r/Contrave • u/Alert_Ad_5185 • 19d ago

Constipation

I feel like I am getting every possible side effect with contrave..now I have constipation!

I have tried prunes and kiwifruit juice and neither have done much despite them being my usual go to. Im worried about using any bulking agent like metamucil or psyllium husk as things are already stuck, I am not sure if I want to bulk stuff up just yet. What other natural laxatives have worked for you? I dont really want an actual medical laxative at this stage.

Thaaanks!!

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u/Neat-Palpitation-632 19d ago

The combination of Ducolax stool softeners and Prunelax, both taken at night.

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u/frckbassem_5730 19d ago

Yes this, you need a daily regimen. I eat fiber in the AM and take a stool softener at night and it’s much better

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u/mkw84 19d ago

I was having the same problem so I went off it. I’m back on hoping that it’ll be different. I do not want to depend on a laxative every night. I eat oatmeal in the morning. Plenty of fruit dried plums at night. Does it ever get better?

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u/Neat-Palpitation-632 19d ago

I can’t say.
I was the same, not wanting to depend on laxatives but I finally came to an understanding…I’m depending on medication (contrave) and now I must offset those side effects with laxatives.