post op since Monday - not had a BM yet and am having TERRIBLE bowel pain - almost ready to go to ER - should I take a pain med and ignore it? any other suggestions? besides this I was feeling pretty good today but this is awful...help

Hi! I didn't have a BM for a long time too. The Dr. said the reason was the pain medicine causes constipation. Also he told me to use metamucil. he said twice the first day and then once a day til i have one. I only had one serving last night and then this morning...voila!

good luck!

I agree with the above. Try moving around, even though I know it is hard.

No BM along with the gas in your system is painful. Try walking around and up your Fiber with some metamucil, or benifiber.

Why don't you phone your Dr and see what he/she suggests.

post op since Monday - not had a BM yet and am having TERRIBLE bowel pain - almost ready to go to ER - should I take a pain med and ignore it? any other suggestions? besides this I was feeling pretty good today but this is awful...help

If it was me, I'd just take 2 dulcolax and call the doc in the morning...if I still needed to. Usually within 6-8 hours, that stuff cleans me out and I'm feeling perky again.

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I had the same problem, it was trapped gas. Only thing I could do was try walking and walking. This too shall pass....excuse the pun. Good Luck!

I used Miralax powder mixed in with water, its clear and tasteless. Works like a charm by the next morning.