The consipation

[Anonymous]

Please be careful. I know in real life a person who had to have emergency surgery. The GLP caused everything to stop (gastro paralysis) and necrosis set in. She will wear a colostomy bag the rest of her life. It’s a known complication.

[Anonymous]

OP here - things have been fine since then. I am figuring out which foods cause me to go and making sure to eat them! I also increased fiber intake (and taking a daily supplement) + increasing water intake.

[Anonymous]

Try medjool dates once or twice a day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please be careful. I know in real life a person who had to have emergency surgery. The GLP caused everything to stop (gastro paralysis) and necrosis set in. She will wear a colostomy bag the rest of her life. It’s a known complication.

This result is so incredibly rare - far, far more likely that you’ve misunderstood the cause of the bag, the person who it happened to misunderstood, or you’ve exaggerated/made it up.

[Anonymous]

I have to eat 22 g fiber daily or it creeps up on me.

[Anonymous]

You literally have to watch your diet.
The first time I time I experienced that I absolutely knew exactly what I ate that caused it.

Never again. I’m on Zepbound.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please be careful. I know in real life a person who had to have emergency surgery. The GLP caused everything to stop (gastro paralysis) and necrosis set in. She will wear a colostomy bag the rest of her life. It’s a known complication.

This result is so incredibly rare - far, far more likely that you’ve misunderstood the cause of the bag, the person who it happened to misunderstood, or you’ve exaggerated/made it up.

This. And not going for a few days is not a red flag of anything (without other issues) when on GLP. A week? Yes. You should be talking to your doctor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Glad to hear it PP. Make sure not to look in the toilet in these situations. I am still not over what came out during the worst of my constipation days.

Well don't leave us all hanging... What 💩💩💩came out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Do a colon clean out. 2 does miralax every hour for 8 hours plus 2 doses of laxative (1 morning, 1 afternoon). Drink tons of water. Repeat for 3 days until poo is clear “tea colored” no solids. Your colon is 5 ft long and sometimes gets build up and needs to be unclogged - well, mine does and my kid’s dies. This is what the doctor suggested. Then when cleaned out take 1 dose of miralax everyday for a month or two. Sit in the toilet everyday day at the same time. This retrains your entire system.