I remember taking this when I originally got this blasted fissure from the ninth circle of Hell. I just do not want to drop another 10 pounds just from pooping. I have already lost 30 pounds with my high metabolism...but I also do not want to aggravate the fissure or create bigger hemorrhoids. Considering the fact that I am taking Neurotin for numbing the nerve endings and valium or flexeril as muscle relaxers, I might be slightly more constipated than without them. So maybe I will not be as sensitive to Miralax as I was in the past.
My thinking is that I need high calorie non-junk food to keep the weight on. I am 130 lbs right now and desperately want to eat without fear. Today was one of those days. I had my second non-full day of work (started late because of you know what...spasms and fear I might have to poop before or during work) and I had occasional pain, but I was also very tired late in the day because I was afraid to eat too much. I even skipped my morning bowl of cooked old-fashioned oats. If I get a spasm at work because I needed to have a BM, I will be howling in pain. Not good. Although I am dreading the possibility. *Praying* Miralax will lessen the spasms as well.
Do I still need to consume a ton of fiber on Miralax or can I eat a more balanced diet with food with dense calories like almonds, walnuts, peanut butter? What foods do you recommend for someone with a high metabolism and is generally healthy and active. Most of the foods I used to eat I do not eat because of fear of constipation. However, I checked my regimen and it consists mainly of FIBER, WATER and light EXERCISE! How can I be constipated when I was hardly ever constipated before this condition occurred. Could it be that even with a ton of water FIBER is just not the answer. I have consistently been constipated ever since my Botox/Fissure-wrecked-a-me.
If anyone has advice, please let me know. I know certain foods work for certain people, but I cannot remember anything that I was ever allergic to.