Besides laxatives what is good for constipation?

Question

If medication is causing constipation what types of foods or drinks work to help relieve it?

Answer 1

mcdonalds

Answer 2

My dad deals with this every day because he is on morhine.There are senna s tablets, Docusate, liquid products for serious constipation. He eats all kinds of things, like prunes, fruit, bran but they don't really do much. When medication is involved it is hard to remedy. Go to the pharmacy and get the liquid stuff. Pharmacists are a lot of help usually.Hope I helped.

Answer 3

Dark green vegetable (like broccoli or spinach), Corn, and apples. These always help me go.

Answer 4

Food that work to help relieve constipation are:

whole grain cereals

bran

pear

green and leafy vegetables, especially spinach

french beans

prunes

papaya

For more info, check these sites:

http://www.nature-medicine.info/Constipa...

http://www.homeremediesguide.com/how_to_...

Answer 5

eat high-fiber foods:  almonds, brocolli, green peas, apples, peaches, pears, bananas, prunes.  That's the natural way.  

you can always try suppositories-10 minute relief.

Answer 6

oranges, prunes, prune/apple juice (baby)  

Answer 7

prune juice....i had the same problem a couple times