Stool Softeners?

[Joy1961 134]

Like colace or something like that? My dr is not in but i need something.

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

I've used stool softeners from time to time, but they rarely work well by the time I'm truly constipated. They work better as preventive care. However, there was no way I could have successfully swallowed a stool softener pill when I was banded, so I would drink a cup of Lacie LeBeau Super Dieter's Tea (found in the supermarket tea/coffee section) as needed. It contains senna, which is a stimulant laxative so not to be used often, but it's more gentle than OTC's like Dulcolax.

[line-dancer 810]

i use dulcolax a couple of times a week wish someone had told me to use them day after surgery, and stool softeners the wk before.

line dancer

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

I've used Colace, but as others stated, it's best when started immediately after surgery.

If you're really bound up, you may even want to try an enema or suppository. It's not pleasant but it is immediate relief most of the time.