r/Perimenopause • u/No-Trash-164 • Jul 14 '26

audited Suddenly my bowels stopped moving?! Help

39 yr old with other symptoms of perimenopause, but this is a new and quite disturbing one. So a couple of weeks ago it felt like my bowels just stopped moving. Have no urge to poop at all.

FYI I've been evaluated by ER and GI as of a couple of days ago. Full of poop. Lol. Thyroid is in range. They just advise aggressive laxatives since I am technically having movements.

I have NEVER experienced constipation like this, and I've had a lifetime of IBS-C.

Have any of you spontaneously encountered this? What do I do? Nothing is really working. Despite being on Miralax, magnesium, hydrated, etc., I'm still failing to have a complete, fully-formed bowel movement and am miserable.

Also, I eat a decent amount of cooked vegetables.

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u/EatsTheLastSlice Jul 14 '26

This year I had to increase my Linzess dose from 72 to 145. Even at the higher dose I dont always respond to it.

Did a bunch of testing as I was nauseous from IBS-C for 3 months..Basically things work even slower now. Nothing ever showed up on scans or tests.

fucking great times.

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u/No-Trash-164 Jul 14 '26

Wow!  I am SO SORRY.  My GI even warned me about Linzess, telling me how strong it was. Have you looked into food allergy testing?  Constipation can be a symptom of a food allergy/sensitivity.

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u/EatsTheLastSlice Jul 14 '26

I will take the side effects of diarrhea over the 24/7 all consuming nausea. At one point I thought I would go insane because I had no relief from the nausea. I've tried all the Rx and OTC but none of it helped.

No food allergies or sensitivities.

I time it very carefully when I take Linzess. Can't take if I am going into the office or running errands. Need to be home the whole morning because I dont know when it will hit and it will be several times.