A weekend full of excess left you full?
Dr. Wendi, a California-based board-certified gastroenterologist—or as she puts it, a legit poop doctor—is ready with her recommendations for constipation treatments, offering a guide on how to get things moving if you don’t. you did i haven’t been able to use the toilet since thanksgiving.
Constipation is a problem with passing stool. According to the Mayo Clinic, people range in bowel frequency from three times a week to once or twice a day—and being “regular” means something different to everyone.
Few conditions are as uncomfortable as constipation, and perhaps because of the holiday spirit and the urge to indulge to the point of discomfort, December is Constipation Awareness Month.
Apparently, the more you know, the further you go.
Occasional constipation is relatively common and can be caused by many factors, including:
- Dehydration
- Lack of dietary fiber
- Certain medications, such as opioid pain relievers, antacids, antihistamines, or antidepressants
- Lack of exercise
- Overeating
Combine the dehydrating qualities of booze, heavy food, and a few days spent in flannel pajamas and skinny glory, moving only to serve yourself more pie, and you’ve got the recipe for a clogged belly.
Addressing the issue on TikTok, Wendi said that constipation treatments fall into two main categories, with the endearing titles of “mush” and “push”.
She explained that mold treatments work “by drawing water into the gut, making the contents soft, making your stool soft, lubricating things and helping them move along the digestive tract.”
Simply put, mold treatments make your poop soft.
According to Wendi, yeast treatments can include medications like Docusate, Miralax, Metamucil, Lactulose, and magnesium, as well as fiber-rich, mood-boosting foods like kiwi fruit.
Mush treatments can be used as long-term, regular (pun intended) and even daily options. However, mushi options may take a few days to take effect.
If your constipation needs to resolve sooner than the 24 to 48 hours mush treatments take, it’s time to postpone.
Push-pull treatments, as you may have guessed, are medications that stimulate the bowel to expel its contents.
“These medications work by pushing things along your intestines and causing contractions, mainly of the colon,” Wendi said.
Push solutions include Senna, Dulcolax and coffee.
While push solutions are more effective than mush treatments, Wendi cautions against using them as a constant crutch, referring to them as “break glass in case of emergency options.”
“They work quickly, but they also work by stimulating contractions in the colon, so they can be painful to use,” she explained.
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