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I need suggestions. My bowels have not moved since last wednesday morning. gross i know. eating right, drinking probably 80 oz Water a day. got decent Fiber, Protein etc in my menu. I have never been a good bowel moving person. Ever. I usually go every 2-3 days but now my belly is hurting and it has been 5 days. Like to see the poop gone asap. LOLOLOLOL. If I cannot ask on here then there is no where to go. You all are my lapband buddies and family.

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Get a nice gentle stool softener. That is what I used. By the next day I was moving just fine. :) The brand I bought was Senna Plus. Good luck!

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I need suggestions. My bowels have not moved since last wednesday morning. gross i know. eating right, drinking probably 80 oz Water a day. got decent fiber, Protein etc in my menu. I have never been a good bowel moving person. Ever. I usually go every 2-3 days but now my belly is hurting and it has been 5 days. Like to see the poop gone asap. LOLOLOLOL. If I cannot ask on here then there is no where to go. You all are my lapband buddies and family.

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I know we are not supposed to drink caffeine coffee, but I have found that a half cup of coffee makes me go every time.

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Im allowed caffeine and it does the trick. I also use Benefiber daily which helps a lot.

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My surgery was wed and I've only been able to go twice. But both times I tried and tried and tried I was prolly in the bathroom for 30 mins forcing myself to go lol. Is this how its always gonna be now?????

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I take Fiber gummies from VitaFusion to help with this, but if I really need to go, I take Milk of Magnesia. I only do this in rare cases.

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Thank you all for the info. I think I will try the milk of magnesia first today. And that benefiber tasteless thing sounds good. I have to admint, I am a coffeeholic. I never gave up my coffee. I drink 4 or 5 cups in the morning. and 4-5 cups at night.

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I need suggestions. My bowels have not moved since last wednesday morning. gross i know. eating right, drinking probably 80 oz Water a day. got decent Fiber, Protein etc in my menu. I have never been a good bowel moving person. Ever. I usually go every 2-3 days but now my belly is hurting and it has been 5 days. Like to see the poop gone asap. LOLOLOLOL. If I cannot ask on here then there is no where to go. You all are my lapband buddies and family.

Try a stool softerner such as Colace, not a laxative which can cause painful cramping. Walking stimulates peristalsis, so take a walk to get things moving. This is a great thing to do post-op anyway. If all else fails a gylcerin suppository is a safe and effective method to get rid of a blockage. MOM (Milk of Magnesium) is good but can cause cramping. Best bet is to avoid Constipation all together. I add Benefiber to everything I drink. The fiber gummies that someone else mentioned are also great. I use them before meals alot (they make me feel full faster). Drink plenty of fluids as well. Good luck, I had this happen at one point post-op and it was very unpleasant.

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My surgery was wed and I've only been able to go twice. But both times I tried and tried and tried I was prolly in the bathroom for 30 mins forcing myself to go lol. Is this how its always gonna be now?????

Do not force yourself to go - you could get a fissure which is the worst pain I have ever experienced. You've probably not eaten anything since surgery so don't need to have a

bowel movement.

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Did 2 stool softeners last night, nothing, got MOM this evening.here 2 1/2 hrs later nothing. no cramping,just pooting. getting worried a little.

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Did 2 stool softeners last night, nothing, got MOM this evening.here 2 1/2 hrs later nothing. no cramping,just pooting. getting worried a little.

I think i may have said this already cant remember....Try a suppository..I know the thought of it is gross but they really do work....or prunes I ate a bag of them once and boy did i have to go...

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Going to get a little TMI here, but if you haven't gone in a while the part closest to your exit spot may have dried up a little a isn't going anywhere till you use a suppository or fleet enema. I went almost a week without going, had to use the enema and then pooped for two days.

I now use Miralax every few days.

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