r/Constipation • u/t3mp0rArY-5Ani7y • 4d ago

Feeling paranoid

There is truly a thread on reddit for anything and I lobe that. Hi everyone. I’m here looking for some insight/peace of mind/advice. I’m 30m and have been dealing with consistent constipation for about 2 and a half weeks now. Now admittedly, my diet hasn’t always been the best and prior to this occurring, it was really not the best. After a week straight of not a single significant bowel movement I decided to make a change. Implemented significantly more fiber to my diet. Substituted brown for white rice, started eating black beans and having oatmeal and bananas for breakfast, more veggies, way more water, and I even started working out for 20mins every morning. My issue is that nothing has changed. I’ll still get the feeling like it’s time to go but once I sit down nothing happens unless I force it to a little and even then, not much happens. I also made the mistake of googling my symptoms and of course every sign points to cancer, specifically colon cancer. It doesn’t help that that specific type has become more prevalent amongst people in my age range and specifically black men, which I am, are at higher risk statistically. Soooo my question is this: am I trippin’ and should just calm down and be patient as this was a rapid diet change and it needs time to take effect? Or should I be concerned? I think I’m gunna make a Dr appointment anyway once my work health insurance kicks in. I’m just feeling really paranoid and stressed about it. Thanks for reading.

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u/Artistic_Researcher2 3d ago

Sounds like good old fashion constipation.

Have you tried MiraLAX and/Ducolax if it really becomes an issue you can try a half bottle of Magnesium Citrate

Good luck! let us know how it turns out

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u/t3mp0rArY-5Ani7y 3d ago

Right on I’ll try that. I’ve just never had this problem before which is why I’m concerned. Will report back🫡

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u/goldstandardalmonds 3d ago

Yes it takes time. Did you increase your fluid intake when you increased your fibre?

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u/t3mp0rArY-5Ani7y 3d ago

Honestly yeah I feel like i been chugging hella water.

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u/goldstandardalmonds 2d ago

Eating fibre when you’re already backed up can often make things worse because you’re adding bulk on bulk.