How long after surg til your first bm?

[jekkajo 26]

I know it's probably from narcs, but how long before you had first BM? I'm 5 days post.....

[bellasmom 5]

5 days for me. My surgeon said not to stress "it happens when it happens"

[worm2872 635]

Mine was about five days too I slept with a hot water bottle on my lower stomach and that seemed to work.

[annav562 40]

Mine was about six days ..watery at first since you are on liquids only..however. .after that Constipation will probably kick in and thats where you need to be prepared. .I learned the hard way how tough passing stool was ..had to call advice nurse and they recommended milk of magnesia plus stool softner...wish they would have told me that before I left hospital and not after I spent nearly 1hr in the toilet with excruciating pain....perhaps you can start taking it now...

[lovealways 287]

5 days too

[jekkajo 26]

Thanks for the info!!! Starting to get nervous, cause I'm usually a daily pooper!!! I hope I have some luck soon!!

[vachick64 32]

Mine was about six days ..watery at first since you are on liquids only..however. .after that Constipation will probably kick in and thats where you need to be prepared. .I learned the hard way how tough passing stool was ..had to call advice nurse and they recommended milk of magnesia plus stool softner...wish they would have told me that before I left hospital and not after I spent nearly 1hr in the toilet with excruciating pain....perhaps you can start taking it now...

Thanks Anna! Good advice, my surgery is on March 5, so making a list of things I will need afterwards!

[Nicole K 352]

Mine was 6 days but I was never uncomfortable. I'm an every day pooper too. I'm 7 weeks out and I have no Constipation and poop every day like clockwork. Lol

DOS 12/17/12

[Shrinking Don 365]

Took me about 6 or 7 days and I'm 5 mos out and still only go every 3-4 days

[Amandabythepound 32]

Mine was 7 days! But if your diet is right, you can actually have multiple bms a day even after surgery, I am almost 3 months out and I juice once a day every day to make sure I get all my daily nutrients, and doing this plus high daily Fiber intake or yogurt intake keeps me regular and no feeling of being bloated/constipated or tight. Juicing does absolute wonders for me, I definitely recommend it to everyone. 3 months out, 60 pounds down, and I couldn't be more ecstatic for the future

[libra_lisa 136]

mines was 3 days post op...on the 2nd day I was given milk of magnesia(sp) about 3 times and up until I left

[simplysammi 134]

2 weeks.... Lol

[feelin-lika-cow 68]

15 days : / & only after mom & stool softness!

[groovykg 23]

Amanda- can you tell us more about juicing? Any particular kind of juicer? What are you juicing? How many times are you drinking juice?

[mrspitts11367 17]

I am 6 days post op and went today with no problems. so all systems are a go.