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[Bassem1979]

Hi

So today was day 3 of no bowel movement, been taking 1 senna morning and night then also today took 5mg of bisacodyl. Around 8pm I had the worst stomach pain and cramps and had to run to the bathroom. Once I realised the plug (well that’s what it felt like) I was then like a tap, felt like my insides where falling out. My bottom was so sore and now my abdo is cramping so bad, I have taking a buscopan and got hot water bottle which is not helping.

Could I have caused some damage? There is no winning here you need to go have the urge to go and can’t help your self to go and then when you do then you still feel it in ur bottom and have bad cramps.

I ve not had one good day in 5 weeks not even Xmas day this is horrendous now I just want to be back to the way I was before I had my Covid booster (yes that is what I think had cause all my abdo/bowel issues)

Do other constipation sufferers feel this way after taking laxatives to help them go ?

[Kitten-whiskers]

Good morning Bassem1979, That sounds awful, I do try to avoid taking meds for constipation or diarrhoea, instead when I had terrible constipation I used glycerin suppositories and they would work a treat and with no bad effects to follow. I could never find these in main chemists or supermarkets, I used to have to go to little village pharmacies and would stock up, they just contained glycerin and nothing else - not the ones for Hemorrhoids etc as they never worked. For Cramping I take Mebeverine and to help calm down soreness and inflammation I use silicolgel.

I really hope you feel better soon

Best wishes

Debs

[Bassem1979 in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Hi Thanks I might use suppositories because I am really sick of taking medication. I have had really bad cramps all day.

The mebeverine how often do you take it ?

[Kitten-whiskers in reply to Bassem1979]

Agreed! Meds can cause too many issues. I have been on Mebeverine for years and not had any bad effects, it is one of the few things that really works, It is on prescription - You can have up to three a daily, Ideally 20 mins before food, but they seem to help whenever you take them. I avoid most meds but that is a must for me

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Sorry to hear about your awful experience since the booster jab! Have you filled in a yellow card report?

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[Bassem1979 in reply to Hidden]

Hi Not filled in a yellow card but think I will my colleague said today she has had a big flare up too since her booster

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More people need to know about these adverse events so they can make informed choices about the jabs. It’s bad enough having these problems without drug side effects aswell 😢