Sometimes when I eat a really good diet for a good long time without fail, I get really bloated and constipated, and I can't really answer why that happens!  I will say that drinking some tea first thing in the morning really helps, and I must say coffee is even better to get things going.  Sometimes waiting to eat helps me in the morning; I just drink some tea and eat after I have "gone".  Try different things and if that doesn't help, try some probiotics with your meals and other holisitic products.  Also, try some lemon in your water.  I keep a little thing of lemon juice at work to squeeze in my cup about two times a day.

Good luck and hopefully this helps!     

I know how frustrated you are!  When I'm at college I sometimes get like this.  I find that the best thing for me is coffee and running and/or walking.  If it goes over 48 hours, because I am obsessed with regularity in that department, I will start my next morning with a liter of water, run, coffee & oatmeal for breakfast, and that usually does the trick.  Drink lots of water (which I see you do) and minimal soda all day. 

If not, and you still want to make yourself go but without a laxative, I would actually recommend prune juice.  When I was in highschool and interned in a hospital, one of the doctors recommended it over laxatives EVERY time. 

Also, an interesting side note - SugarFree Jelly Belly beans have a disclaimer that they may have a laxative effect - they have an unexpectedly huge amount of fiber in them.  Try them!

Good luck!

Thanks for the advice, everyone!!  I guess I need to not avoid fat like the plague, although it says I was around 24% fat yesterday.  I think I'll have a tbsp of regular ol' fatty peanut butter a day or something like that...hopefully it will help!  For now, a medium coffee from Dunkin' Donuts has mostly done the trick. :-P 

Maybe you could try eating some vegetables.  For a mainly vegetarian diet it seems like you are mostly focusing on grains, fruits, and fake meats, with very little in the way of actual vegetables.  These would help you get more fiber in your diet which may help with your problem.

I thought an entire pint of grape tomatoes and a bunch of baby carrots was sufficient but I guess it's really not.  I will try and add more veggies to my diet.   Thanks!

If all else fails, alternate between coffee and water till ya go.

I had a similar problem till  I found a miracle recipe on a diet site.

You will need:

water (cold, warm or hot, it's up to your taste) - 2 cups,

linseed (I bought a 1kg bag in a health shop for about £2)  - 1 tsp,

lemon.

First thing in the morning  drink 1 cup of water with squeezed lemon juice. Then eat one tea spoon of seeds (you can either swallow the seeds or chew, they are quite nice actually), then drink the second glass of water.  Then have breakfast. You will see the result in about an hour.

You can read about how it works here:

http://www.herbsforhealthyliving.co.uk/commonly_used_herbs/l inseed.html

I've been practicing this for just over a month and have healthy poo twice a day!

I would reccommend more fruits and veggies earlier in the day.  In fact, I would recommend you have your snack of fruit before or with breakfast and then have a midmorning snack of a raw vegetable.

I don't know how regularly you eat Kashi GoLean Crunch for breakfast, but I know that the one time that I tried it, both my boyfriend and I had similar digestive issues when we were eating it (cramping, bloating, etc). As soon as I switched to a different brand of cereal, those problems went away.

I don't know if that's what's causing your problem, but if you've been eating that consistently while having those symptoms, you might want to try switching cereal brands.

I have terrible problems if I eat Grape Nuts cereal.  Too bulky.  You really need to stick to one serving and make sure you have enough liquid to help move things along.

You may also have a case of gas on top of everything else. 

Colace, over the counter, is a stool softener.  Give that a try.  It's not a laxative, so it will not make you uncomfortable.

Good luck.

I have to say there is something about the Kashi Go Lean Crunch that stops me up severely.  So much so, that I had to go to the gastroenterologist, because I was so blocked up.  The stuff you take for a colonoscopy cleared it all out, but I really think that my body just has trouble digesting that cereal.  I also have similar troubles a few months into eating the Zone bars and the other Kashi bars, so it may be that I have trouble digesting specific grains (there are 7 I think in Kashi). 

It may be that you need to avoid the Kashi cereal for a while, or at least only have it on rare occasions.

Thanks for the advice on Kashi!  It is indeed pretty much the only cereal I eat...although I did buy Fiber One original to help fill me up in the mornings. 

I think part of the problem may be the whey protein shakes I've started drinking more regularly...

If you haven't tried probiotics, try that. Also try digestive enzymes from a good, reliable brand.

I kinda have the same problem...been 50% raw for the week, and 80% for the past 2 days...anyhow number 2 has not come at all :( That is why Ive been adding metamucil to my smoothies with no avail...Im losing weight and all...but its just weird

I have the same diet as you - pescatarian - and I also eat Kashi GoLean! regularly.  I used to have digestive problems like what you're describing, and the single biggest thing that helped me was drinking water.  Lots and lots of water, especially first thing in the morning.  I tend to get very dried out at night, and always have, and I've found a direct correlation between how dried out I feel and whether I experience, uh, movement.  8 glasses isn't always enough for me, and again, it's especially important in the morning.  I try to get in 3 glasses of water in the morning.

Good luck!