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[Stephenjohn21]

mt husband suffers continously from constipation. He eats the same food as me. But he will not exercise. he is on a lot of med eg calcium tabs zatral etc. every week he spends and entire day trying to evacuate his bowels its all very depressing fr the family as he is so iserable pls help

[NailQueenxo]

Thats so sad to hear

More fruits and vegetable in his diet should help because of the fibre, it usually helps for me. Normally when i eat greasy junk food my constipation is worse

Also more water or green tea

I really encourage him to exercise it will work wonders! just even a short work to get his body moving.

And finally, good nights sleep to allow all the waste to process through your colon.

Hope it helps! I am not fully cured of IBS (always bloated) but this should help him good luck x

[Pat1]

You need to take a high amount of magnesium citrate or oxide. About 800 to 1200mg. I have had Ibs c almost my whole life and am now in my fifties. This is the best natural supplement to take for this condition and I have tried many. Even my consultant recommended it. I take it every day. You must take it on an empty stomach just before bed with lots of water. I would start with a high dose initially just to clear you out. Even if it means taking a few capsules. I sometimes take 6 200mg capsules. Capsules and it has to be citrate or oxide as these are the ones that work for constipation. There is a lot of information about constipation and magnesium on the internet. The ones I take are either Now foods Magnesium citrate, Solgar Magnesium Citrate or Life extensions. I get mine from the US on a site called iHerb, but you can get them on Amazon. There are other magnesium oxide products specifically for colon cleansing called Mag 07, Colosan and Oxypowder. They are a bit expensive but are amazing. I use these in between. No cramps no bloating, just relief. You can get these on Amazon as well. By the way I also follow a low fodmap diet through a dietician but this alone does not help constipation. If he has a severe problem, diet and increasing fibre alone won't help. I eat healthy, green juices and go to the gym most days, but still need the extra magnesium or I won't go.

[246bindy]

You could try putting a tablespoon of linseeds in a big glass of water and drinking it before bed and in the morning.