7 days post op Bowel movement

[ssarduy 5]

I haven't had any Bowel movement at all. Is that normal?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Unfortunately it is. Between the high Protein diet, the anesthesia and the pain meds, the body can get a bit backed up. You may want to ask your doctor for a a prescription for a stool softener like colace before you start to get uncomfortable. If you do a search on the forums there is a wide variety of alternatives that others have used. This is also one of the reasons why getting in all your Water is important as well.

[OKCPirate 5,323]

Yep, it is a cause for freak outs, magnisum supplements help and so do stool softeners. (And we all mentioned it in the small print before you had the surgery) It's really OK, things will start moving again in a few days.

[Elode 8,093]

@@ssarduy Get some "smooth move" tea and drink it! I'm not big on using medications and it's natural and actually works!