How long after surgery before your first bowel movement.

[MrMom 0]

I'm 2 days post op and yet to have one. Is this normal? Am I constipated? I've been passing some gas every now and then. Thanks for any insight.

[btrieger 21]

4 days and it hurt. My medication constipates me in the first place and I hadn't had any Fiber in over 3 months.

[btrieger 21]

I was getting frustrated running to the bathroom and only passing gas. It kind of reminded me of this old quip:

Here I sit broken-hearted.

Paid a dime and only farted.

Next time I will take a chance.

Save my dime and shit my pants.

Edited May 30, 2010 by btrieger

[MrMom 0]

I haven't heard that one in a while. lol

[Nean4488 1]

About 3 days post op I took some milk of magnesia. It helped.

[illuminationlady 7]

I wouldn't wait much longer. You'll start to feel sick (nauseated). I used Mirilax to get me going. It works usually within 12 hours and has NO taste. You mix it with juice or Water. Best wishes!

[iwokeupfat 0]

I could feel some gas moving by day three of my surgery. Since there wasn't much in my stomach there wasn't much coming out but I had a mini BM on the 5th day. I started taking Milk of Magnesia on day 3.

I had my surgery on May 3, 2010 and have had no problems with Constipation. I make sure to drink plenty of Water and I also make sure I'm getting my veggies in. I'm able to eat broccoli and cauliflower...zucchini... I'm looking forward to trying a nice salad, too.

[joecs1 4]

Start taking MOM! You dont want to be constipated. I found out the , excuse the pun, "the hard way"! My dr recomended 1 tbsp each night atleast until done with pain meds. then she told me to see how I do. I would consult your dr asap and go with what they say! took me 4 days to realize how constipated!

[Katy517 1]

Pretty sure it was my 3rd day post-op. I didn't take any Milk of Magnesia to assist either.

[jsbnme77 0]

I was banded on the 21st of May and had my first bm on the 28th. I first discovered Japanese clear broth, let me say I love the Japanese and their broth, it tasted better than anything I had consumed since my surgery and it made me poo. Oh did it get my bowels moving...I think I had back up from who knows when hiding in there. and literally pardon the phrase but No Sh*$ I got on the scale today and I haven't been on since my surgery date and my weight was 194 on date of surgery and it's 183 soooo, yeah..now I know why the Japanese are skinny, 5 calories in that broth. Ha ha!:w00t::cool::cursing:

[btrieger 21]

now I know why the Japanese are skinny, 5 calories in that broth. Ha ha!:ohmy::smile2::thumbup:

If it makes you skinny like Japanese people; does it also give you dark, wiry, unmanageable hair?

[jsbnme77 0]

Let's hope not I got the good part of my heritage with the pretty multicolored manageable hair..lol

All i want is the skinny aspect...lol

[ALMOST_HUMAN 0]

I have had the complete opposite happen to me! But then again, I have stayed on a semi-clear liquid diet for my first week. Diet Cran, Diet Grape and Water. When I get a little hungrey, I have a sugar free Jello. I am already 12 pounds down and 5 days post-op!!! Maybe that might help!!

[MrMom 0]

I'm not even sure if I have anything in my system to come out. I was on Clear liquids the day after my surgery. Yesterday and today I had 1/4 c of cream of wheat, 1/4 c. of Optifast shake , 8 oz of cream Soup, another shake and a fat free yogurt and a watered down apple juice. Today I had 1/2 cup cream of wheat, 1/4 c. Optifast shake. lunch I had 8oz of cream Soup and the rest of my optifast shake. going to wait to have supper, which will probably be another fat free yogurt and some diluted juice. I also mixed in some Protein powder in with my Soups.

Oops and lots of sips of Water.

Edited May 31, 2010 by MrMom
forgot to mention something

[Northern Mist 2]

6 days and then I went back and forth for awhile....fun!