The consipation

[Anonymous]

I am on week 6 of semiglutide. Constipation has been manageable until this week by taking 3 Metamucil caplets. But this week it hasn't touched it and I haven't gone in days. I tried a stool softener yesterday AM. Nothing. Took miralax last night. Nothing. Drank coffee this AM (typically surefire for me.) Nothing. Ate a pear and a piece of seeded grain toast for breakfast. Nothing. Argh.

Not only am I uncomfortable, but I have "gained" 3lbs this week. I clearly need a better regime to avoid this in the future.

[Anonymous]

Drink lots of water. More than you think you need.

[Anonymous]

Have you struggled with constipation in the past or is this a totally new thing since being on the GLP? Just trying to understand if it's something the shot exacerbated vs caused.

+1 to drinking LOTS of water. Try Nuun hydration tablets. Apples and berries also help me a lot. A friend swears by magnesium to manage non-GLP-induced chronic constipation.

[Anonymous]

Are you moving enough? Are you walking, running, etc?

Sitting around does me no favors when it comes to constipation. I agree with others who said you must drink a lot of water.

[Anonymous]

At this point, I would take XLax- whatever the max dosage is.

[Anonymous]

Prunes, kiwi, water, movement.

[Anonymous]

Take miralax every day, drink lots of water

[Anonymous]

How much fruit and vegetables are you eating daily?

Water?

[Anonymous]

Are you taking anti nausea meds?

[Anonymous]

OP here. I’m drinking about 60oz/day and not getting as much exercise as I should. This is new to me since starting the GLP1.

Stopped at the store and got apples, kiwi, pears, peaches. Fingers crossed!!

[Anonymous]

Oh no no no, OP. If you don't want to end up in the ER, you need colonoscopy prep level Miralax. When you take it, please make sure to replenish your electrolytes (this is why Gatorade is a frequent recommendation for coloprep).

Hope you get relief soon.

[Anonymous]

Cape aloe will do it.

[Anonymous]

Drink hot water with lemon, along with all the other things.

My kid ended up at the er once due to pain from bad constipation. They said especially P fruits - peach, plum/prune, pear. They put him on a several day regimine with miralax etc.

[Anonymous]

At this point is so a glycerin suppository before a laxative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’m drinking about 60oz/day and not getting as much exercise as I should. This is new to me since starting the GLP1.

Stopped at the store and got apples, kiwi, pears, peaches. Fingers crossed!!

You're past the point of fruit. Now is the time for glycerin suppositories and a lot of miralax.