Don't need the gory details, but has anyone had to use an enema to get things moving? My surgeon suggested it if no BM by day 5. I'm on day 4 and nada so far but starting to get uncomfortable. How many days post op before you were able to go, and did you need an enema? The word alone scares me lol!

I was 6 days post op before I had a bm. Are you having gas? If so that is a good sign. F.Y.I. that frist bm will most likely be you most "solid" one for awhile.

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I was 5 days post op before my first bm. I'm 15 days post op now and have only had 3 bm's (so I'm averaging one every 5 days) Less going in = less going out. I did use some laxatives and prune juice to move things along a bit.

I am 4 days out & I just had my bm

There's nothing inside me to move out! Still on liquids, basically the diet of an infant, so similar BMs. Have you tried prune juice? I'd really hate to go the enema route.

DEZ1975

Around day 5 at home

when hospital nurse came in my room day 2, she asked me if i had a BM yet, i had not - but i was afraid if i told her that, they would make me stay another day.

told her "yes" i had a BM

little white lie

kathy

Don't need the gory details, but has anyone had to use an enema to get things moving? My surgeon suggested it if no BM by day 5. I'm on day 4 and nada so far but starting to get uncomfortable. How many days post op before you were able to go, and did you need an enema? The word alone scares me lol!

Yes, I used one after about ten days post surgery with no movement. I did not use Fleet, instead I found a more natural one at the pharmacy. Same result but without the meds involved.

I say grab one and put it to good use!

I had one on day 3 funnily enough they give me this little cup of what looked like white glue I asked what it was they said a laxative I said oh I went 2 hours ago, they told me to still drink it, it was gross.

I wasn’t too bad for a while not every day or anything then second week in july worst experience everrrrrrrrrr!

I won’t TMI you on the details but get some prune juice!

I have been experimenting with it, how I am if I drink half a glass daily how I am if I don’t drink it how I am if I do every 2 or 3 days.

Before you go the enema route try prune juice and get a packet of glycerine suppositories it could be as simple as the prune juice maybe a little more in the suppositories and if it comes to it then use the enema kit.

I kicked off big time over my issue about the gp being crap and telling me to take things I am not allowed etc so I was told I can take the following f it happened again:

Lactulose but if your lactose intolerant you may not want this (which I am)

Movicol

Psyllium Husks

Thankfully I have never been at that stage again and my prune juice does the trick if I am a few days without.

Hope that was some help!

Yogi makes a tea called smooth move it's a miracle worker!

Wow...Im thinking you may be lucky you havent had any movement. TMI but I have had diarrhea for the last 3 days and I am 6 days post op.

liquid in, liquid out I guess.....its miserable especially when you are walking around in Walmart trying to buy school supplies, uggh!

Also do not forget the colace pills. They work but it will take several doses/days.