Sorry to be so indelicate, but I'm struggling a bit......had serg on Monday the 19th....was required to do the full Milk o' mag cleanse so was "empty" on Monday. Its now Sunday, so a full week later and nothing...just some gas. However, it feels like I need to "go", but nothing...very crampy and uncomfortable. What can/should I do? How long does it normally take to get things "moving" again? I've been adding a spoon of Benefiber to my shakes the last couple of days and have made sure to do some walking everyday....now trying a bit of coffee.....HELP!

i didnt take anything but id say on day 6 is when i had my first bm and than it was another 3 or 4 days till my next. id say give it a few more days if still nothing than call ur doc office and see what they recommend

Maybe a stool softner?

My surgery was 19th also and I was told to talk a stool softener in the morning and then again in the evening. I was also told to call if I hadn't had a bowel movement in 2 or 3 days after I got home. I would say that it was about day 3 or 4 days before anything happened! I hope this helps!

Try Miralax. It's helps relieve constipation without some of the painful gastric side effects of other laxatives or stool softeners. My doc recommended it for me shortly after I had surgery and it worked well. It's flavorless and not bulky, so you can mix in w/ Water , crystal lite, etc.

Best,

Lauren

After day 3 of not having a BM, I was a bit worried. I felt like I needed to go, but could not push, it hurt too much in my muscles. So i went and got a kids laxative, chewable tablet. It said 2-4 tablets the first time. I only took 2. That did the trick! But then I had diareaha for a couple days! I was kinda wondering why I was even having BMs if I was on liquids!:wink: Weird! Finally the "runs" went away on their own and now I am normal. Luckily my insides are healed up more and can deal with the pushing... to an extent. I think I might try that Miralax too, because it is not always easy.:eek:

Thanks, I'll give Miralax a try...this is miserable and nice to know i'm not alone.......hey didn't someone say someting about loving company once?:eek:

My surgeon suggested using Milk of Magnesium if I had not had a BM within 4 days. I used it, but didn't feel like it did much. I felt like the Gas Z chewables I was taking were more effective for that.

I used BeneFiber twice a day for about the first 6 weeks and then i was fine. I think its your body getting used to the drastic change in diet.

Seems to be a common thing to happen

honestly i'm 3 weeks out and i've yet to be "normal". i've taken a stool softener once in a while, but with limited results. i'm getting more used to it, unless it becomes uncomfortable, but i know it isn't hurting me.