Any suggestions for easing constipation? (Please, no jokes)

I never had this problem for my first 73 years.

But now I'm old and it's become a real problem.

Anyone here figure out how to change this condition of bowels that feel like I'm packed with cement?

The last time I posted a question about this was when I had to give up keto dieting because the keto diet causes constipation for me. I got a series of jokes and smart remarks. Please don't treat this as a joke. It is a very painful condition for me. Really, it's not a joke for those who suffer from it.

Here is what won't work for me, so don't bother to suggest these ideas:

I hesitate to take a laxative. I live in a rented room in a roominghouse with several people sharing the bathroom with me. If I have to use the toilet suddenly, I may not be able to get into the bathroom in time. So taking a laxative could be a mistake.

Legally, in my town, social workers inspect roominghouses and if they find a portable toilet, or any kind of potty, they can close down the entire house and I'd be out on the street looking for a new home. You can only have a portable toilet in a specially licensed señior care facility here. So putting a portable toilet in my room isn't the answer.

I eat a lot of veggies in my diet, and I love salads which I eat every day. I also drink a lot of water.

PoetryNEmotion · F

Prune juice works. You might have to drink a lot. Better than prunes. It unclogs your bowels. You may need to try a suppository inserted rectally. Dulcolax works. You can take Colace daily or Senekott daily. This helps keep you regular. Warm drinks help. Even coffee or tea-both are diuretics-you urinate more. Try those. If worse comes to worse, try an enema. You can insert it carefully. Hold it in. Lay upon your left side. And then you will feel the urge to go. Good luck to you, girl. It can be really painful. I have had patients who have gone 10 plus days with no bms. Very painful. You don't want to take liquid laxatives-but a bowel preparation like those for before a colonoscopy would work too. They tend to be hard upon your system though.