whitfield

I have seen this discussed here before and the answer is yes--quite a few of us have the problem--In fact, on this board, I learned of a product called Miralax--it is over the counter powder that you mix with water and drink--works great for me, although sometimes I also take a little milk of magnesia. Before I started taking opiate pain medication, I had never had a problem--First started on percocet and after 2 days of intense constipation, I finally used a Fleet enema and in fact still do sometimes--I believe that many of us on higher doses of opiates have this problem. The medicine apparently slows down your natural colon movement--I also know that you should not try to push too hard as I know of a man that actually ripped his anus and had to have surgically repaired--very serious--so, I try to stay on top of it and now drink a glass of purified water mixed with Miralax every night before bed--I know it is an embarrassing subject, so I will only discuss this on this board or with my dr. Hope that I helped--Good luck

Whitfield