Hi all. I am on day 10 of basically NO bowel movement at all. I was told to go to the ER 3 days ago. After an embarrassing rectal exam, they said there was nothing "down there." They did an x-ray and said they did not see any blockages and sent me on my way with colace. I've already tried colace, Milk of Mag, Miralax, Fiber, several enemas, Water, moving, you name it. All I consume is Protein. My surgery was on the 21st of May. I AM eating.

I am SO FULL. I can hardly eat, let alone drink my protein. My weight loss has nearly halted. Nothing is moving. I've already posted about this once, and it's getting worse. Has anyone else experienced constipation to this degree????

I am so sorry for what you went through but I truly know how you feel!

I am pre sleeve(July 25th is my date) but I take narcotic pain killers for Chronic Pain which slows down your bowels and I have been on these since i was 18, about 9 years! Anyhow, of course once i started getting to the stronger ones the worse it got.

I sometimes go a week without going to the bathroom when it gets really bad and it hurts so badly and you just feel so blah and miserable.

This is the ONLY thing I am really worried about with the sleeve is that my constipation will be worse(is that possible?)!!!

I have tried so many different things from laxatives, enemas, suppositories, fiber, Water water water, you name it i've tried it and nothing seems to really work for me because it's just the fact that my meds slow down my colon.

I really hope that once i shed 100lbs i can pretty much reduce my pain meds by over half which would be a great help i'm sure.

Anyhow, I'm glad your better and I hope you don't have anymore problems!

Johnathan

A word of advice....I was on pain meds (TRAMADOL) for a year and a half before my surgery. I was unaware that pills could not be swallowed post-op. I didn't think to ask my doctor about a game plan after surgery for my pain med. I was so scared. I found out tramadol could not be crushed. I was discharged home on Roxicet (no refills) wlbut that was for stomach pain. I went through a withdrawl period. It wasnt fun

I have had this horrible pain in my gut that feels like I am being ripped open when I move into a certain position. I almost went to ER Thursday night but suffered through it until Friday. Dr did X-ray and said no rupture just constipated. The pain was worse thing I ever felt. At night when I would roll over I would scream out it hurt so bad. She suggested relief from bottom end instead of laxative. I did suppository and pain did not get better. Bought some tea called super dieters tea. It taste fine. It caused ,Movement this morning. Pain better but still there. Crazy stuff. It not to this. I would be Great!! Not able to walk because it makes pain worse. What to do???

I have had this horrible pain in my gut that feels like I am being ripped open when I move into a certain position. I almost went to ER Thursday night but suffered through it until Friday. Dr did X-ray and said no rupture just constipated. The pain was worse thing I ever felt. At night when I would roll over I would scream out it hurt so bad. She suggested relief from bottom end instead of laxative. I did suppository and pain did not get better. Bought some tea called super dieters tea. It taste fine. It caused ,Movement this morning. Pain better but still there. Crazy stuff. It not to this. I would be Great!! Not able to walk because it makes pain worse. What to do???

Good grief! You poor thing!

I have always been constipated just from taking all this pain medicine for years but never to the extent that you are in that much pain! I tell ya what got me going after a 7 day stint- a big glass of WARM Prune juice mixed with Mirilax! That worked!

Good luck!

Horrible and tmi, but I can't WAIT to have some constipation and be more on the normal side. I go 3+ times a day. IBS, anxiety, and food doesn't agree with me since I was AT LEAST in 2nd grade! So hoping I will go from 3+ per day to every other day! Lol

I'd like to second (or third) the motion for coffee. I had not gone for ~9 - 10 days and I was dying for a cup of coffee. My husband had brewed his usual morning coffee and I asked for just a little demitasse cup, with splenda and powdered creamer. It was literally under 2 ounces of coffee. I was thinking I probably didn't need to "go" much as I haven't had solid foods. Well let me tell you the coffee worked magic and the amount was astonishing. Sorry for being graphic, but I hope you find some magic to give you relief. It does take time for the bowel to recover from surgery, anesthesia and narcotics. Take care.

~Jane

Horrible and tmi, but I can't WAIT to have some constipation and be more on the normal side. I go 3+ times a day. IBS, anxiety, and food doesn't agree with me since I was AT LEAST in 2nd grade! So hoping I will go from 3+ per day to every other day! Lol

MGM- You say that now but I PROMISE you don't EVER want to be constipated! I would give my left arm to go regularly! You just feel so blah all the time! I've been dealing with it for years! It really sucks!

I'd like to second (or third) the motion for coffee. I had not gone for ~9 - 10 days and I was dying for a cup of coffee. My husband had brewed his usual morning coffee and I asked for just a little demitasse cup, with splenda and powdered creamer. It was literally under 2 ounces of coffee. I was thinking I probably didn't need to "go" much as I haven't had solid foods. Well let me tell you the coffee worked magic and the amount was astonishing. Sorry for being graphic, but I hope you find some magic to give you relief. It does take time for the bowel to recover from surgery, anesthesia and narcotics. Take care.

~Jane

I can say that coffee sometimes works too! Especially if it is really strong, Starbucks, a good dark roasted coffee works best IMO. Fresh and HOT and drink it fast and it sits in your gut and if your lucky it will do its job lol

Good luck to everyone with this horrible problem!

My NUT said it's not coffee- it's the warm drink that does it.

Um....okay. I'm not looking forward to not drinking coffee.

Johnathan, having to constantly run to the bathroom since 2nd grade with diarrhea isn't fun either. I missed a lot of field trips and childhood because of it!!!

I lift my shake to toast "May we all have quality BM's that are not too soft and not too hard!!"

I lift my shake to toast "May we all have quality BM's that are not too soft and not too hard!!"

Literally laughed out loud!

Johnathan, having to constantly run to the bathroom since 2nd grade with diarrhea isn't fun either. I missed a lot of field trips and childhood because of it!!!

Oh good grief! That long??? None of the ones to stop the diarrhea does anything for you? Now that would be horrible if its so bad it runs your life! I guess I could wish for constipation then too...You'll go from to LOL

I lift my shake to toast "May we all have quality BM's that are not too soft and not too hard!!"

LMAO! YES!!!!!

I lift my shake to toast "May we all have quality BM's that are not too soft and not too hard!!"

"Cheers"!!! (yes, w my Protein shake)

Marty you are killing me over here, lol, especially your "Well Doc, I had a spot of coffee, with a little dash of Palmolive." lol. Funny. Has anyone tried apple juice? When my son was constipated apple juice was an option. Maybe you can find some unsweetened apple juice or baby apple juice and try that. I heard pear juice is good as well. Apples make me go to the bathroom fast, as well as bananas. I'm not post op yet, but by day ten I would hope you could have a banana, or maybe banana puree (baby food.) I'd suggest drinking more liquids. Hot liquids always got me going, and sometimes I would put a dash of cayenne pepper (definitely ask your doctor before trying the cayenne pepper.) Cayenne pepper is suppose to be different than black pepper because its not suppose to make your booty burn, however I have found if you use to much its possible. Good luck all.