next discussion > ritumehraa last visit to this board Oct-8 add to friends ignore posts discussion title:   need help emoticon:   message #:   7442.1 from:   ritumehraa date:   Oct-8 4:08 pm replies:   2 Hi, I am facing a horrible problem. I gave birth to my baby 3 months ago. After a few days of delivery I passed hard stool and developed a superficial but painful fissure. My doctor advised me stimulant laxative. I used it for two weeks and feeling better then agai passed hard stool and refreshed the fissure. I started laxative once again. I was so scared that I kept on using it again for a month. I left using it for a few days and stool was fine then suddenly I felt very constipated like I was unable to pass stool I knew that I it but couldn’t pass it. This was the first time I faced this horrible form of constipation. I took laxative once again and passed very hard and large bulk of stool which left my rectum a bit swollen. I then didn’t use laxative for 3 days and again had to face the horrible constipation. So I took it again and due to hard stool I once again bled from my fissure. Now I am very scared I want to get off laxative but if I do I get constipation and then fissure, the same cycle. It’s been now almost 3 months. Maybe this severe constipation is a withdrawal symptom of getting off laxative. What should I do. I was thinking that maybe I should start taking milk of magnesia, (less harsher than stimulant laxative) for a few days and use glycerin suppository in case of hard stool. I want to inform that I had been using high fiber diet and lots of water approx. 2 liters water for the past few days but remained constipated. Can anyone guide me how to break free of bisocodyl (laxative) and also get rid of constipation and fissure. Help! Thanks Ritu send to a friend >   print >   bookmark >   report a violation > cl-calley7   last visit to this board Nov-22 messages posted this board 2441 add to friends ignore posts re:   need help emoticon:   message #:   7442.2 in response to 7442.1 from:   cl-calley7   to:   ritumehraa date:   Oct-9 12:36 pm replies:   2 Hi Ritu, I can see why you're concerned.  I'm going to list a few boards that might help you get this figured out.  You can copy/paste your post on them. Stomach/Digestive/Bowel Disorders: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-bhgendigesti Women's Health Issues: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-bhwomenissue Life After Pregnancy: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-psp4pgrads?ice=iv:mb:ppc:feat Constipation: http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/constipation.html?pageNum=4   Calley7 send to a friend >   print >   bookmark >   report a violation > MESSAGES IN THIS DISCUSSION   < Jump to Previous Discussion    Jump to Next Discussion > Change the number of messages displayed on this page in Indicate your interest in the discussion High Neutral Ignore  Get updates to this discussion delivered by email