20 days and things aren't "moving"...

[beachgal2935 596]

@@twinmomC I guess you could try the lil footstool but the squatty potty has your feet positioned at each side with your knees above, putting you in the squatting position.

[twinmomC 12]

@@twinmomC I guess you could try the lil footstool but the squatty potty has your feet positioned at each side with your knees above, putting you in the squatting position.

Ahaa... I see. What a funny looking contraption. Not a conversation I want to have with company. What we won't do in a time of need. Thanks beachgal!

[beachgal2935 596]

I have it in my master bath so no explanation needed - Yay!

[luzburgos 4]

I scoop of coconut oil organic. Is good. Every nigth.????

[tiggerbug 70]

My doctor put my son and I on colace stool softener....that seemed to work well for us and it's an over the counter medicine

[DavidOso 272]

at three month post op i am using psyllium Fiber and ground chia seeds. 80-96 oz fluids every day(that takes some doing!) the 3 "F's", fiber, Fluid, and fitness. the more you move the more you will"move". in months one and two it was not unusual for me to go 4-5 days w/o bm. very unnerving but this too shall pass! (sorry)

[heather5565 959]

I use colace (stool softeners) they help and are non-addictive like senokot or lactulose.

[winklie 518]

I've had (for lack of a better way of putting it) ass problems for years. In fact it is familial, both my children required a very carefully worked out prune juice additive to their bottles and food for several years before they were able to go on w/o it. My niece (From my sister) required three surgeries to remove broken parts of her intestines (look up hirschsprung disease) my mother has been plugged up since she was a little girl. I was taking a lot of different meds prior to surgery, and my Doctor and I found that Senna Lax 8.6mg 2 pills am 2 pills pm kept me pretty regular, I also have a standing prescription for Miralax (prescription strength) that I take if I go 2 or more day w/o a BM, if I go another 2 days, I add colace, and between the three, I could pass a large rock.

Post op. No more Senna...... Miralax, Miralax, Miralax. Oh and 100+ oz of Water a day. My Surgeon understood my ass was going to be an issue before the surgery, and it has not failed to disappoint. I was at my two week post op yesterday, and we had an entire conversation about my ass. Actually, even more effective than Miralax is Isopure Carb Free. My body H-A-T-E-S that stuff. One shake of that before bed and by am, it's a rush to the bathroom where out it goes, there is no mistaking the scent, it's the Isopure. liquid Colace, is w/o a doubt the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted. In fact the only times I have vomited post op are after taking that stuff. Perhaps it's the brand. I don't know. Surgeon advised Miralax every day, until I get a handle on this, then we can start cutting back until we find a balance.

[twinmomC 12]

Just saw this. Yes... I had problems prior and life-long as well. I won't tell you the horrors I have endured a few times in the last few weeks, but let's just say it hasn't been pretty. I have to watch the carbs and sugar (obviously), but last night did a half serving of prune juice before bed and had my FIRST(non assisted) movement today in 8 weeks. Yeee Haaa I have developed another complication in the upper GI that may require more surgery to fix. I am not looking forward to starting over at all. Thanks for the replies. It helps knowing that others are experiencing some of the same things.