Hello and Welcome! My kitty loves sleeping on top of my heating pad too!  I have IBS C so I can relate very well to the constipation you are having! For immediate relief use glycerin suppositories-I know it doesn;t sound like a fun thing to do but once you do it, its not that bad and it works! Also the suppositoies don't give you the cramping and bloating that other laxatives can. Use them only occasinally, as you can become dependant if you abuse them.
I find lots of water, Heathers Acacia fiber supplement, and lots of exercise to help on long term basis. If your constipation continues after all the diet and other lifestyle changes, ask your doctor about miralax. It is a prescription laxative and it is addictive, once you start on it you will probably have to take it forever so I would try that as a LAST resort. I have taken it for years and it does help but it is not without its problems, so try everything else and give it a little time first!
If you have to go out and about when your feeling bad, look for the ThermaCare heat packs. They make them for menstrual cramps and you usually find them with the femine hygene stuff. They fit into your pantys and with a long shirt no one can tell, it like being able to take your heating pad with you!
Keep posting and hope you feel better soon!
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