I have had constipation do to an eating disorder and severe laxative abuse. Two things that help me are 1) eating baby food fruit (stage 2...sounds disgusting, but it's really not that bad...you can do the prunes, but really any of them help for me...like 2-3 a day) and 2) drinking a warm decaf beverage after meals...the heat stimulates peristalsis...I don't like tea or coffee, so I just drink a cup of hot water.