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for 5 months ive been constipated or have diareah, never in between
For the last 5 months ive either been constipated for about 2 weeks, then ill take medication for it then ill have diareah for a day or 2 and then im back to being constipated. Or ill have 2 weeks constipation then a week diareah. Ive probably only been normal about once during these 5 months. It feels awful because my stomach is bloated and it hurts and right now i feel extremely nauseas. Please help on what could be wrong with me.
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Being that you're 16, at least we can rule out menopause which can tend to do that to females. Of course, not enough fiber in ones diet is another reason. Lack of fluids will cause it too so start drinking more fluids. Is it hard for you to guzzle down water as it is for me? What I do is put in a flavoring, not one meant to put in water drinks as I believe those have too many chemicals and diet sugars so I use real fruit juice and mix equal parts of 1/4 juice to 3/4 water and get more fluids that way plus less sugar while doing so.
Another thing to keep in mind whenever you get a bout of constipation or diarrhea in the future, if its at all possible to NOT take an over the counter medicine, then DONT. This is one thing I know Drs will say, that constipation medicine and diarrhea medicine are in themselves not bad but they tend to make your problem worse so that all you have is the extremes and nothing normal in digestion anymore. Its also a warning they give to menopausal women as they are susceptible to end up with the extremes or older seniors who aren't eating well, drinking enough or getting enough exercise.
Talking about exercise, while it wont relieve your current symptoms, it works well for keeping things moving and flowing. Hon, I hate doing exercise so if you do too, you can still do this one and it wasn't even technically exercise but stretching with yoga poses. I can currently as I'm not in my own place but if you buy a book on yoga poses and make this one of the first things you do every morning, by time you complete your set of stretches, if you're like me, you'll feel the urge to go.
So next time you are constipated, try eating foods that are high in fiber or at least, the kind of foods that react that way with your body. Not all high fiber things work the same on me. So find your favorites for which work best on you. Even if you do not like the particular food item, eat it anyways for its fiber benefit.
rich see following list of foods:
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According to the list, oats are high fiber and so are beans followed by seeds and nuts. About the only other high fiber item that isn't a nut seed or bean is avocado. I ate one whole small avocado on a day I was getting a bit constipated. That same day before I went to bed, I'd be able to go to bathroom several times...it was like Rooter rooter to the gut, moving what was stuck. And who doesn't love Gucamole. If you can just add avocado, to help now and then have it once or twice a week worked into a meal, you'll be the better for it. But I am not talking a bout a bite or two as you find it in a casserole but if you can eat as much as a small avocado.
Check out recipes with beans that can give more figer, recipes you may like.
Heres another food tip: I'd take dry beans of any type, black or white, etc...put dry beans and water on stove to simmer and keep watching it. Eventually the beans will be cooked but if you watch it carefully, from this point you can cook it down til its fallen apart and become a bean sauce. Add in flavorings you want like onion, maybe even some salsa and pour this instead of spaghetti sauce on your pasta. Its warm and filling for the winter AND has fiber from the beans. Good luck. If pain becomes extreme and/or still doesnt go away, you might need to see a Dr.
You need 30 to 40 daily grams of fiber but Americans have one of the lowest intake, about 12 grams which isn't enough.
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I am not a doctor but would bet the first thing they would want to look at is your diet and changes you made to it recently. It's possible what you are eating is causing all of this physically.
The second thing they tend to want to rule out (having been here) is Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This disease comes complete with runs, awful cramps, constipation and does so frequently but also at random. According to dictionary def. stress, depression, anxiety or undiagnosed intestine infection can bring the symptoms on.
If that doesn't generate the answer doctor may test you for Celiac Disease which is an illness that makes it impossible without treatment to digest gluton properly without symptoms mentioned.
I'm not a doctor but had this experience. Blood work was fine but for years I threw up, had cramps, pain randomly without notice 2-3 times a month. We ruled out food but found that it was gallstones which can only be seen and diagnosed with an ultra-sound. They surgically removed my gallbladder for this reason. No more problems.
I would see your doctor and have them figure out why this is happening with a great deal of frequency over a 5 month period. They can handle this for you.
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