Ugh - that C is just such a pain!!! I feel for you! I found that when I started being very very regimented with my water intake and dranks TONS of peppermint tea that helped my C. I've been on this diet for a couple of months now I think and I'm also an IBS C. It took me quite a while (felt like forever) to get "stable" but I did notice that once I started counting my water intake and making sure I was eating lots of soluble fibre that helped A LOT.
I'd watch out for laxatives - I know how tempting it is but you may be able to manage it with other less tummy irritating ways...
I've also found recently that for me, Oat Bran cereal in the morning helps.
A woman at the health food store told me once that drinking a glass of warm water with lemon juice and a bit of cayenne (sounds yucky but you can put honey in it if you like! ) first thing in the morning half an hour before you eat breakfast will aid in digestion and therefore in your BM's. I saw that somewhere in the boards also.
If you do a search on poop on the boards there's lots of suggestions for going to the bathroom to get back on track... Ana
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Re: 5 days is too long
(sounds yucky but you can put honey in it if you like! 
