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Hi, George. David suffered from constipation due to a combination of the PD and the meds. He would often not have a bowel movement for a week...and the time frame could be even more than that. Our gastroenterologist gave David "Lactulose." It's a clear, somewhat sweet liquid. Apparently, it's an enzyme which helps the digestive process, thereby softening the stool. It was a miracle for David. The recommended dose was 1 - 2 tbs/day, but David only needed 1 tsp. for optimal results. Ask your dr. if this would be of assistance to you. Good luck. Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Campbell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 4:30 PM Subject: constipation, again, sorry >I had bilateral dbs in may of 2002. good results. BUT I still Have >Parkinson's. I had three hernia's repaired last Tuesday. They were pretty >bad. The surgeon let me go home the same day with a warning about >Parkinson's and codeine, and constipation. I took twelve darvaset a day for >pain. The pain was very bad anyway. I used 4 stool softeners, two doses of >sorbitol, a glycerin suppository. and an enema every day. EVERY day my >bowel blocked. I could feel a fecal back up at my anus. This has happened >only twice before in 15 years of Parkinson's. despite the fact that I can >hardly reach my anus I greased up a finger an dilated my anus manually. >This worked. after scooping out balls of hard fecal mater for a while, my >bowel did what it is made to do and pushed out the remaining stool. I >always have trouble at stool but this has been difficult. I look forward to >my usual maybe once a week bout with constipation. today the pain is much >less and I have cut the codeine in half. > > has any one been told how to do this by a Dr? > > how desperate would you have to be before a nurse would do this for you at > the hospital? > > are there any tools to make the work more easy? > > Sorry about this post people. But if a person must have help at stool it > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > should be done well before the fecal dry up is too long. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn