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I've been constipated since surgery 2 weeks ago, and I've been taking stool softeners every night. They seem to help produce a BM every 2 or 3 days. Well it seems that even with the stool softener I have developed a fecal impaction. I'm supposed to return to work tomorrow so I need to make this all better tonight. I've taken milk of magnesia and used glycerin suppositories. I passed some of the impaction very painfully and even had to digitally remove some of it (I'm in nursing school so I've learned to do this and had gloves). However, part of the impaction is still there. Any suggestions? I'm feeling miserable for the first time since my surgery and have no clue what I should do. T.I.A.

That's good to hear! I'm getting better about drinking water. I have felt absolutely great from day 1, but getting all my water in is still an issue. Not because my stomach can HTC handle the volume but bc I'm just not used to drinking so much. I go back to work Saturday. It should be interesting trying to get all my water in while at work (I work retail and cant have drinks on the floor).

Hey Bella. I was sleeved on the 8th! How have you been feeling? I am surprised that I actually still feel hunger... just not as bad. And I do get full quickly but can eat more than I thought I would be able to. I'm just curious about your experience so far since it seems our surgeons have similar dietary rules. Btw I also had a meatball (yesterday) and was fine lol. I ate the whole thing though. It was a small cocktail sized meatball. I chewed it really well and only took small bites. I figured the consistency wasnt much different than the other things I've been eating.

Great! Thanks Amy. I'll try Miralax.

Hey all! So I'm 10 days post op and I have terrible constipation. Ive only had 2 BM post op, and both have been relatively painful. I've been taking colace at night but it doesnt seem to help. It seems like my Dr's diet progresses much quicker than everyone else's. Since the 4th post op day I've been on "full liquids" which on their list includes: mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, refried bean, pudding, grits, eggs, oatmeal, and several other things that really aren't full liquids. Knowing that I could hurt myself if I proceed too quickly I've made sure everything I consume is watered down to a liquid consistency. I'm wondering if the progression of my diet has anything to do with this. TIA for any advice :-) -A

Yes!!! That's exactly what it feels like!!! When did it go away? What was it? What you do to make it better? Thankfully I woke up feeling better. I took gas x, stool softener, liquid lortab, and applied a heating pad for a while. Not sure which one did the trick, but I'm so glad the pain is gone this morning.

The first 2 days post op I was itching all over really bad. On my arms, chest, back, legs, and face... It was terrible. I was told that it would get better once I started drinking lots of Water. Maybe you're slightly dehydrated. Try drinking lots and putting lotion on. Hope that helps!

Thank you for the advice ladies! I just took 2 chewable gas x and pulled out the heating pad from the winter stuff box lol. I'm definitely hoping this helps. thankfully I haven't experienced any other symptoms like nausea or fever. Thanks again!

Hey y'all! I've been browsing topics long before getting sleeved, but hadn't made an account since others have pretty much asked and answered most of my questions. However, I can't seem to find anything specific to this. I'm 4 days post op and woke up feeling great! I went for a walk in the morning, drank Water since waking, had a Protein shake ( 1st day on full liquids, etc. Until today I felt like I was feeling significantly better than expected. My dad even couldn't believe how great I looked for someone who just had surgery. Anyway, late morning I began to experience a sharp pain on my left side where my ribs are, right under my left breast. Since there aren't any incisions there I figured it wasn't serious. It also seems to be kinda far from where my new pouch would lie. The pain is more to the side. Anyone know what this may be? I have a follow up visit on Wednesday so I don't know if to ride it out until then or call the dr in the morning asap. Any advice or suggestions would greatly help. Thanks to all! -A