Getting things "moving" - a delicate ?

[Karlzmom 1]

Sorry to be so indelicate, but I'm struggling a bit......had serg on Monday the 19th....was required to do the full Milk o' mag cleanse so was "empty" on Monday. Its now Sunday, so a full week later and nothing...just some gas. However, it feels like I need to "go", but nothing...very crampy and uncomfortable. What can/should I do? How long does it normally take to get things "moving" again? I've been adding a spoon of Benefiber to my shakes the last couple of days and have made sure to do some walking everyday....now trying a bit of coffee.....HELP!

[ladytru84 23]

i didnt take anything but id say on day 6 is when i had my first bm and than it was another 3 or 4 days till my next. id say give it a few more days if still nothing than call ur doc office and see what they recommend

[vlp1968 83]

Maybe a stool softner?

[banded2010 0]

My surgery was 19th also and I was told to talk a stool softener in the morning and then again in the evening. I was also told to call if I hadn't had a bowel movement in 2 or 3 days after I got home. I would say that it was about day 3 or 4 days before anything happened! I hope this helps!

[Diamondgirl81 0]

Try Miralax. It's helps relieve Constipation without some of the painful gastric side effects of other laxatives or stool softeners. My doc recommended it for me shortly after I had surgery and it worked well. It's flavorless and not bulky, so you can mix in w/ Water , crystal lite, etc.

Best,

Lauren

[skinnyorbust 0]

After day 3 of not having a BM, I was a bit worried. I felt like I needed to go, but could not push, it hurt too much in my muscles. So i went and got a kids laxative, chewable tablet. It said 2-4 tablets the first time. I only took 2. That did the trick! But then I had diareaha for a couple days! I was kinda wondering why I was even having BMs if I was on liquids!:wink: Weird! Finally the "runs" went away on their own and now I am normal. Luckily my insides are healed up more and can deal with the pushing... to an extent. I think I might try that Miralax too, because it is not always easy.:eek:

[Karlzmom 1]

Thanks, I'll give Miralax a try...this is miserable and nice to know i'm not alone.......hey didn't someone say someting about loving company once?:eek:

[LegalEagle2009 0]

My surgeon suggested using Milk of Magnesium if I had not had a BM within 4 days. I used it, but didn't feel like it did much. I felt like the Gas Z chewables I was taking were more effective for that.

[Debster21 0]

I used BeneFiber twice a day for about the first 6 weeks and then i was fine. I think its your body getting used to the drastic change in diet.

Seems to be a common thing to happen

[misspeacock 0]

honestly i'm 3 weeks out and i've yet to be "normal". i've taken a stool softener once in a while, but with limited results. i'm getting more used to it, unless it becomes uncomfortable, but i know it isn't hurting me.