Is it okay to take pills for constipation?

My doc says liquid but I am only 5 weeks post op.

How far out are you? I used Milk of Magnesia with wonderful results ... that is what I would recommend.

Stool softeners were ok with my dr. They were small enough to swallow.

I've had a long problem with constipation. I am taking chia seeds and the results are wonderful. My nutritionist turned me on to them. Mix them in the morning with my daily yogurt. Both surgeon and nut says milk of magnesia as a good standby. Good luck.

I was prescribed liquid colace....a truly vile taste. I use cherry MoM. It doesn't taste great, but it does work.

i was told that you can use docolax. and that you can take some light prune juice to help as well.

In Australia I use actilax which is a lactulose syrup (liquid) ask at your pharmacy to see if there is an equivalent. Draws water into the large bowel to soften stool.

I use Miralax.

Eat Taco Bell. It is a natural laxative. Trust me, i ate some last night, within an hour, I was in my second office!

Man, before the surgery Taco Bell worked well. I'd hate to think what the effects would be now!

My iron pills make me constipated so I now take a colace pill to accompany them. Seems to work well for me. MOM, for me, can be fierce and unforgiving if you aren't home!

i HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS. mY DOCTOR SAID TO TAKE mILK OF mAGNESIA EVERY FOUR HOURS UNTIL i HAVE RELIEF. hE ALSO SAID TO START ON A FIBER SUPPLEMENT SUCH AS bENEFIBER. sTUPID CAPS LOCK, BUT i AM NOT RETYPING THIS....lol!

I've had a long problem with constipation. I am taking chia seeds and the results are wonderful. My nutritionist turned me on to them. Mix them in the morning with my daily yogurt. Both surgeon and nut says milk of magnesia as a good standby. Good luck.

I would love to try this. how much do you use and where do you buy them?

I would love to try this. how much do you use and where do you buy them?

my nutrionist said any health food store should have the chia seeds. however the one I stopped into said they had never heard of them. So I went on line and found a good supply and service by nut.com.

I started with a half a tablespoon a day for a week then moved up to 1 tablespoon a day in my yogurt. Wierd sensation in the mouth. Makes my yogurt a bit crunchy but I have come to enjoy it. BTW the chia seeds have no taste so mixed in pudding and applesauce works as well. Nut.com also has alternative recipes for chia seeds.

Hope this helps!

Yes, take the stool softeners but don't keep taking them and get reliant on them, you could end up really messing yourself up.

I've taken the Mirilax for years, it works OK but I too have started taking chia seeds and the results are much, much better, a little bit more gassy but more regular.