I Can't Poop. :-(

[missmachine 100]

I take Metamucil pills and stool softener everyday but it's been about 5 days I think since the last time I pooped. Been drinking drinks with Miralax all day today. Yesterday I had to poo but only a tiny bit came out. I was in pain all night with horrible poop cramps, so much that I was being woken up from sleep and in tears. I took some IBS medicine and that allowed me to sleep. I thought for sure something would come out today. I'm starting to worry. I don't want to eat anything else until something comes out...?

[LilSug 1]

What about an enema? But ask MD first!

[DcMak72 34]

Go to the doc 5 days is way too long not to poop... How far out are you? (sleeve wise)

[LilSug 1]

I go for surgery 8/15/12 im in the pre op phase.

[missmachine 100]

Go to the doc 5 days is way too long not to poop... How far out are you? (sleeve wise)

I'm 6 weeks out today!

[gmanbat 5,889]

Howdy, neighbor, Dade City here.

5 days is a bit long but not beyond extrordinary. My wife, Roux N Y girl, goes that long occasionally. I'm a sleever and get fixed up with fig and prune eating, Metamucil, and/or Organo gold coffee. Be sure to keep the Water intake up. Whole wheatTriscuits seem to help, too.

[Christine Kirk-Lopez 5]

I just went through the same thing last week and the doctor told me to take the Mirilax, Colace (stool softener) and a Senecot (a natural vegetable stimulant laxative w/ stool softener). Also, try to take in as much Water as possible. I did all these and still could not go and she said if it did not work to use a Fleet enema and lie on my back and roll back and forth and hold it as long as I could and then if I still did not feel total relief to fill the bottle with warm Water and do another one. I ended up having to do the enema and did not need to do it a second time and it had been 8 days. It was miserable!! I hope you find relief.

Take care!

[barrbdoll 287]

It was 9 days before I had a bowel movement and it took what seemed like an Act of God for it to even happen. I had to use Milk of Magnesium to get thing started... Enemas didn't work, Suppositories didn't work. The first time was painful but once I got that out of the way I became more regular. I still don't go as often as I did before surgery but once or twice a week I drink a hot tea called "Smooth Move" and it seems to help stay regular.

Good Luck!

[SophieJaneB 92]

I went 7 days, and it happened naturally. Pre-Op I had to take suppositories to go, I was so stopped up.

[MinaT 669]

I am doing metamucil, a prescription stool softener (like colace) called Amitiza, I got the phyllips pills but those are too darn big and I have to crush them and that's icky because the edges get sharp. Milk of Magnesia (makes me want to throw up and made me sweat and shake) so I can only get down 1 tablespoon once in a while. Unfortunately, I have to use suppositories. I wait until later in the afternoon and use a suppository and I can go a little bit.

I am hoping as I bring in more food, I'll become more regular. I think I'll look into the tea.

[ThisTimeIsIt 71]

The Smooth Move tea is great - I just don't love the flavor but better than milk of magnesia and it does the job!

[missmachine 100]

Thanks everyone. I am broke until tomorrow so I think I'll just keep on with the miralax today and if nothing happens go and grab some suppositories or an enema tomorrow. I was doing fine pooping until now. I'm 6 weeks out of surgery and been eating like 1000 cals.

[Gastricsleeve4me 186]

I'm at nine weeks and having same prob. Miralax and colace were doing nothing. But milk of magnesia last night and now everything's moving. Think I took too much (full dose) since I've got the runs every couple hours for last 7 hrs...but frankly just happy to be cleaned out! Took at 10:30pm and was going by 3am.