Hay Davo, is there any way you can slowly ween your self off of the Movicol, magnesium and stool softeners.
Of course it depends on your condition/situation, My Gastro, Doctor, wants me to stop (slowly of course) using Coloce/stool softener, which I have.
Its been a week, (because my Doctor didn't want me to become dependent on them). since I have used a laxative/stool softener.
What I do is..a magnesium tablet at night, a high mg amount.
Ground flax seed in my foods, pure Virgin olive oil.of course water, water, water.
Yesterday I went to the mall, grocery shopping ,met a friend had a big bowel of stir fryed vegetables with chicken, Delicious and it didn't effect my BM's. I believe we can over analyze our problems/pains,
because before I had this issue, I did eat other foods and rarely touched any stool softeners/laxatives..well maybe once a year, the chocolate flavoured laxative, to help me diet..and I had a fissure then and didn't know it,mmmmm its so confusing. Good luck..