Question

How does everyone deal with constipation? I drink all my water and more. I take the senna. I’ve drank the smooth move tea. Any other ideas?  

Answer 1

Take 2 every night before going to sleep

Comments

@sheepdip Krug that’s what I use! Works great!  

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Used it even be4 going on IP.  

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This works.  

Answer 2

I drink a 8oz 2 tea bag smooth move . it works  

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@salzman before bed!  

Answer 3

Apple cider vinegar in warm water

Answer 4

Swiss Kris, natural laxative, if those don't work.  

Answer 5

My coach had me take a magnesium each night. No more problems  

Answer 6

Mag-o !  

Answer 7

Fruit and vegetables.  

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@molecule4775 You can’t have fruit, and vegetables are what makes me constipated.  

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@masseur Vegetables have a lot of fiber so they usually help move food through our system and help us from getting constipated. Protein on the other hand, can lead to constipation - and given how much protein we're eating - (all the snacks have a ton :) not to mention dinner! ) it's more likely the contributing factor. I have a history of bowel issues (and colon cancer) so even off this diet I tend to be constipated. I do a few things - drink a lot of water, smooth move tea at night, Calm for supplemental magnesium and try and eat a lot of unlimited greens - red leaf lettuce, endive, iceburg, romaine, spinach, etc. I have taken Dulcolax and if needed Miralax. Maybe ask your coach?  

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@despite I don’t eat that stuff and about the only veggies I eat are broccoli and cauliflower, which my coach said could cause it. Smooth move doesn’t work for me.  

Answer 8

A lot of ice burg lettuce makes me go. I’ll usually make Big Mac in a bowl and it gets me going.  

Answer 9

Ducolax. I'm the same take one before bed

Answer 10

Miralax for me too!  

Answer 11

A cup of coffe does the trick EVERY-SINGLE-TIME. no fail. 20-40 minutes later.  

Answer 12

Ask your coach for the enzyme tablets. Worked for me!  

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I had same problem, Coach recommended Enzymes, so I went with IP's Enzymes, works :)

Answer 13

My coach told me to start taking psyllium husk, I use the capsules. You need to take it with plenty of water. It seems to be helping me.  

Answer 14

Miralax, but not just once, consistently. Had to find my balance of what worked for me to keep me regular. After getting regular, I take 1/2 dose, every other day.  

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@linotype as do I.  

Answer 15

I also eat that additional lettuce

Answer 16

I take an extra cal mag till it relieves itself. (Or an epsom salt bath. )

Answer 17

Total tea occasionally and senna all the time! Up your green leafy veggies too

Answer 18

Miralax daily

Answer 19

Smooth Move tea

Answer 20

Powdered magnesium and a high fose vitamin c. I suffered bowel issues for 11 years til I discovered this.  

Answer 21

Digestive Probiotics

Answer 22

I drink Smooth Move every night!  

Answer 23

Miralax in coffee every morning

Answer 24

Smooth Move Tea from Traditional Medicinals works every time for me.  

Answer 25

Take extra magnesium

Answer 26

Walking helps.  

Answer 27

Black Licorice from health food store also Epson salts in your bath both natural

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@eadith too far off protocol to use black licorice.  

Answer 28

Take two tea bags of smooth move , you will move things .  

Answer 29

Spinach daily

Answer 30

This was the most annoying thing about IP for me. I did smooth move tea at least a couple times a week. And sometimes that would not work. I just started phase 2 this week and the good news is for me with the increase in fiber and carbs this has not been a problem this week.  

Answer 31

Make sure you are getting your oil in and taking the magnesium. They help. When I’m stuck, I also eat a raw red bell pepper. Works every time.  

Answer 32

I drink a glass of Metamucil twice a day! Works wonders!  

Answer 33

Magnesium. 500 mg pills. Take 3 before bed. You will have a BM in the morning. Continue taking 2-3 pills each night. Works like a charm!  

Answer 34

Triphala, an Ayurvedic trio of herbs.  

Answer 35

Epson salts is is magnesium and many other things it absorbs instantly

Answer 36

Extra magnesium

Answer 37

2 oz of Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar in 8 oz lukewarm water every morning does the trick. Take your magnesium, drink your water and add this little trick. Good for the bowels plus your immune system.  

Answer 38

Taking a daily probiotic helps too. I can’t go a day without it on this plan.  

Answer 39

Floralax by IP & a stool softener.  

Answer 40

Magnesium citrate capsules. I take 2 morning and night.  

Answer 41

Take less calcium.  

Answer 42

Maybe eating on a more consistent schedule may get your body in a routine ‍♀️. Everyone is different but usually works for me. I also find eating actual food (veggies at lunch) will help things along. Also Apple cider on salads are a huge help.  

Answer 43

Eat lots of lettuce!  

Answer 44

3 tsp olive oil instead of 2 tsp and 120oz water.  

Answer 45

Ask your coach for enzymes. I gave myself a hernia before I discovered these gems!  

Answer 46

Increase magnesium to 1500 atleast a day. :)

Comments

This is the correct answer 1200-1600mg of magnesium

Answer 47

I am of the mind that this diet created the problem and food/what you eat will undo it. ive been on IP for 5 mos and have had the problem the entire 5 months. there is no point in asking your doctor cuz if they personally have never experienced this level of discomfort, they cant help you. they all just parrot "eat more fiber". of the hundreds of sufferers who try to solve this problem, i have yet to find even 1 person who says that "eating more fiber" worked. and while we are on fiber, we are eating a ton of veggies, so why isnt this working? in my case, i work out with heavy weights (so im not a couch potato/sometimes blamed for constipation), drink way more than minimum water, and eat my veggies. I got sick and tired of using additional tablets, additives, drinks only to hope and pray movement would happen the next day (sometimes, it didnt), not to mention, taking some of these supps, long term, to me, cant be beneficial. in my frustration, i emailed IP corporate. I told them i can point to 2 areas: no fruit allowed on Phase 1 (i love fruit! it's been quite a hardship to not eat it. ) and excessive soy and soy bi products. They said there are 52 IP products that DONT have soy (all of which, i dont eat). that being said, 3 IP products that I eat all the time, do have soy. I have since read articles that say soy can lead to constipation. once i get to goal weight, i will cut these 3 products out of my diet. i only have 15 lbs to go. She did agree to let me start to eat fruit again and otherwise stay on Phase 1. I have decided to "eat an apple a day" when the urge moves me. I started on Monday (still taking my laxitives until i can move on my own). i am please to report that this is day 4 (with fruit) and i had a nice movement today, without any supplements. Hooray. It's only 1 day, so im not going to get too excited, but if this trend continues, i will report back with good news. if i get a consistent bowel movement for 2 weeks without supps, i will consider, that for me, adding fruit back into my diet helped my bowels move naturally.  

Answer 48

For emergency IP has a product that you take at night and by the next day you go.