A long night ahead with a constipated hubby, any tips?

If you've given DH all that stimulant laxative and he STILL can't produce a BM, then he needs to see the doctor right away. Fruits and veggies are all fine and well, but it's too late to think it's gonna help him now. Please seek the advice of a qualified doctor before doing anything else.

Good luck

Wow! I would be very concerned with his situation after all the medicine he has taken already. If he is impacted he could rupture his intestines and sepsis could set in. Patty Duke the actress, her cause of death was sepsis from a ruptured intestine. It is nothing to play with take him to the Hospital ER.

Mare sure he is drinking a lot of liquids.

Next time he thinks he has to go to the bathroom, let him sit on the toilet fir at least 10 minutes and run water in the sink where he can hear it and also wet a hand towel with warm water and apply to his lower stomach.
Also, while he is sitting on the toilet, have his feet flat but raised up on a little step stool, that also seems to help.
And buy a container of fiber that can be mixed in his drinks and or food every day so he won't be constipated.

Prayers

Glove up. Lubricate and dig out. Then Miralax fluids and try to control it getting so bad. You have to get the dry hard feces out first.

When my Husband was on Hospice they gave me a "recipe" they called "the bomb" (it does sound gross though, but it works)
1/4 Cup Prune juice
1/4 Cup Milk of Magnesia
1/4 Cup Orange Juice
Warm this up a bit until it is body temperature. (generally works in about 30 min.)

I would also puree Papaya and Pineapple and portion it in 1/4 to 1/2 Cup amounts. I chose these because most of the OTC "cleanse" products contained them and I figured if they worked, great but if not he liked the flavor.

A Herbal tea called Smooth Move often will work, it is made of Senna so not much different than the Senna I gave him daily anyway. (he did not much like tea)

Once in a great while I did resort to opening a bottle of Magnesium Citrate and he would drink some of that. Depending on how much he drank would depend on how well it worked.

I finally did get a prescription for Lactulose and that was given every morning.

Have you seen the product called "Squatty Potty"? As odd as it sounds that particular position of the knees a bit higher seems to work. I noticed often when I was transferring my Husband using the Hoyer Lift and he was angled just right he seemed to have a BM. I would kid with the CNA that it was the "squatty potty" position.

Last but not least sometimes is takes a gloved hand and to get things going!

Get him a Squatty Potty or a small stack of books to put his feet up on when he's on the toilet. It might help things move along a bit better.

I have this problem and take Magnesium Glycinate. It helps move the bowels. I have to take at least 400 mg/day.

Lots of water, apple juice, prune juice, bananas, no dairy products and no fatty foods until he starts going. A diet high in fiber will help, in the long run. Juice celery, 16-32 ounces first thing in am or on empty stomach this is a natural liver detox and makes you go. Good luck to ya

Do you have home nursing care or is he on hospice? My mil had to have the nurse that came to our home clean out her impactions. It is not for the faint of heart.

Contact his doctor and see if he can arrange for a visiting nurse, home health care, or something similar.

My mom is 98 years young and now lives with me. She is in the bath room for extended periods of time but won't let me know whens he's constipated until I'm working or with a client.....It's okay. I moved her into a bedroom right next to the bathroom. I give her about 4 ounces of prune juice every other morning and I make fruit smoothies for her with fruit, flax seed, kale, ginger root, lemon, bananas, blueberries and strawberries. A hot cup of black coffee sometimes help...I encourage her to drink warm tea with her breakfast but I usually find the even tea serving sitting on the night stand the next morning. It's helped with the constipation but at 98 years young she's in the bathroom 4 - 6 times a day with a book. The elimination is small but it is an elimination. I be very careful with the excessive laxatives. If'f he is really impacted seek medical advise before proceeding since he will have to be clear for the colonoscopy.
Praying for the best health - In the best possible way. Be well.

I also got her the "Squatty Potty", only remembered after I read the next post suggesting it. That has also helped her to not sit so long on the toilet.