Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Help! I am miserable, Senna was the only thing that worked and now it stopped working!

Hello...I have never posted on these boards before so please bear with me. I am also extremely upset as i write this. I have been suffering from 'IBS' for about 2 years now. I have gone to 3 different GI docs, had all the tests run (including colonoscopy) which were all fine, tried hypnosis, homeopathy, and everything else under the sun but nothing helped with my severe constipation. It just came on suddenly after a while with small hard stools, i ended up not having movements at all (longest was 25 days with out a BM). Now you'd think this was a big deal but the doctors blew me off completely. 'Take metamucil, eat more fiber, exercise, drink water..' was all i heard. Trust me I TRIED ALL THAT. I tried zelnorm, lactulose, amitiza, miralax...Nothing. Finally i started taking Swiss Kriss Senna pills because one of my docs told me it was worth a shot...but never really warned me on the longterm use. He was sort of blowing me off by laughing when i said i heard it was 'addictive and bad for long term'..his response was "if it works, dont complain or worry about the future, theres no scientific evidence...everyones different". So, i started taking 4 pills a night, and it worked! I finally was going every morning and living somewhat normally...until now. Its been about 9-12 months since i started using the senna and they no longer work at all. NOTHING. I have been stuck for over a week now and i do not know what to do. I dont even feel them working like i used to. Im frustrated. My right and left side hurt including the right side of my back, im bloated more than i am normally (im always bloated when i eat with IBS) and i got to bed with a basketball belly and in agonizing pain. The bloating is gone in the morning but i still cant go to the bathroom! I used to alternate between 4 and 5 pills if they slowed up but i refuse to take more than that... i dont want to end up taking 30 pills a night just to go to the bathroom! Anyway, i now do NOT know what to do. I have since ceased seeing all 3 GI's since they really didnt care what was wrong with me once they ruled out cancer, tumors, colitis, chrohns, etc. I am frustrated. Ive wanted to wean off of the laxatives for a long time but i dont know how...i know i will have to supplement it somehow bc there is no way my body will work without ANYTHING helping it along...but now that the laxatives have completely stopped i dont know what to try! Lactulose, miralax, psyllium, none of that has ever worked for me. The only thing that did, now doesnt. PLEASE understand my frustration ... if anyone out there has any ideas how to get my body working again and help me wean off these laxatives please help me. I feel so alone and i really dont know what to do. I feel like my body has just shut down and given up on me.

Thank you.

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