One hears a lot about dry mouth but I’m at the other end.
Sounds like you need to be drinking more water and/or fiber
I do drink water and eat fiber. I’m wondering if it’s med related.
Dry bowel movements could be a sign of excess calcium.
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That’s very strange because I’m a vegan.
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Probably not high calcium then! I just know my dog gets dry stools when she eats too many bones.
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Could be medication related. Clozaril was a nightmare that way for me. If you can determine if the meds are playing a role it should help with treating it. It could be from multiple things.
Chordy: I can’t remember if you said you were also on an anti-D as well as an anti-P. Higher dose and/or higher-potency anti-Ps will be anticholinergic (see Managing Anticholinergic Side Effects - PMC) and can cause the described problem. But just about any anti-D at any dose will cause it about half the time.
samples32 is also pointing in the right direction vis calcium (and other alkaline chemical) excess. You could do blood work to see if your serum pH is closing in on 7.25 or so and then do diet work to eliminate sources of alkalinity other than the (ferschtukener) pills. I would not add a lot of acid fruit or other low pH foods, however, until you know exactly what your fasting serum pH is. You don’t want to get ulcers or GERD in the quest to deal with hyper-alkalinity.
Fruit daily usually keeps all running naturally. Psyllium is a fiber supplement in pill form…Some of the psych meds will cause BAD constipation as side effect.
I know exactly what you’re talking about. I’ve gotten bad constipation from med’s. Fiber helped me out. At first I used the psyllium fiber from Wal Mart. Then I found these frozen, assorted vegetables - frozen carrots, corn, green beans, and peas. That is working to keep me regular, and it is even more gentle than the psyllium. I’m relying on that, now.
Clozaril is particularly troublesome. Don’t know your med , but increase your fiber and water intake and you should be OK.
Most of the time, yes. But if the condition persists, I’d get blood analysis to see if the body is unduly alkaline or acidic because either situation can cause major digestive track problems.
The fix thereafter is relatively easy. In my case I just stay off chocolate, carbonated beverages, fried food, ice cream, beef and caffeine for my acidosis. You may need to go the opposite direction if your blood is too alkaline.
Thank - you, people. I found a psychological reason for the constipation - a conflict with father. As soon as I realized that I had wanted to kill him, the bowel movement was easy.
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