I dont know if it'll work or not but when I get constipated by an overdose of imodium that is barely a tablet a day, I feel pain in my entire gut. I take once tsp of pysllium husk powder with lukewarm milk it works as a wonderful laxative . In constipation when taken with milk it helps move things out and in diarrhea when taken with yoghurt it binds up stool. You may want to give it a shot if you're not lactose intolerant.