Hi Jessica, i'm sorry my response bummed you out. Of course that wasn't my intention- I just understand the frustration of what seems like throwing away all of our money on this herb or that herb and hoping it will be the one that helps. You should try the triphala, maybe it will work for you. I can say it didn't give me any negative side effects, so thats a good thing. Try to hang in there. I feel just as horrible as you do and I understand the feeling that there are so many mixed messages. It does seem that what works for one of us doesn't for the next. Wish I had known you were around when I lived in Illinois. I moved to AZ 5 years ago believe it or not so I could wear less clothing..... even CLOTHES hurt sometimes. Try to make it through these few days. I have no explanation as to why IF makes my constipation worse. Believe me it pisses me off to no end that the exact thing i've been using to combat it has only made it worse. It's all such a mess sometimes. But we can't give up. As long as there are drug companies that can get rich off of our misery, there is hope that they will find a magic bullet!