Help Miserable And Constipated

[ddd8704 10]

Hate to have to post this..but no one home to run to the store..have drank laxative tea..salt water..tons of water..couple spoons if honey..three and a half hours of hell..any ideas???.. have walked..now in a bath trying to.relax..still nothing

[HealthyMrsG 25]

Women's laxative Walgreens brand. Works wonderful. It's normal to be constipated cuz of the surgery.

[slimthickens 28]

It might be too much to take now after all the other stuff you just took but call your surgeon's office and ask him to prescribe you a heavy duty stool softener.

[slimthickens 28]

Oh and forgot to mention that the pain meds they give you are usually the source of all the Constipation.< /p>

[ddd8704 10]

I am 62 days post op..prob should have mentioned that..thanks

[ddd8704 10]

Oh and its after 10pm here..don't know of any 24 hour pharmacy .....

[Lauranbob Mc 94]

and start taking colace twice a day. go and get a bottle of Magnesium Citratt from the pharmacy. drink only 1/2 the bottle and watch it work. after you finally go. start taking colace twice a day

Hope it all comes out in the end for ya

[Liberated Sleeve 148]

Cup of coffee works wonders if you can't get out. I started drinking one every morning and no problems. It's the only caffeine I have and drink plenty of fluids during the day so it works for me.

[suzcomptime 17]

My nutritionist told me to get some baby food prunes and have on hand for Constipation that may occur after my surgery.

[cookies 56]

Oooh, baby food prunes is a great idea.

[Suzannesh 376]

Hi,

You are constipated because of a lot of reasons. One being we eat a lot of Protein and that tends to constipate you. I use Miralax every day. It is NOT habit forming and I have been doing this now for 3 1/2 years. I use one cap full in a liquid--it has no taste so for me when I have a Protein Drink in the morning, I just mix a cap full in the Protein Drink. You can stir it with a spoon or put it in the blender. I actually get mine at costco, because I can get 3 for a great price. But any drug store sells it. I recommend that you use this ever day and you will NOT have this problem.

Right now you may have to use it 2 or 3 times a day until you are no longer constipated.

Take care

Suzanne

[raven8888 86]

Glycerin suppositories. Can get at any wallgreens

[BenisaMartim4 369]

If it is that bad you may need to work from the other end I know it is gross, but I use to work in the nursing homes and I am experienced with this. Get a Fleet enema, use a ****** bottle enema with warm Water (adding a couple of drops of dish soap can help) or put a pot of room temp coffee in the ****** bottle enema (it washes and the caffeine stimulates movement). These work almost instantly. Just take it slowly and use KY...ugh sorry. Hope you feel better soon!

[BenisaMartim4 369]

It bleeped what I wrote in my first post, so that bleeped word is another name for a feminine wash bottle..hehe. Good luck.

[ddd8704 10]

Finally got to store..trying suppositories...pray it works fast!!..picked up other laxatives..for future