Constipation is a MOTHER!

[mrs.katie 27]

I didn't see that your hands are tingling. I'm going to be honest and blunt here so pardon me.

You need to wake up. You have several major symptoms of dehydration and a fecal impaction. Go to the emergency room and take care of yourself before you get so backed up you have poop coming out of your mouth. Yes, it can happen. It happened to my mom after her bypass.

You have enough sense to ask for help, which is better than most people. Take the advice and take care of yourself.

[Sunnybare 6]

Im a nurse and work for a GI practice. Uou can safely take Miralax up to 4 times a day if need be. I did not have any issues immediately following surgery and an impaction snuck up on me. I was taking colace 3 times a day. I had to manually disimpact my self use an enema after that and took Miralax 4 times a day for 2 days to get cleaned out. Now as maintenance I take it twice a day to stay regular.

[PrettyMe 18]

Im a nurse and work for a GI practice. Uou can safely take Miralax up to 4 times a day if need be. I did not have any issues immediately following surgery and an impaction snuck up on me. I was taking colace 3 times a day. I had to manually disimpact my self use an enema after that and took Miralax 4 times a day for 2 days to get cleaned out. Now as maintenance I take it twice a day to stay regular.

Thanks. I had to manually disimpact myself as well. So today not so bad..now im feeling as if a laxative will work....

[LeticiaHuggins 177]

Yes i had to drink that stuff before surgery...it does work' date=' but im not sure if its too late for that for me :/ think im gonna try suppository. ...n pray it works.[/quote']

You need more then a suppository at this point.

~Leticia **HW: 259**PreOp: 216**SURG: 3/21/13 **Discharged @: 221** 4.5 mons post op. CW: 160.0 lbs. --- Only 10 lbs to my goal ---

[Sunnybare 6]

Im sorry. It is a miserable feeling. The great thinf about Miralax is it is gentle enough to use daily wothout making you dehydrated. I ended up after I manually disimpacted using a warm olive oil enema. I retained it for an hour ( abou a cup) and then emptoed before going to bed. When I got up the next morning what was left in threctum had broken down and was so much easoer to pass.

[PrettyMe 18]

You need more then a suppository at this point.

~Leticia **HW: 259**PreOp: 216**SURG: 3/21/13 **Discharged @: 221** 4.5 mons post op. CW: 160.0 lbs. --- Only 10 lbs to my goal ---

Hopefully not after what i went through yesterday. Gonna call my doc back and see what they say...

[PrettyMe 18]

Stomach sounds after being constipated a good thing or no? Does it mean stuff is moving around in there now?

[Sunnybare 6]

Thats a good thing. Bowel sounds are exactly that. Things are moving. When its quite thing are sitting still

[PrettyMe 18]

Thats a good thing. Bowel sounds are exactly that. Things are moving. When its quite thing are sitting still

Thank god.

[cathym6777 4]

Im a nurse and work for a GI practice. Uou can safely take Miralax up to 4 times a day if need be. I did not have any issues immediately following surgery and an impaction snuck up on me. I was taking colace 3 times a day. I had to manually disimpact my self use an enema after that and took Miralax 4 times a day for 2 days to get cleaned out. Now as maintenance I take it twice a day to stay regular.

Thank you so much for sharing that! So I can take miralax twice a day? For how long? The once a day is not working

[JustRick 8]

Has anyone tried Natural Swiss Kriss Herbal Laxative? I am pre-op but still having movement issues. These have helped me tremendously .

Should be able to find them at any health/natural food store , Walgreens or GNC.

Let me know if they help you. Two in the morning and two at night then hold on.....

[countrygirl 84]

Has anyone tried Natural Swiss Kriss Herbal Laxative? I am pre-op but still having movement issues. These have helped me tremendously .

Should be able to find them at any health/natural food store ' date=' Walgreens or GNC.

Let me know if they help you. Two in the morning and two at night then hold on.....[/quote']

Drink a lot more Water,I been the same way but drank more Water &itworked 2 days later

[mjlange68 24]

I'm having a hard time too I'm 10 days post opp and finally went a little yesterday. I read on another thread to put Fiber powder in your shakes and that should help I'm going to try that. Good luck. I have a hard time getting all mt Water in too but I put some crystal light in and 1 finally got a full 16 oz bottle of Water in with in and 1hour and a half. I hope you feel better soon!

HW 375 SW 337 CW 322 SURGERY DATE 7/31/13