I have IBS and constipation and I try laxatives like mira lax and things like that but they cause terrible cramping and I bind up and then it hurts even more… what are some Natural gentle products that would help with my constipation gently? thanks

I suffer from an eating disorder which is how the dependency to laxatives began. I want to have normal BM’s. How can I do that?

My friend has barley been eating, and doesn’t realize when she is hungry. When she does eat though, she takes laxatives, i guess to make her bowel movments faster. She has lost about 10 pounds in the past week. Is this a eating disorder? If so, what is the name of it, and how do you think i could help her?

When I had diarrhea recently, the nurse told me that applesauce was helpful, but fruits (except banana) and fruit juices were to be avoided because of the laxative effect. And I know independently that apples and apple juice are both laxatives. What happens to make apple sauce not a laxative? It’s just apple bits floating in apple sauce.

My 3 year old son is scheduled for a colonoscopy on friday. He has to take laxatives to cleanse his vowels and can only have liquids on thursday. The laxatives sounds painful and i don’t know how he will go about not eating for the whole day. Has anyone else gone through this?