There is poop and I cant poop

[Barry W 336]

Surgery on 2.15, haven't had a bowel movement since 2.12. Stool softners don't work. Will be trying something else. Completely miserable.

Make sure you are drinking plenty of Water, tea, etc. Hard stool is normally dry stool, and laxatives work I believe by making your intestine secrete more Water into the waste.

[Barry W 336]

I don't understand how there can even be anything to poop when you're only on a liquid diet. Anybody know why this is?

I was surprised at first too, but the intestine can both absorb Water from and secrete Water into its contents. I guess that after your body absorbs what it can in nutrients from yogurt or Protein shake and then absorbs the water too, there is still something solid left to poop with .

[SharynY 20]

Makes sense, thanks!

[animallover1247 249]

Surgery on 2.15, haven't had a bowel movement since 2.12. Stool softners don't work. Will be trying something else. Completely miserable.

Make sure you are drinking plenty of Water, tea, etc. Hard stool is normally dry stool, and laxatives work I believe by making your intestine secrete more Water into the waste.

Thanks. I am drinking my 64 oz of water a day, unfortunately I hate tea so sticking to the water.

[midorigal 16]

I've had movements w/help from Smooth Move tea and was going on my own for a couple of days. Skipped yesterday. Did the natural way this afternoon. It was awful. Never again. I'm going back to the tea. And I've been getting all my liquids in and stopped pain meds.

[SuzzyQ_delli 35]

I've had movements w/help from Smooth Move tea and was going on my own for a couple of days. Skipped yesterday. Did the natural way this afternoon. It was awful. Never again. I'm going back to the tea. And I've been getting all my liquids in and stopped pain meds.

Where do you get the tea?

[DaisyAmy 561]

I've had movements w/help from Smooth Move tea and was going on my own for a couple of days. Skipped yesterday. Did the natural way this afternoon. It was awful. Never again. I'm going back to the tea. And I've been getting all my liquids in and stopped pain meds.

I made the same mistake!!! Thought I could go off the Colace. [emoji31]

[midorigal 16]

I bought the tea off Amazon. I've heard it's also available in stores. I will definitely order more. It's herbal/caffeine free. I may also get a bottle of Benefiber just to have it on hand.

[jane13 2,256]

I find that the more Fiber I add tends to give me gas and cramping more than an actual BM. I add Miralax to my coffee, yogurt, etc and it works best for me.

[IH8theW8 12]

I find that the more fiber I add tends to give me gas and cramping more than an actual BM. I add miralax to my coffee, yogurt, etc and it works best for me.

How much do you add??

[tfarr 270]

MOM is so nasty!

I ended up having to use a mineral enema. I wanted to Keel over because of the pain. Now, I will never let hat happen again. I use exlax chocolate laxatives, probably more than inshould

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