeps me going regularly. I take 5 capsules daily and drink a litre of water after them.

I actually just asked my doctor today, again (different doc than last time) if a dependency could happen (warning labels indicate this). She assured me that both softener and Metamucil are okay to take long term (as the other doc did), however my doc stressed that Metamucil, problems or not, is an excellent product to take regularly (I didn't tell her the product that had the most benefit, I wanted to hear her opinion).