What we thought would be a minor foot surgery brought on more pain than my husband had expected. He usually declines strong pain relievers after a medical procedure, but not this time. For the first few days, he needed his prescribed meds to manage some intense pain.

If you’ve been there, you know that big-gun pain relievers can come with unwelcome side effects. At the top of the list for many of these products are constipation and the distress of slowed bowels.

In general, the basic instruction to prevent these maladies is to increase one’s intake of fluids, high fiber foods and physical activity. And while hubby normally does good on all three counts, it’s a bit difficult to be physically active when one foot is propped up in a recliner. That’s why his doctor recommended some extra hel

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