can use the restroom surgery on the 21st

Go to a drug store and get some benefiber. A lot of people here use miralax but benefiber is less harsh on your system. You need to increase your Water intake too. It really helps because you are mostly on Proteins.

I had surgery on April 17th, and had the same issue, but once I started drinking apple juice, I was able to go. If you're on clear liquids, you're not really taking in anything substantial that would cause you to go.

my dr. says that for the first 2 weeks, nothing down the throat to treat constipaiton. if you TRUELY are constipated it must be an enema!

make sure that you are really constipated!! simply not going doesn't mean that you are. you are not eating much and only doing liquid at this point. your body doesn't have much if any waste to get rid of.

contstipation is bloating and feeling like you have to go but can't. oh, and it really hurts and is uncomfortable!

so, don't just take stuff thinking you should be producing unless you are TRUELY constipated. that will just cause other issues later!

kelly

I don't think I had my first bm until about 4-5 days post op. Drink apple juice and plenty of fluids. For the next couple of weeks, I only go 1x every 2-3 days. I'm not constipated, just takes that long to work itself out. This seems to vary for lots of people, I wouldn't suggest taking anything yet either, but you can always call your Dr to see what they rec. Good luck!

I don't think I had my first bm until about 4-5 days post op. Drink apple juice and plenty of fluids. For the next couple of weeks, I only go 1x every 2-3 days. I'm not constipated, just takes that long to work itself out. This seems to vary for lots of people, I wouldn't suggest taking anything yet either, but you can always call your Dr to see what they rec. Good luck!

I didn't have a BM until 6 days after surgery. I still don't have a BM for 3 days at a time.

thank you for your suggestions