TMI: What would help with constipation?

TMI stands for "too much information", meaning you shouldn't read this post.

 

 

I feel like I'm following in the footsteps of my cat Olivia (and also my guinea pig's!). And that is right for me?

To celebrate the new year, my constipation got worse. Years ago, I suffered from diarrhea during my period. Then it turned into constipation. So I assume this is due to intestinal endometriosis.

 

 

What helps with constipation?

I normally eat sugar-free candies almost every day.

The problem with dried plums is that they have too many carbohydrates. And an opened bag doesn't stay good long. I usually prefer plum puree meant for kids. Although nowadays I use pear-plum puree, because it's much cheaper.

There's some of Kali's laxative (which has macrogol/PEG in it) left, and I've had to use it. This and other laxatives from the pharmacy have potentially bad side effects, and at least some of them shouldn't be used long-term.

Cola has been shown to help with intestinal blockages, but my teeth can't handle it. I think that taking laxatives together with Cola could be particularly effective.

I had completely forgotten about magnesium oxide, and I noticed that I have almost a full jar of it.

Psyllium is said to help with constipation, but it can also make it worse and even cause intestinal blockage, especially if you don't drink enough water with it. I have almost a full bag of psyllium after Olivia, but I haven't dared to try it yet.

Alcohol. Hangover shit ftw? After all, I'm an Absolutist. Vodka+cola is the best.

 

As I've complained many times before, it sucks to having to pay to shit. But I have to think positively, I don't have to pay for my cats Olivia and Kali to shit anymore. (this wine's name means "ass tax" in Finnish)

 

 

Am I supposed to stop eating cheese? It can cause constipation. I haven't eaten cheese now and my teeth are already complaining about it. Cheese is the only thing that helps to my damaged tooth enamel.

And from the beginning, it's felt like that seed crispbread is making things worse. It feels like if I ate it every day for breakfast, I'd never shit again. I guess I should buy eggs and alternate with those two in the mornings.

 

I had a colonoscopy (and gastroscopy) about ten years ago. It was an incredibly painful experience. I can only imagine how much worse it would be now that the situation has clearly worsened. My bowel has tightened even more. I didn't even suffer from constipation back then.

It's terrible to think about what kind of damage endometriosis might have done to my intestines. Even in the "best" case scenario, I would have to have surgery to remove some my bowel and probably get a stoma, either temporary or permanent. I don't know how I would survive that. The adhesive from the tapes alone would itch terribly, not to mention everything else.

In the worst case, you die from an intestinal blockage caused by endometriosis without getting treatment, like a young woman in Sweden a few years ago. Yes, you can die from endometriosis, or at least from medical errors.

 

But like I noticed with cats, if the basic requirements for life are not present anymore... then life simply cannot continue.