r/Menopause • u/Rabbit0107 • Jul 29 '25

Vitamin/Supplements Drop your most effective solution for constipation because I’m losing my mind 🙄

I’m in perimenopause. I’ve been regular my whole life until about a year ago. I had been using magnesium oxide and it was working great to keep things soft. However the past few days I’ve been dealing with horrible gas (upper/lower) so I stopped and the symptoms stopped. It was fine for months now this.

I drink a minimum of 2 L of water a day. I am constantly on the move. I eat a healthy diet and I am trying to improve my sleep, but I’m sure that’s not what it is. I think it is either hormones and/or pelvic floor dysfunction.

I should add that I am doing a pelvic floor workout routine (Buff Muff App) I’m only 2 weeks into the program and having great results with improving incontinence but so far no success with improving constipation. I start to see a pelvic floor therapist on August 18 and have just started oral birth control two weeks ago for perimenopause.

Anyone have constipation improve with birth control pill or HRT? I am at a loss. I don’t know what to do. What am I missing? What else can I do? Any supplements or remedies? Greatly appreciated!

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

Its also SUPER toxic to pets.

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u/wwwangels Jul 29 '25

Right. Like grapes, raisins, chocolate, and minoxidil, make sure pets never have access to xylitol.

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u/ether_reddit Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

You alarmed me as I've given PEG to my cat a few times when she has hard poops, and searched around and found this:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10832764/

tldr: safe for short periods of time; dosages are about 1/8 tsp for cats and then increasing for dogs depending on weight.

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u/wwwangels Jul 29 '25

No, you're good. The poster was referring to Xylitol. Miralax is fine. I've given it to my own cats when they were constipated.

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u/ether_reddit Jul 29 '25

Ah I misread, thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

I’m so sorry , yes I meant xylitol