Please help - frustrated, exhausted, in pain
#370202 - 09/17/13 02:20 PM
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About 3 days ago I took a lot of senna tea to produce a bowel movement because I had been constipated for a week. Since then my intestines have been a mess. I am constantly bloated, gassy, and my stomach just hurts. I started taking Triphala 2 days ago because I don't want to do senna anymore, but I can't tell if it's working because my intestines are so screwed up. What can I do to get things back to normal?
Thank you so much to whoever answers this!
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so try the what to eat when you can't eat anything tips to get stable. Might take a few days, that's okay.
XOXO
Heather
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Thank you! I read your other link to the 5 Constipation Frustrations and I realized I have been way too aggressive in my approach to treating constipation. I have tried replacing senna with high doses of fiber supplements, which also triggered my IBS, and made me think nothing but senna could ever work. I made some other mistakes on the list as well (too much insoluble fiber for sure). Today is better, and I'm hoping for slow and steady improvement 
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If you feel you need a laxative, try Milk of Magnesia. It doesn't have the horrible cramping effects like most of the others.
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