7 days post op and no biwel movement

[birdmadgirl 154]

S this normal?

[Macy6 356]

I was around day 5. It isn't necessarily unusual. Do you feel like you need to go but can't? I wouldn't rush out and down a bunch of stuff but if you are uncomfortable you could do a couple of doses of Miralax, it is easy and moves it along. You have to remember you have a lack of stuff in your system so when you were consuming a couple thousand or more calories you might go daily or whatever, but taking in a few hundred and having had surgery and narcotics is going to slow everything down. I actually got an app where I track it, just because I heard of so many people having issues post op. I didn't want to find myself trying to remember. My surgeon told me it could be nearly 2 weeks before I saw anything post op.

[jacee 183]

Totally normal but not very comfortable. Between Protein and pain meds the odds are stacked against you, I used Milk of Magnesia (sp?) and OTC Colace. Eventually you will go and this will be nothing more than a blimp on the radar. Also make sure your drinking enough Water.< /p>

[PdxMan 4,292]

Milk of Magnesia was my friend the first 2 weeks post-op. Took it everyday whether things moved or not.

[birdmadgirl 154]

Thanks guys !! Much appreciated

[newat52 1,613]

If I was you, and I was when I was a week post op, take action and soon. It can get really bad, really fast! Don't let it happen to you. Trust me on this, I learned the very, very hard way. If I have to take the role as self professed Constipation cop, then I will do it happily

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Get the MOM, get the Miralax, you need to move it out.

Also, remember as you heal and are on a different diet, you will be taking in large amounts of Protein. Even shakes and Protein drinks are still Protein. You will also be taking in little to no Fiber. Not a good combination for regularity.

Good luck, hope everything comes out ok! ;)

[SJMusicalman103 25]

I literally spoke to my doc about this last week. He said if it's 7 days or more you should definitely contact your doctor to at least listen to your stomach sounds... I was able to go after 4 days... He told me to take 200 mg of Colace a day and one dose of Miralax a day but only take the Miralax for 3 days... That worked for me... Milk of Magnesia seems to work for lots of folks on here!