KattforLife

I am taking 1000 mg of metaformin, but instead of having diarhea, something I was hoping for because im constipated all the time, I am super constipated!! worse than before I started taking met! why is this happening?!?!

I had diarhea twice since starting met. I cant remember what I ate, but my eating habits are pretty much the same.

Help! Has anyone else had this problem? How did you solve it?!

Thanks for any tips,
katt.

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indiana_troll

Are you getting enough fiber? Try Metamucil once a day. I know when I get like that all I have to do is eat a high fiber food (apple, nuts). Hope this helps. Good luck?


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christyz

I had that happen sometimes at the beginning on Met. I'd get really constipated and then it would 'solved' by a couple of days of the runs. YIKES!

I suggest drinking lots of water and adding a little extra fibre to your diet, but do it *gradually*. If your constipation persists more than a couple of days, I reccommend a product for occassional use called SENOKOT. Senokot is a natural source laxative. Just a word of warning that it is for INTERMITTENT constipation only...you can't use it more than a week or so or your bowels will require it in order to go...not a dependancy I want to create.

I use it about once every 2nd or 3rd month or so and one dose doses the trick within about 12 hours. I used to take it before bed a day before I performed if I was feeling bloated or stopped up...nothing was worse than trying to sing wearing an evening gown when you felt like your intestines were distended.

Hope it helps.

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I just want to add that if you do take Metamucil, it should not be within 4 hours of taking Met. I have read that it can interfere with Met (make it less effective). Metamucil is great for normalizing bowel function, and also is great for reducing cholesterol. I have recently begun taking it in the evening before bed (I take Met with breakfast and dinner).

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Steph815

I have luck w/ Colace (an OTC stool softener). I have been taking it every day, but I think I am going to try every other day. I also took Fiber Choice for a while. They are chewable and taste okay, too.