Welcome to Neuro Talk. Feel at ease. Lots of us have gone though this side effect when taking opiates. It is a terrible problem, but one you can solve.
Lots of things can help. Phillips milk of magnesia, metamucil fiber drink, drink lots of water, oatmeal, prunes, or drinking prune juice, all of these things help. What is important is to change, and do more of this stuff on a regular basis. I took morphine for 10 years, and percocet. I did a combination of all these things, and stayed out of trouble. If you really continue to have trouble you better seek your physician. It is ok to post these questions. don't feel embarassed even if it is your first post. Glad to have you here. I also ate alot of fruit, and more veggies in my diet in general. Cut back on white flour products. I wish you all the best. Hope you will be OK. ginnie