Follow
Share
Find Care & Housing
I would try citrucel (not metamucil which is a similar fiber but ferments differently in the gut and causes gas with consequent explosive stools at times) one daily. Start slow with only 1/2 teaspoon in water. This often promotes a good stool with a mucilagenous coating that helps with passage.
Helpful Answer (1)
Reply to AlvaDeer
Report

A little more info?

Is he/she constipated, or is this an obsession that he is always worried about it and sending him in the other direction?
Helpful Answer (0)
Reply to Anxietynacy
Report

I've encountered this with my dad; even with mild cognitive decline, he can't remember that he's already had a successful movement, and starts looking for the stool softener. This happens periodically.
Helpful Answer (0)
Reply to YaYa79
Report

Ask a Question
Subscribe to
Our Newsletter