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Opioids preventing opiate constipation

I had this problem the first time a Dr. put me on an everyday 2 x 10/325 hyrdrocodone 3 times daily 30 some years ago
I went to the ER because my bowels/stomach pain was a 10 (scale) I forget what the liquid was they had me drink, but then they had me lay on the bed & put a giant rubber "bladder" filled w/ hot water that covered from my chest down to just above my groin area, and lapped over each side of my body.
They kept the water hot & within 30 minutes I was running to the shitter I dont think thats where the saying "a good healthy shit" came from, but I did feel like a new man...from then I realized how food & exercise works to keep everything in manageable check.
I dont know if this practice is still in use, but It's highly recommended.
The Happy Shatter
 
edzeppelin said:
Advice: Use Miralax (PEG 3350, there are generics), but take the first dose like the morning before you take your opiates, and take a daily dose until the "threat" has passed and your bowels are working normally. This will prevent it from happening. If it's too late, I've had success with liquid glycerin suppositories. This inserts a compound that draws water to your intestine, which will eventually soften up your stool. But you must keep it in you and allow it to drain back into your intestine. It often makes me "spasm" shitting out the liquid. You want to avoid this or minimize it by holding your body in one of the positions on the package. If your stool is as big and hard as some have described, it could take several hours to soften. You should pay attention to your bowel movements, and using the above methods to "nip it in the bud".
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I want to stress the importance of taking the laxatives before the problem arises. I made the mistake of taking some when I was heavily constipated, and all it did was make it hurt a lot more because it just built up the pressure while the turd refused to budge. This made it extremely painful, and I likened it to the scene from Willy Wonka where Augustus Gloop is stuck in that pipe from the chocolate river, and it builds up pressure until he fires out like a bullet. I actually puked and passed out from the pain. This was while I was on suboxone maintenance.

I believe the joke for those on methadone or suboxone maintenance goes something like "If you are on methadone/suboxone maintenance the only thing you need toilet paper for is wiping the tears from your eyes."
 
walterdini said:
I got no idea other than the standard tips: drink A LOT of water, eat lots of fiber, take lots of stool softeners and importantly--take them regularly every day while you need to. They work best when taken regularly, not just wen u really r constipated...

But I'd love to know a magic cure too: shit just a few days ago I had to take a crap so bad I couldn't wait and used a public bathroom----well my shit was soo big and hard it wouldn't flush, I mean this turd wouldn't even bend, break or budge...b/c there was no plunger around and I couldn't just leave it there (it was actually the bathroom at my mmt clinic) I ended up having to take an expired credit card from my wallet and using it to chop up the turd so it would flush...

At that point, there was a layer of diarhea ontop of the huge turd, and I kid you not, when I first stuck the card into the turd, I thought I was touching a rock or some part of the porcelin----thats how hard it was. I couldn't see the card hit b/c of the top layer, and when I felt the resistance my first thought was pure panic b/c I genuinely thought I had somehow shit out a real rock.

Sorry for the vividness, but this was beyond aweful, so if neone has a real long term fix, plEase advise
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Dude, I have been there and totally "get" it but holy shitbird batman, that was one of the most disgusting things I've ever read!!!
 
walterdini said:
Yeah I coulda just let a janitor take care of it but it didn't feel right to make someone else deal with that......

I have been thinking about getting a colonic to help remove all the backed up, caked up feces that must be lining my colon, would that help prevent future constipation if I started a regimen like the ones outlined above after it?

I know it must be bad in there b/c I've tried plugging (dope and oxy) a good dozen times and have never gotten amything but minimal effects at doses that would"ve gotten me high via other ROA's. And that was even after plugging a few mins after an enama induced shit.....

So is it possible that the constipation I get from the mmt is magnified by the fact that I have very old and dry fecal matter lining my colon? Could that stuff be acting like a sponge--drying out my already dry shit? And if so, then would removing that older stuff with a colonic help me somewhat?
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There are NATURAL drinks out there specifically for this The drinks contain capsaicin, numerous natural fibers, ginger etc.. tons of natural ingredients that work ! They work by naturally cleansing, gently "scrubbing" the walls of your intestines of nasty matter that may have been stuck there for a long time...remember to use the colon cleansing drinks that are 100% natural !
They normally work within 5-10 days (I am proof) I'm not endorsing anything, just use one that has high ratings/posts
Raw vegitables work in the same manner, especially raw broccoli, the "floret's" scrub fecal gunk that would otherwise stay -
"glued" to your intestines. Bean, alfalfa etc...sprouts work in the same manner, as they are still growing, from the time you eat them until you expel them into the shatter...
 
I agree with the poster above who said that different methods work for different people. You need to try them all till you find one that works for you.

