Comments on: How many days of constipation before seeing a doctor? http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/how-many-days-of-constipation-before-seeing-a-doctor.htm/ Natural and Alternative Treatments - A Holistic Approach In Medicine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Henry Ate My Eggo http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/how-many-days-of-constipation-before-seeing-a-doctor.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-21254 Henry Ate My Eggo Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:51:04 +0000 http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/how-many-days-of-constipation-before-seeing-a-doctor.htm#comment-21254 I was constipated for a week once, when I was 13 years old. At the end of that week, I got cramps. Bad. Turned out, my appendix was about to bust. I was constipated for a week once, when I was 13 years old. At the end of that week, I got cramps. Bad. Turned out, my appendix was about to bust.

]]> By: Tempest88 http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/how-many-days-of-constipation-before-seeing-a-doctor.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-21255 Tempest88 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:51:04 +0000 http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/how-many-days-of-constipation-before-seeing-a-doctor.htm#comment-21255 I assume you mean it started yesterday? You answered your own question. DRINK WATER. It will hurt if it is dried out but you need ot get it out. If you have the urge then push it out! Otherwise take a gentle laxative and increase your fluids. A doc doesn't want to hear from you after only 3 days of constipation. He can only tell you to drink fluids, use an enema which you can buy at the store or take a laxative. Also get active. INcrease fiber in your diet. Call MD in a week if you truly can't go. I assume you mean it started yesterday? You answered your own question. DRINK WATER.
It will hurt if it is dried out but you need ot get it out. If you have the urge then push it out!
Otherwise take a gentle laxative and increase your fluids. A doc doesn’t want to hear from you after only 3 days of constipation. He can only tell you to drink fluids, use an enema which you can buy at the store or take a laxative.
Also get active.
INcrease fiber in your diet.
Call MD in a week if you truly can’t go.

]]> By: lorak2000 http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/how-many-days-of-constipation-before-seeing-a-doctor.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-21256 lorak2000 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:51:04 +0000 http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/how-many-days-of-constipation-before-seeing-a-doctor.htm#comment-21256 Drink alot of water and use a stool softener until you can get in to your doctor. I had major problems after a short time on a cholesterol drug. I also put flax seeds on my salads and in my cereal and that helps alot. Drink alot of water and use a stool softener until you can get in to your doctor.

I had major problems after a short time on a cholesterol drug.

I also put flax seeds on my salads and in my cereal and that helps alot.

]]> By: Hot Coco Puff אל שדי אוהב ישראל http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/how-many-days-of-constipation-before-seeing-a-doctor.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-21257 Hot Coco Puff אל שדי אוהב ישראל Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:51:04 +0000 http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/how-many-days-of-constipation-before-seeing-a-doctor.htm#comment-21257 Why don't you try stool softener to relieve the strain, even something that would induce a bout of diarrhoea would be better that keeping the poisons inside for this long. Always keep something at the house for situations like this. That part of your body is central to your immune system, not being able to pass stool is very dangerous to that most sensitive area. Why don’t you try stool softener to relieve the strain, even something that would induce a bout of diarrhoea would be better that keeping the poisons inside for this long. Always keep something at the house for situations like this. That part of your body is central to your immune system, not being able to pass stool is very dangerous to that most sensitive area.

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