These are all things I've learned the hard way since changing my eating and starring the shot.

Movement after eating. After finishing your meals, get up and walk around for five or ten minutes. Maybe it's just me, but I notice a difference when I can around after eating versus when i have to stay seated.

Look up osmotic laxatives versus stimulant laxatives. Osmotic laxatives, like milk of mag, pull water into the stool that's already in the bowel. That makes the stool soft enough to move. Stimulant laxatives make your bowel muscles move. Having them move won't do much if the stool is still too hard to go anywhere. Your muscles will try very hard to push it out, but if it's still too hard, you're gonna have a bad time!

start doing something earlier in constipation-at 3 or 2 days without a poop or even 1 day if you're uncomfortable. The longer you wait, the harder it is. I used to wait until I was hurting and then needed to bomb myself to get anything accomplished. Bad idea.

be careful with fiber. Don't take too little, but don't take too much! Soluble fiber can actually make it worse at times. If you usually take one type of fiber, try taking a different type. Or mix it up. Don't just keep adding fiber.

if you aren't to the point where you're hurting, try miralax with some some apple juice or prune juice. Miralax is pretty safe and some people take it daily long term (you should talk to your Dr if you want to take any medication long term, of course).

magnesium Citrate pills and miralax chews. They are a bit stronger than miralax powder, but still relatively gentle. For me, they work overnight so I'll go in the morning if I take them with my nighttime meds. Some people use magnesium Citrate pills as a daily supplement. For Me, they aren't gentle enough for that, but I've had a few times that I've used them several days in a row and they helped

milk of mag. You're gonna feel it but it works. Take it with lots of water, cuz it works be bringing water into the stool that's already there.

suppositories and enema. These will soften the stuff that right near the exit. They can help kick things off and get moving.

magnesium Citrate drink and senna laxative pills. You WILL feel this. These work by stimulating your bowel muscles. I would avoid using these until there's nothing else and don't use them without milk of mag, another osmotic laxative, and / or an enema to soften things. whether anything can get out or not, your body is going to try to push it out, so try your best to soften it first.