 [ Symptoms ] pumpkin pie constipates me i basically eat pumpkin pie during thanksgiving and christmas holidays and i really like it but every year it constipates me so during those times i have to take extra combination stool softenerstimulantdocusate sodiumsennosides i am 76 year old male and take prilosec for gerd so i do not have gerd episodes otherwise my stomach feels good every day [ Disease ] you figured it out either do not eat foods that cause constipation or take the appropriate precautions if you do your plan of using stool softeners is just fine