constipation - Menopause Message Board

carol24 · 04-02-2004, 03:33 PM

does anyone else suffer from cronic constipation is it a symptom. also i hate to admit all the aches and pains i have in arms and shoulders i sound like a complaining looney. the constipation is a real pain (ha ha) spoiling my life.if anyone can help is it normal
thanks carol

csoar2004 · 04-02-2004, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by carol24

does anyone else suffer from cronic constipation is it a symptom. also i hate to admit all the aches and pains i have in arms and shoulders i sound like a complaining looney. the constipation is a real pain (ha ha) spoiling my life.if anyone can help is it normal
thanks carol

Aging SUCKS!! lol
The best thing for chronic constipation is a diet change (less processed foods and more fresh veggies). You could also try adding 1-2 tablespoons of flax seed to your daily diet. And magnesium aspartate not only is a bowel relaxer, it's GOOD for you! start with 400mg to a maximum daily dose of 1200mg.
Peri-zappers (from the book, Before the Change, by Ann Louise Gittleman) really helped me control my peri and menopausal symptoms (including joint pain!). I highly recommend it.

best wishes,

charli
highest wt: 233
203/146/146 on the Fat Flush Plan for life

age: 50, menopausal and perky. Veddy, veddy perky

cloverberry · 04-03-2004, 06:35 AM

most of my aches and pains and constipation came from a prescription drug for high cholesterol. I had to quit taking it and everything got better.

sunshine123 · 04-04-2004, 06:37 PM

Cloverberry: Which Cholesterol drug were you taking? My husband just started taking Crestor and has what we think are side effects from it. He has sore muscles, but just on one side of his body.

I have constipation from Flexeril and no matter how much fiber I eat, I'm still constipated. Last night, I took a stool softener before bed and I was able to go this morning, but I was still straining and it was painful.

Does anyone know if stool softeners are safe to take on a regular basis? I may have to stop taking the Flexeril if things don't improve.

cowgal · 04-05-2004, 02:17 PM

Just got through doing some late night reading over the weekend and it seems that perimenopause/menopause and thyroid disease go hand in hand. Symptoms of peripause will sometimes mask the onset of thyroid disease and constipation is in the top 10 list for thyroid symptoms. Dr. to do my thyroid test this week. I haven't had a period for 14 mos. and that's a good thing but I can't lose weight despite diet and exercise, am having bp problems, constipation, etc. If you look at the list of symptoms for thyroid and perimenopause there's a lot of overlapping. Some of the reports I read said that thyroid problems attack women in the 40- and 50-something range to the tune of 20%. Had no idea it was so common. Doc said something about testing over a year ago and we just never have-I'm always in too big a rush-but this week's the week. cg