I had the same thing, not helped by a very painful fissure which probably made me slam shut a little bit and therefore make the whole thing worse!!

My routine during that time was:

3 litres of water a day
snacking on prunes and dried appricots throughout the day
A glass of Movicol every day - this was prescribed to me by my doctor and helps with impaction, when it is all 'backed up'...lovely! But this stuff is really good.
A salad for lunch every day
Coloxyl with senna at night if I had missed a dose of dried fruit or the salad

If it is still like this it might be an idea to go and mention it to your gp if you haven't been for a few days, in case something else is going on (like an impaction). Any pushing can really make matters worse.

I am sure I had something else to tell you but Desperate Housewives has just grabbed my attention and I have just gone completely blank!!

I hope it eases up soon...it is so darn unpleasant!!!!