Hi everyone

I've had some big time constipation issues this past week and not to be gross but an having a very hard time passing hard large stool!

I drink a ton of Water, eat a lot of black Beans, do any idea why this is happening? I'm not eating high fat or starchy stuff, I've stayed on routine with the post OP diet and have lost about 40 pounds.

Thoughts?

Are you using protein supplements too? I was having some issues and did some research and protein can be constipating. I resorted to milk of magnesia this week myself. I would think the beans would add some fiber to counteract it. Good luck!

MiraLax is wonderful. Half a dose every day to keep things moving along. (Don't wait until you're constipated.)

If it is really just not moving try Magnesium Citrate. It comes in a liquid form, they have a flavored and a non-flavored which I think you can mix with something like juice. You can take a little or a lot depending on your needs. Good luck

Try taking a stool softener, like Colace, every morning. It will help you get more regular without all the cramping of a laxative. Once you're not so bound up anymore, stop the stool softener and switch to a fiber supplement to keep things continued moving.

Oh and drink LOTS and LOTS of Water. It really does help a lot.

(btw, I have the same problem and this is what I have done to help it)

This is just my experience, but I want you to be aware so it doesn't happen to you. I took magnesium citrite (half a bottle) and ended up with the most extremely painful cramps and diarrhea the entire next day. I used it one time before and it worked fine. I don't know what happened this last time, but I will never use that again. My doctor said dulcolax suppositories will get things moving faster. Not sure if they cause cramps because I was already cramping badly.

This is just my experience, but I want you to be aware so it doesn't happen to you. I took magnesium citrite (half a bottle) and ended up with the most extremely painful cramps and diarrhea the entire next day. I used it one time before and it worked fine. I don't know what happened this last time, but I will never use that again. My doctor said dulcolax suppositories will get things moving faster. Not sure if they cause cramps because I was already cramping badly.

I had the same thing happen with a laxative, it was horrible. I spent the whole day in bed, in tears, because the cramping was so severe.

I had the same thing happen with a laxative, it was horrible. I spent the whole day in bed, in tears, because the cramping was so severe.

That pain was worse than any of the post op pain!

I agree with the Miralax.. I had a bm on my 2nd postop day and everyday since

I take fiber gummies and gummy probiotics now and i go everyday at least once a day. I also used to struggle with constipation. I used to take stool softeners everyday at first and they didn't work for me so I started the fiber and probiotics and man they work.

Its the high protein causing constipation. Try some peri colace it will soften the stool plus help you go. Mirlax is also good but expensive. Or you can do what we old nurses used was a cocktail of prune juice and milk of magnesia called a black and white. Also prune juice does help if its warm.

lentil soup did it for me I make a pot and then freeze one cup severings

Hi everyone

I've had some big time constipation issues this past week and not to be gross but an having a very hard time passing hard large stool!

I drink a ton of water' date=' eat a lot of black beans, do any idea why this is happening? I'm not eating high fat or starchy stuff, I've stayed on routine with the post OP diet and have lost about 40 pounds.

Thoughts?

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I too am 3 weeks post op and at my last doctors visit he suggested Colace, I have been successful since! I am still working on getting more water in me. Prior to surgery I was very regular and was taking a probiotic every morning. Good luck!

I called the doc and he said to take milk of magnesia. I did Any idea how long this takes?