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benton15    4

benton15
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I had surgery yesterday morning and I still can't go to bathroom. I can pee but not the other.. I took the milk of magnesium to help but still not helping.

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a1990    55

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I didn't go for 4 days after surgery i just keep taking stool softeners

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jen_1381    446

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I wouldn't worry. Your diet has changed so durastically, it may take a while for your bowels to catch up. I used to work with a couple GI Specialists and their theory was "normal" could be 3 times a day, or once every 7 days. For me personally, I think it was about 3 days post-op before things were...uh...normal again.

The only concern would be for a post-op ileus, which would lead to a bowel obstruction (seriously, this is the worst-case scenario) which can sometimes be caused by anesthesia - your stomach and bowels "go to sleep" and forget to wake up for a while. I had one once after I had my appendix out, no fun at all. But, unless you're totally unable to keep liquids down, it's unlikely.

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Isaacsmomma    6

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The doctor told me that it was totally normal and that I'd likely need a laxative. I had surgery yesterday and will likely use a laxative this weekend.

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Wgbem    138

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If you are taking any narcotic pain medications, that will constipate you. Please make sure to drink your fluids and walk. You can probably ask your surgeon for Miralax, which can be added to Water or juice.< /p>

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SueBee01    630

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Just don't let yourself get constipated! It is terrible, believe me. That was a newbie issue I had to deal with.

You are eating a lot less now so you will not go like clockwork! You need to take supplements as you do not have the Fiber intake you used to and you are taking in a lot more Protein. Drink lots of Water and look at adding a powder Fiber to your drinks. I also take a stool softener each day and if I do not have a normal movement every 3-4 days, I take Senacot (a natural laxative).

Good luck!

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Kaylaspence93    6

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I Took A Laxative And Within 4 Hours i Couldn't Stop Going. Lol.

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cindroo    57

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I couldn't go either, dr said that was common for it too take a few days to get everything moving. I was shopping with the family and my daughter nonchalantly hit me in the stomach to get my attention to look at something. I thought I was going to pass out it hurt so bad, but then I had to run to the bathroom. She literally knocked the s*** out of me!

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cheryl2586    3,053

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Well if you're on Clear Liquids your there is nothing in there. I would say I was about 5 or six days post op before I went but then again I took a laxative the day before and was pretty empty going in.

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MiniMi    1,468

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I had surgery yesterday morning and I still can't go to bathroom. I can pee but not the other.. I took the milk of magnesium to help but still not helping.

AT MY NUTRITION CLASS THEY TOLD US TO NOT LET IT GO FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS. ANYTHING OVER THAT IS NOT NORMAL.

OOPS JUST SAW THAT I AM YELLING sorry bout that.

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jen_1381    446

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Okay Benton I have to ask - where you you from? This "y'all" thing has me curious. :)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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