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Hi , I'm 4 weeks out and really badley constipated the doc gave me lactolose but still nothing,any ideas?

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Milk of Magnesia was my best friend for the first 6 weeks or so. Take it daily for a few days. Even if you don't *need* it. Keep yourself regular for a bit to get everything moving and balanced.

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My sister and I both went through this... Phillips milk of magnesia works sometimes without cramping and colase taken in a big dose. I take three colase and in an hour, I am going. My surgeon suggested I take mineral oil. I could not stomach this but you might want to try if its really bad. HTH. I would try the milk of magnesia first though.

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That happened to me too - wow it was painful and frustrating!!! I kept taking laxatives until they finally worked. It took about 3 days for me.

I haven't had any problems since thank GOD!!!

Good luck to you!!

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I struggle with this periodically and I take Colace when constipated. I hate the feeling of being constipated. :)

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MIRALAX! I can't stand the taste of Milk of Magnesia and it works really gently. Take it daily.

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After you....get things moving.....for maintenance, what I do is have a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of Fiber one mixed into my low carb yogurt every morning. That kind of counteracts the high Protein aspect of my diet. (But only after you're cleared to eat something that solid. It mushes up pretty good once it sits in the yogurt for a while...) I use Fiber One because it has the highest fiber with the lowest carbs and calories.

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Watermelon- even if I just sucked/chewed the juice out early on- it worked every time :)

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