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Re: Acacia and Pain Med Constipation
10/18/06 04:08 PM

jen1013

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I recently took pain meds and was pretty constipated, but I don't take a SFS because I can't tolerate them. For a short-term situation like that I'm not sure if upping the Acacia is a good idea -- I think you'd need a lot more in your system to help and you might end up feeling worse from going up too quickly. I'd definitely not stop taking it, though. What I did was take Colace (stool softener) once I became uncomfortable, and it really helped. I think short-term it's okay to take. I normally have problems with D so I was really reluctant to try it, but it worked out okay. The day before I stopped the pain meds I stopped the Colace. My stomach was a little upset once I stopped the pain meds but nothing too bad. And, of course, be sure you're drinking LOTS of fluids.

I hope you feel better soon.

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