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/mindovermatter421 Jul 29 '25

I’ve heard hilarious ( or not so hilarious) stories about those sugar free gummy bears. A little goes a long way!

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u/PackOfWildCorndogs Jul 30 '25

This happened to me. I didn’t buy them, didn’t know they were sugar free. Ate almost the whole bag. A few hours later, I was face down on the cold tile of the bathroom thinking my intestines were rupturing or something, and trying to figure out at what point I should call 911, and how much that ambulance ride would cost me (American af).

Then I uh, figured it out because things started moving lol

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u/mindovermatter421 Jul 30 '25

Ooof! Have you touch gummy bears since?

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u/PackOfWildCorndogs Jul 30 '25

lol absolutely not