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[quote=Anonymous]I have been on Wegovy for over a year and the side effect of constipation has not gone away for me. And a couple of times it has been bad enough that I got impacted.

I've managed to learn to stay on top of it. I eat 3 to 5 prunes a day, and have otc stool softeners and prune juice ready to go. My doctor emphasized the prune thing, and she was right, it's been far better for me than any fiber supplements that you can buy at the drug store. The need to drink enough water cannot be overstated -- and if you are constipated drinking a lot of water actually can help even if you already have a problem with a very dry stool; as my doctor explained to me, water is going in and out of the colon at all times. So water can help and water needs to accompany any fiber supplements you use.

When it gets bad, magnesium citrate. When it gets really bad, like I-might-need-a-healthcare-professional-but-OMG-humilating bad, try a Fleet enema. I had to do that once and it was awful, but beat going to urgent care.

But if you stay on top of it with your fiber and water intake, and take steps as needed quickly if you start to get constipated anyway, hopefully you can avoid it getting to the Fleet point.  [/quote]

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