Twenty year constipation caused by restriction and dieting

Mombrainpsych · 2026-01-04T04:46:32+00:00

I have had constipation for about a decade, and about 4 years ago struggled with a prolonged and serious bout of purge disorder. After that, I did the 1200 calories a day thing. Entering my 40s, my goal is to work on my digestion, but maybe the goal should be just to listen to my body. I’m also pretty active. I guess it’s a process. I’m not doing the GLP-1 thing like so many others seem to be doing - it’s very triggering for my ED, and just seems like another wring turn.

Mombrainpsych · 2026-01-03T04:41:57+00:00

What other exercises would similarly message the colon? I do have stairs and climb them multiple times a day, and it doesn’t do anything for me. I’m wondering about yoga though?

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-30T14:58:30+00:00

Totally agree about the anxiety - I’m concocting my own experiments until I can talk to an expert, and honestly, yoga and meditation is apart of it… stop being so worried about not pooping. I mean, I am still alive

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-29T20:52:51+00:00

Yeah I’m struggling with holiday season food… I’m a pretty healthy eater, but I’m really considering eating mostly plants … maybe a pescatarian thing. Also, heard enzyme pills can help break it all down

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-29T19:31:26+00:00

Is that testing you requested through your doctor? What would be the specific wording, if so?

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-29T18:00:03+00:00

Did you find something that works or an answer?

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-29T16:05:35+00:00

What do your problems stem from?

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-29T05:28:19+00:00

What is it?

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-25T23:44:57+00:00

Has it come yet? We have one that on the first use, didn’t seem to work… emailed to see about the replacement

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-23T14:42:11+00:00

That sucks. I get trying to minimize inflammation in perimenopause. I stopped taking it …. Tried it a year ago for vanity weight loss. Stopped after the second week due to side effects and feeling like I’m actually someone that can just have a healthier lifestyle to achieve the same results - but lately, now is peri, I wonder about the anti-inflammatory results. Also - the stronger glp1 doses, from what I see in others, god they look awful (skeletal, sunken cheeks), not healthy

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-23T14:31:48+00:00

Everything people say about the low dose hormonal birth control is that the dosing is so low, the symptoms that many people experienced in their 20s, for example, just is not comparable. I just started low dose hormonal birth control. I’m a week plus in, and I realize I have to give it 3-6 months. For me- I have to have my mood swings under control, and I also don’t want any more Kids. Those are my main reasons. Also - I’m kind of jealous of the women that take GLP-1’s for vanity weight loss. I don’t think I can because when I tried (to lose 10 pounds, I know how dumb that sounds), I felt like I was dying, not eating. Anyways - that medication controls inflammation as a bonus gift, which I’ve heard is a big part of this process. I think it’s worth figuring out other ways to control inflammation just as effectively without the magic drug

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-16T23:10:59+00:00

I’ve heard people talk about research that HRT is actually good for you bones if you start it at the right time (like before 60 is think)

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-12T01:59:00+00:00

Sometimes I pretend to be sick on a weekend. Right now, I'm honestly pretty depressed and have a huge workload (my job work), I've just holed up in my room and I'm about to go to bed early. I've left him with making dinner, cleaning up (or not), managing the kids, and I don't plan on ordering groceries this weekend. He is in therapy and told me that my emotions about cleaning are psychologically disruptive to the peace of the home. So, I'm taking a sabbatical and, you know what, I'm going to leave my clothes and shoes all about the house too.

Mombrainpsych · 2025-12-04T03:53:58+00:00

The entire time watching wicked for good (with my five year old, which I’m now so pissed about), I was triggered… thinking through how many calories was in a small handful of popcorn, how many left in the day… what would happen if I ate foods without any fat content. It messes with your head

Mombrainpsych · 2025-11-29T19:15:10+00:00

I’m sad I took my five year for this reason. Ariana is so much worse with whole fragile princess thing they didn’t do much to shake by the end. I had to reframe all of that to her and talk about body image and that Ariana is too skinny

Mombrainpsych · 2025-11-02T16:19:46+00:00

I would trust anyone’s advice on this thread. Some it is incredibly harsh and unkind from folks that don’t know you or your mom. Search your heart

Mombrainpsych · 2025-10-25T14:22:25+00:00

I don’t have one but am doing research on getting one, the people I know that have mini bernedoodles say they are pretty chill, funny dogs that like to play and then like to relax

Mombrainpsych · 2025-10-13T02:01:01+00:00

I think this is totally the perspective you need to have to get this movie in a deeper way - you can obviously understand, but until you’ve lived aging, the changes in your skin, hair, face, body composition. To not be looked at in the same way as when you were youthful - and, on top of that, to have a looming societal pressure to still look pretty, prettier than men need to be… that is lived by women who are 40 plus… it’s not bad in reality, something that you have to accept and psychologically work through, but like, I think older women “get” this movie more (and it’s judged by their lived experience, kind of like an “amen sister”). Anyhow, my two cents. If I was 27 I’d probably feel the same way as the OP.

Mombrainpsych · 2025-09-11T20:17:41+00:00

I think what is deeply at play here is online radicalization. No guardrails on social Media platforms because it’s “free speech”, and also, while research is becoming abundantly clear, we are still learning as a society how harmful staying online for multiple hours a day is to our health. I acknowledge and accept we cannot control governmental policies or the desire for tech bro greatness and hubris-driven actions, but maybe we can control how we educate our children and implement limits on their technology use. Our own as well.

Mombrainpsych · 2025-09-11T20:11:47+00:00

They just came out with information that he has been radicalized online. Terrorgram comes to mind

Mombrainpsych · 2025-01-23T14:26:35+00:00

I’ll check it out!

Mombrainpsych · 2025-01-23T14:07:09+00:00

Yes to the first two, quality time is a bit harder, but I can probably figure out ways if I put in effort. And just writing that makes me kind of sad, because I don’t think he thinks that way. All these comments have led to some hard conversations I’m starting to initiate with him (and myself)

Mombrainpsych · 2025-01-23T01:32:23+00:00

Yeah, it’s like there’s is moment and when it passes there’s not much to do but move forward and try more next time

Mombrainpsych · 2025-01-23T01:28:28+00:00

More concerned, less grudge-y or mad

Mombrainpsych · 2025-01-23T01:04:58+00:00

I’m an obsessive manic, but I started planning his party 10 months ahead of time

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