BMs changing at pureed stage

[AGreenEyedWolf 97]

My VSG was 01/25/2017. I have been in the puree stage since last Wednesday (and will be in it till next week Wednesday).

I have had a BM at least once or twice every other day since a couple days post op... but like I said, I started purees on Wednesday of last week... and haven't had a BM since Friday evening.

I already take a stool softener every day... I don't know if I should (A) call my doctor ( try something like Miralax or © try a mild suppository like Dulcolax.

It's not painful... I'm not having any belly pain at all... and I probably wouldn't have worried about it or even realized it had been a few days if I hadn't struggled with dinner tonight (for the first time, I experienced serious restriction... like, it felt like the few bites of food I ate got "stuck" just past my throat and it took about 30 minutes and 2 burps that produced some of my recently swallowed dinner... that was when I started to think about my bowel habits and realized how long it has been).

Anyone else experiencing this or have any advice?

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[kimberb 323]

Pre-op my bm was about every three days. I talked to surgeon about this because I know Constipation is one of side effects. For me he said if I was not having any discomfort I could go for 7 days after surgery without a bm. Surgery was 2/9. Had bm yesterday I have taken stool softner since 2/10. If you are feeling discomfort don't hesitate to call your surgeon and seek his advice. Are you getting your fluids in? Those are important for bm.

[AGreenEyedWolf 97]

Yes definitely getting fluids in. No discomfort - just a bit worried anyway I guess... I got used to going every other day until I started purees.

Note: I did have a small BM last night after I made this post :-)