Let's Talk Constipation!

[judid 54]

I've tried it all from laxatives, prunes, prune juice, sliced apples, stool softener, enema, suppositories and Miralax. None of these consistently helps. I even drink some Chinese herbal tea concoction perscribed by a Chinese herbal doctor. I also eat somewhere around 30grams of Fiber daily but the best results have been with the tea every other day and miralax on the day between. I read someone took miralax twice daily--is that an ok thing??? I was taking it daily and it stopped working as well after a month. I've been a little concrned about dependency so started every other day alternating with the tea. What are your docs saying about miralax??

[PhotoChic 70]

That's what stool softner I used and it seemed to work great. I haven't taken it in a few days and everything has been better. I still don't go number 2 very often. Like every 3 days or so. Are you drinking a lot of Water?

I wasn't at first but I'm doing better now.

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[littlepieface 15]

I just had my surgery 5 days ago and I'm super stopped up. What can I take this early after post-op? I'm miserable!

[PhotoChic 70]

I just had my surgery 5 days ago and I'm super stopped up. What can I take this early after post-op? I'm miserable!

Hey look through this pot and you will see what we've all tried, good luck cause I know ow you feel. The ducolax worked the best for me in the end, but I had to take three. That is a amount recommended.

SD: 10/10/12, Converted from Lapband to RNY, HW (before band) 263, HW (RNY) 230, Preop 219, after surgery 223, current 202

[kisersassy 369]

get some miralax start taking that and I us to use suppositories as well 4 days post op. I feel if my surgeon required the bowel prep prior to surgery I wouldn't have suffered so bad with this right after surgery

[thrisha.hamilton 13]

i hate colace with a passion. it seriously has the worst taste and makes my throat sore for hours after taking it. I just started mixing miralax in to my drinks hopefully it helps.

[PhotoChic 70]

i hate colace with a passion. it seriously has the worst taste and makes my throat sore for hours after taking it. I just started mixing Miralax in to my drinks hopefully it helps.

For some reason Miralax did not work or me. I was mixing it in a small 100% apple juice box. Glad all that is finally over

SD: 10/10/12, Converted from Lapband to RNY, HW (before band) 263, HW (RNY) 230, Preop 219, after surgery 223, current 202