This was a challenge for me too. I can’t say if it’s normal but certainly common. I’d be most concerned with not gassing due to the fact gas was placed in the abdomen during surgery (discomfort), I mean it’s enough to drive you nuts! I did collace kept up my walk in recovery- I went home same day of surgery & walked every hour for about 5 minutes. Definitely want to continually sip throughout the day (a medicine cap & sugar free popsicles helped me with this)
I was baffled how much I couldn’t eat or tolerate so it’s a natural progression. For 1 your stomach was just violated and is now swollen due to being trimmed. I read a lot during my 3 week recovery & it takes 4-6 months for your stomach to heal/fully recover. But water is absorbed through the lining of your stomach something like within 5 minutes of drinking it. So you shouldn’t hurt to get your cap full of water every 15 mins. Water will also aid in healing. Keep trying you are still very early - don’t force anything, don’t stress about it either just remain attentive you will know if something is wrong. Oh & last thing my nutritionist warned me that I may not have a bm because of all the medications used during surgery & soon after she also advised not to sit & push either. So consider medications as a potential cause also. Best of luck dear!
