Blocked up bowel and chronic constipation

Impacted def needs medical attention, and sooner rather than later!

Kiwi fruit is good for normal constipation plus prunes, dried apricots but for an impaction I think medical help is needed.
Lactulose is my go to for a “bad bung”

Hibiscus tea.. it is quite bitter but if you can coax her to drink 2 or three cups it should help... as much water as she is able afterwards.
Hope she gets relief soon.

Tinned prunes.
But A/E might be necessary.

Sugar free liquorice sweets did the trick for me after heavy medication.

Laxido / movicol to soften
Combined with something like senna to stimulate bowel movement

Our doctor prescribed Laxido which worked in a day when my mum had chronic constipation following an illness.

It is also available from pharmacies. It would be advisable to talk to the pharmacist before buying it at there are some drugs it can’t be taken alongside.

Hope your daughter is better soon.

Well - please close your eyes those of a sensitive nature.

The doctor evacuated my bowel with his fingers - painful and unpleasant, then used something which after half an hour meant I pooed for England and completely blocked the hospital lavatory. A nurse kindly unblocked it for me.

It was impossible to pass the faeces and I was involuntary passing fluid - I could not sit down it was so painful and uncomfortable. all very unpleasant and traumatic.

Prior to all that I’d taken paracetamol for the two viruses, and I also had sickness and diarrhoea, ehich almost certainly was the culprit.

Lactulose is my go to Whitewave, my reflux med causes an issue, it’s a gentle answer to an uncomfortable problem

Senna did not work for me btw.

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Honestly If she hasn’t been for a week then she almost certainly needs medical help.

I needed just that after covid followed by the flu in quick succession, and ended up in A&E being manually de-bunged - what a relief! But never again!!

I now ensure I drink the correct amount of fluids and take lactulose daily which keeps me going as I am NEVER going through that experience again!!

Yes, I agree.

I had a problem after an operation when I was taking codeine.

The nurse phoned me to say if the laxatives and enemas that she had prescribed did not work, I was to get myself back to hospital as an emergency.

Luckily, they did work.

I don't know what you mean by "manually debunged". The method I know about is a retention enema of peanut (arachis)oil followed by an activating enema once the impacted faeces have had time to soften.

A colonic lavage may be best when the faecal matter is impacted up past the rectum.

It should be treated as an emergency if she hasn’t been for quite some time.

I had to have a emergency appointment with my daughter who hadn't been for a while. The prescribed movicol at a higher dose iirc and the magic of senna for a week. Job done.
It can be dangerous to not seek medical attention if it has been a matter of weeks rather than days

I had gone past all the over the counter remedies and up your bum thingies - all to no avail.

Honestly If she hasn’t been for a week then she almost certainly needs medical help.

I needed just that after covid followed by the flu in quick succession, and ended up in A&E being manually de-bunged - what a relief! But never again!!

I now ensure I drink the correct amount of fluids and take lactulose daily which keeps me going as I am NEVER going through that experience again!!

Your daughter needs to soften her stool. If she is unwilling to see her GP about the constipation, I suggest you speak to a pharmacist. There are over the counter products to help with this problem. The pharmacist will be able to advise you. If you take one of your daughter's prescriptions for the pharmacist to see it will give them a clear idea of which drug(s) might be causing the constipation.

Certain medications can and will cause constipation and this will be exacerbated by dehydration. If she is bunged up she will not feel like eating either.
Can you tempt her with fresh fruit, particularly oranges, and I really do think that she needs to see her GP as soon as you can convince her to go - and arrange an appointment of course; not that easy I know.