I would also strongly advise that you use natural laxatives. Stimulant laxatives for example can make you dependent on them.. to the point where you can't have a bowel movement without them.

For me, enemas worked the best. Once you're to the point where it's just too hard to get out, they're the only thing that will soften it enough so that you can pass it. Oral laxatives will only make it worse unless it's coconut or mineral oil. When using an enema, leave it there as long as possible! This will increase the effectiveness.

If nothing works though, sometimes you have to put on a sterile glove and break it up with your fingers :( Sounds gross, but with the glove it's not that bad and hey, it's better than massive rectal tears and bleeding. Not to mention the toxins that build up in your body when you don't get them out of your system.
 
walterdini said:
Yeah I coulda just let a janitor take care of it but it didn't feel right to make someone else deal with that......

I have been thinking about getting a colonic to help remove all the backed up, caked up feces that must be lining my colon, would that help prevent future constipation if I started a regimen like the ones outlined above after it?

I know it must be bad in there b/c I've tried plugging (dope and oxy) a good dozen times and have never gotten amything but minimal effects at doses that would"ve gotten me high via other ROA's. And that was even after plugging a few mins after an enama induced shit.....

So is it possible that the constipation I get from the mmt is magnified by the fact that I have very old and dry fecal matter lining my colon? Could that stuff be acting like a sponge--drying out my already dry shit? And if so, then would removing that older stuff with a colonic help me somewhat?
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Buy 2 bottles of that magnesium stuff and drink one each day, its gonna clean everything outta you.
 
If you're really having an emergency situation, a bottle of magnesium citrate can be a lifesaver! Make sure you don't have any obligations if you take that stuff.....but you shouldn't take laxatives like that all the time.....Hydration, fiber....it's all been said already...

Also, sometimes on opiates, you can shit but you just don't feel like you have to...don't strain, but maybe try to gently go more often before you're literally walking around with a brick in your ass!
 
I got it real bad when i started suboxone. Go to a drug store and get fiber gummys, eat 3 a day, youll be shitting like normal in no time. Ive tried things like stool softener and they ravaged my gi track, im sensitive to that stuff, but the fiber gummies and gentle.
 
walterdini said:
Yeah I coulda just let a janitor take care of it but it didn't feel right to make someone else deal with that......

I have been thinking about getting a colonic to help remove all the backed up, caked up feces that must be lining my colon, would that help prevent future constipation if I started a regimen like the ones outlined above after it?

I know it must be bad in there b/c I've tried plugging (dope and oxy) a good dozen times and have never gotten amything but minimal effects at doses that would"ve gotten me high via other ROA's. And that was even after plugging a few mins after an enama induced shit.....

So is it possible that the constipation I get from the mmt is magnified by the fact that I have very old and dry fecal matter lining my colon? Could that stuff be acting like a sponge--drying out my already dry shit? And if so, then would removing that older stuff with a colonic help me somewhat?
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Your intestines are not like water or sewer pipes. Shit does not "cake up" on the inside surfaces of your intestines. This is a myth perpetuated by the new-agey colon cleanse industry, which is also obsessed with toxins "building up" and flushing tham out. This is total pseudo-science, and calling it that is being generous. You may feel good after a colonic(or even a good shit) but that is all, nothing else is happening. Read science-based skeptic sites about all this stuff.
 
I never had a colonic and don't know much about em, but I've had family members who've gotten em tell me about them, and there is certainly more feces extracted during the procedure than what one would/could normally excrete from taking a shit. So might not have ancient fecel matter in my colon, but I'm sure there's more in me than in a non opiate dependant person
 
I've HAD A BREAKTHROUGH!

Nah not really, its been something suggested in this thread already a few times and is well known to help, but I have recent experiences that confirm it.....EXCERSIZE

As you all know from my first post in this thread, I suffer serious opiate induced constipation. I recently began to work out, have gone to the gym 3 times in the past 6 days, and I've had a regular bowel movement almost every day. And because I've been going to the bathroom regularly, the stool doesn't have time to get dry and compacted so the ssshit comes out easily--no bleeding, no taring, and no pain at all.

I think that the extra water I am drinking now b/c of the workouts may also be playing a factor. I'm not sure what about exercise makes you poop, whether it be the bouncing up and down from cardio or the needed flushing of extra toxins produced during the workput, but whatever it is, I have noticed a SEVERE, SIGNIFICANT, AND MOST WELCOMED, change in my bowel movements.

I've been dependant on opiates for about a decade and am intimately familiar with the accompanying constipation, so when I noticed myelf making normal shits, regularly, and the only change made was my working out, I felt the need to share with ya'll

It may not work for everyone, but it has been working for me 100% and I wish all of u suffering with this the best of luck.
 
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