Constipation

[ANewMe83 21]

Ok, I'm very uncomfortable and severely constipated. What is the best thing to do?

PLEASE HELP! ????

[Daisee68 2,493]

Call the dr. Sometimes they can give you a prescription that will help. Otherwise, I had success (sometimes) with a suggestion from another poster which was dose of Milk of Magnesia at 7 p.m. followed by 2 Colace at 10 p.m. Sorry to tell you this but at 10 weeks out, it is still an issue for me. I am trying Miralax now. This has been the worst part for me honestly.

[Jovie62 135]

I'm 5 months out. Still a problem. No fun

[James Marusek 5,244]

Several months post-op I developed severe Constipation. I finally found relief by eating an apple each night before I retired for the night. But you have to eat the skin of the apple. If you are not into the solid stage, I found that you can turn an apple including the skin into a type of apple sauce that will also work.

Some of the other suggestions in past links were:

Smooth Move Herbal Tea

Prune juice (warmed)

Prunes (4 in the morning and 4 at night)

Magnesium citrate

Insoluble fibers (Garden of Life Raw Fiber or Renew Life Triple Fiber).

Haribo sugar free Gummy Bears

Aerobic Magnesium 07

Low Fat Bran Muffin (recipe). 80 calories each

1 cup flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups bran Cereal

1 ¼ cups milk

1 egg

½ tablespoon applesauce

optional: banana, berries, mini chocolate chips

Bake 400° F for 22 minutes

[Niki15 198]

It got so bad for me this morning I had to get an Enima I had been taking ducalax daily but still did not work ..It was horrible I need to stay regular as much as possible

[ANewMe83 21]

I've been taking stool softener daily and tried an enema today. I'm not at the point where I can eat an apple ...8 days post-op. I'm just frustrated right now. I don't feel like eating anything. I'm a little depressed after having this surgery.

[Jovie62 135]

Several months post-op I developed severe Constipation. I finally found relief by eating an apple each night before I retired for the night. But you have to eat the skin of the apple. If you are not into the solid stage, I found that you can turn an apple including the skin into a type of apple sauce that will also work.

Some of the other suggestions in past links were:

Smooth Move Herbal Tea

Prune juice (warmed)

Prunes (4 in the morning and 4 at night)

Magnesium citrate

Insoluble fibers (Garden of Life Raw Fiber or Renew Life Triple Fiber).

Haribo sugar free Gummy Bears

Aerobic Magnesium 07

Low Fat Bran Muffin (recipe). 80 calories each

1 cup flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups bran Cereal

1 ¼ cups milk

1 egg

½ tablespoon applesauce

optional: banana, berries, mini chocolate chips

Bake 400° F for 22 minutes

[Jovie62 135]

Thank you James for the suggestions and recipe!

[Niki15 198]

I've been taking stool softener daily and tried an enema today. I'm not at the point where I can eat an apple ...8 days post-op. I'm just frustrated right now. I don't feel like eating anything. I'm a little depressed after having this surgery.

Im with you lets try the prune juice 50/50 I am getting some tomorrow

[ANewMe83 21]

I thought about prune juice earlier but the sugar in it is what stopped me. But doing it 50/50 sounds like would work and take out some of the sugar. I will do this tomorrow. Thanks Niki and everyone!

[WL WARRIOR 690]

Are you even eating enough to even have a BM? I was severely constipated the first four months post op because my calories were so low and I was taking in mostly liquids. I didn't go for three weeks straight during my second month post-op. It was a little irritating, but once I started eating fresh fruits and vegetables around 5 months post op, my troubles subsided.

[foodfighter78 258]

Drink Water and watermelon blend it is the only thing the works for me.