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My Constipation Is Brutal Even With Suggestions From My Neurologist.

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Leesburg, VA
September 15
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Constipation for me can be helped by diet and exercise. Things I would take to eliminate constipation would be changing your diet. Everyday I take a teaspoon of olive oil with every meal. I take a 1/4 teaspoon of black seed oil with every meal. With my first dose of medication I take a 1/4 cup of multi grain Cheerios with 6 mini squares of sugar less shredded wheat every day. Plain hummus 1 tablespoon with a salmon filled omelet and a Mandarin with all my supplements that are all anti inflammatory and my pain medication and a cup of water . water is what I drink 99.9 % of the time. Lunch is either chicken breast or salmon on a good high fiber slice of bread making a 1/2 sandwich . Wheat pasta ( cold) ) with peas or lima beans. Hummus for lunch is usually 4-5 tablespoons with a few whole wheat crackers. A Mandarin or 2 , 1/3 banana , and some avocado. Maybe a little homemade apple sauce. Water to drink. Medications throughout the day taken with a small amount of plain Cheerios with the unsweetened mini wheat. Dinner always before 7:30 is either chicken or salmon , the oils, peas and broccoli or lima beans. Mandarin or orange ,and blueberries. Eating on a schedule or as close as you can get will help your body to get into a circadian rhythm which will amount other things help with bowel movements. I do not consume sugar , cakes ,ice cream ect. My diet is pretty much as described. Many would say that sucks but for me it's all perspective. I have parkinsons but I also have pelvic floor disorder with severe tenemus. I also have been diagnosed with centralized pain disorder. For me I will do whatever is necessary not to experience any constipation , whatever ! The medications I take are ones that are known to cause constipation and my diet is the remedy for me. Additionally, I walk after every meal even though its really slow and difficult I make sure I do it. The walking for me helps everything move. Recently I had to fight a reoccurring fungle infection the medication for that is extremely fierce and I had to add 3 six ounce cups of prune juice to help keep stuff moving. If someone is starting of constipated I would try 1 cup if that doesn't help two and so fourth. I would also consider changing my diet to eliminate the constipation. I believe things like these mentioned above are real solutions that may work for you they have for me. You need to research what's going into your body keep a food diary for starters to make sure your getting enough soluble and insoluble fiber . Omega 3 would also compliment this approach. Best wishes !!

September 15
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I wish you the best it may takes little time to turn things around. Keep up the positive thinking and new diet and if you need to ask any questions please do. Best wishes !!

September 17
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Great advice I will begin this right away.

September 16
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Yes bran+apple sauce+prune juice 2x daily, senna,docusate, prunes,chia seeds in a pouch (containing probiatic),drink lots of water, keep moving, as well as some folks drink a 1/2 cup of olive oil,etc.

September 16
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Would you feel comfortable sharing what you have tried and what your neurologist suggest?

September 16

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