So Depressed

[kaysonsmom 59]

I'm still in quite a bit of pain. Don't want to take pain meds cuz I'm horribly constipated. I can't get anything to work. It feels like trying to push a softball out of a small hole. I only hope things get better.

[allnewme 262]

Try a glycerine suppositories ... They usually work within an hour!

[FishingNurse 1,211]

have you tried milk of magnesia?

[Disneytikifan 21]

Mom is great! Also senekot and Miralax work well.

[kaysonsmom 59]

I'm afraid to try the MOM cuz its already there just can't come out cuz its too hard. I have tried stool softener and miralax.

[Pookeyism 1,143]

You may have to manually disimpact it...which is exactly what it sounds like, TMI but lube up a finger and, er, break it up.

:/

[shellbell33081 115]

i agree with pookey. unfortunately i just had the same problem last friday. i ended up going to er because i was in so much pain. the doc said i had 2 options: be admitted and let the nurses remove it.or go home and remove it myself. i chose to do it myself. doc said get an enema and stool softeners and just do what i can. i didn't use the enema, but one the hard stuff came out i did use the stool softeners to keep things moving. it sucks but you have to do it. take Fiber supplements, like metamucil, afterwards too. good luck and i'm sorry you have to do this.

[kaysonsmom 59]

After lots of pushing I finally got it out. Now I have a headache lol. I hope this is the hardest stage of this whole post op part. I'm only 2 weeks post op but hopefully things will start getting better from here.

[MyGastricSleeveLife 180]

I take Miralax every other day to keep things moving & I'm 10 weeks out & haven't had any issues so far. Fiber supplements can work too sometimes, but they can also bulk things up for some people & make things worse. Sometimes I have forgotten the Miralax for a few days, but now that I'm on more solid foods, I have been able to decrease the Miralax some & still be okay. I still make sure I take it if I feel even the slightest bit of buildup though. If I haven't taken it in a while, sometimes it takes a day to work, but I still haven't had any major issues as long as I take it.

[samomom 19]

Definitley the gylcerine suppositories. Not fun shoving something up where it shoudl be coming out, but you will feel a hundred times better. Just had to do this last night myself. Glad I did.