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I was sleeved on Feb 5th. Things seem to be ok. But now I can't seem to poop. I've just realized it's been 9 days. Help.

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I am going through the same thing. I have tried a mineral oil enema and a dulcolax suppository. No luck.

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Milk of magnesia was my friend post-op. I took it every day for a week whether I needed to or not. I would take it occasionally after when having issues.

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Lactolose and sennocot helped me.

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Same thing happened to me. I tried everything I could think of....extra Fluid, daily prunes, special teas. Nothing helped. I am now a daily-dose-of-Miralax gal. All is well. Check with your surgeon/doctor and find out if they will OK it for you. My insurance even pays for it since they wrote it out as a prescription.

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I use Miralax in hot tea every morning just because. You don't taste it and it dissolves great in hot Water. Have your doctor give you a prescription so it's cheaper.

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This has happened to me, I have used milk of magnesia but it takes a couple of days to l work!! good luck- Also the first few times, it hurts , it is so hard........

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this is common, especially in the beginning when you are on liquids... if you are clogged you will want to do miralax or something of that nature (you can check with your dr) ... if you are clogged to that point you may need to do an enema to clean yourself out and then start taking miralax or something to help.

I also use Smooth Move tea, which seems to help as well... this is a problem we will have going forward because of the lack of fats in our diet, and all the Protein, so we have to help move things along :) ...

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I was told it was all that Protein building up and I should drink more Water. Worked for me.

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Metamucil and a good quality probiotic helped me.

I also took Colace - sometimes that was the only thing that worked.

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Lots of great advice - one other thing to add is keep moving around. Walking also stimulates your insides so if you are static too long, it won't help your constipation....

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I use stool softeners. Good luck.

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