Published on 12, July, 2020
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Hi Yellow tree - I really wanted to engage too. But I have learned from an alcoholic friend of mine that there is no point while they are actually under the influence. And then I forgot. I hope that things are better. I can't remember the details now, but if you have codine constipation can you try something live Movicol to get things moving?
That’s a shame. Is your friend okay now? Yeh Movicol (otherwise known as Macragol or polyethylene glycol 3350 in America) is a good laxative. It draws water from the rest of the body. I find if my GI tract is in a state of emergency or pain then it sends signals to my brain to go into fight or flight and I then get panic attacks. So I guess I try and eat more fibre, drink water take medicine etc to help my guts and that helps my anxiety then.
I have a water bottle like this, that I totally rely on. If I didn't have it, I'd be a shriveled prune because I forget to drink, In fact, I actually have two for when one needs to be washed.
I can't have codeine any more because of constipation. Even one dose gets me. Also codeine is addictive and hard to give up. IBS and digestive problems are really common to autistics. I have struggled with these problems for most of my life.
Anyway - the water bottles are a god send!
These water bottles are really good. I am totally useless at drinking water
This is plastic and quite tough. The point of this one is that it has markers on how much to drink by a certain time. I keep it by me and when I look at it, I have that reminder to get on track. I forgot to tell you about the markers - and that was the whole point .
Cool stuff! I use a metal water bottle as I am liable to break these things because I am quite clumsy at times and always knock them over by accident ending up breaking them. Lol.
Ah that’s good I would probably break it. I am quite clumsy and always drop and break water bottles or knock them over because I walk into them lol. Yeh I just realised that codeine actually makes constipation worse and ibuprofen or aspirin make the intestines inflamed and cause tummy ulcers. So I’m best just sticking with paracetamol for pain relief. Yeh they are common in us autistic folks. It is treatable though which is good. I feel I suffer from Chronic Constipation and also GERD. I haven’t been diagnosed with IBS or anything. But I know autistic people who did.