I'm a newbie. I had my surgery along with hiatal hernia repair 2/28/12. I'm miserable. This is much harder than I anticipated. I have a constant gnawing pain right below my breastbone. I have not had a bowel movement and I'm starting to worry. I sip on water all day. I've take ex-lax and miralax everyday since my surgery. Nothing is working.

hey i am a newbie as well, i would call your doctors office or google something to take inorder to be able to have a bowel movement, i wish u the best in ur new life. its a long hard thing to do, but if u stick with it u will have a good outcome. think about the future ! k, goodluck.

Well, you haven't eaten anything since the surgery, right? So, what can you "move"? Try to relax. Once you get onto more solid foods, things will start moving!

how much water are you drinking per day?? i did milk of magnesia for 3 days and finally... thought i'd die,, but then stayed under control- milk of magenisa each week n now gonna do miralax daily... you might wanna call reg dr.

I was banded on 12/21 and have not been regular since. I take milk of magnesia and usually that works.In the beginning I would not go all week and than take something on Friday and go all weekend. Now I also chew some fiber tablets daily. Don't fret you will get it under control. Good Luck!

It's was much harder in the beginning than I thought it would be too. Everyday is a learning experience, this is all new. It can be frustrating and just know that, that is normal and very common. Look for support on here and you will get it. Especially in the beginning make this your life line when it comes to lap band issues. Take it easy...

I also had a hiatal hernia repair with mine and seemed to have some rough days afterwards compared to some others. I had that pain as well and it did go away after about 6-10 days. (I wish I could say it was sooner). I even had a few days of regret but I'm now 9 months since my band and I feel amazing! Get through these next few weeks and you'll be just fine. You're not taking in enough to really have a BM right now so just sip on water and follow your instructions. Don't get discouraged, things will get much better soon!

if youre on liquids youre not going to have a bm because you have nothing in you, just liquids. the 1st 10 days are the hardest, try hot tea, heating pads, pain relievers soup broth( i loved campbells chicken noodle soup mushed up into a liquid ) and lots of walking and resting. if not better soon , call your drs office.