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kmoore    97

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How long post op was it before you started having bowel movements again? I was always "regular"...at least once a day. I am 4 days post op and nothing yet. I am starting to have some gas that I am not so sure I want to trust, but still nothing. Not cramping or anything, so I believe everything is fine...just curious as to how long after surgery it took for everyone else?

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Prairiegirl    5

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I am glad you asked the question, because I am 3 days post op and looking for the same information.

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Jojiblossom    14

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I was about 4 or 5 days in when that end started working again. Today it's doing overtime! It apparently objects to Tomato Soup. I was told to expect a bm every two to three days to start with.

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kparker0501    88

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I had horrible diareah about 4 or 5 days post op and then got sooo constipated its not even funny. I am still not regular and have to take Fiber, mirilax AND senecot. It seems like overkill but it is what helps me go. !

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Swimmer    199

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It may be several days and that may not change. It's not uncommon.

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delta_girl    931

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I was 10 days post op before I pooped!

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chris54    106

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There is a tea called Smooth Move organic tea all natural someone in the nut lass said it worked really well. I am on my first week preop diet (protein drinks) and it worked. I purchased it from Stater bros. here in california, you mb able to get it at your local grocery store.

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SLEEVEDNBEAUTIFUL    42

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Posted A minute ago

Prairiegirl, on October 19, 2012 - 7:17 PM, said:

I am glad you asked the question, because I am 3 days post op and looking for the same information.

kmoore, on October 19, 2012 - 7:06 PM, said:

How long post op was it before you started having bowel movements again? I was always "regular"...at least once a day. I am 4 days post op and nothing yet. I am starting to have some gas that I am not so sure I want to trust, but still nothing. Not cramping or anything, so I believe everything is fine...just curious as to how long after surgery it took for everyone else?

It was over wk post op for me. I had to take milk of magnesia,stool softner, and benefiber. No I take stool softner 2x daily. Still no regular BM.

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Belinda    17

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The first time I went was about 4 days post op I had diarrea the first 2 weeks then the 3 week I didn't go at all. Then I was so constipated I though I was have to go to the ER to get it removed I know to much TMI but it was so bad I never felt like that ever. I took mirax and senokot still nothing the next morning my husband made me a cup of Decaf coffee and that did it!!!! I never want to feel that way again. So I take senokot every other day and that seem to be working.

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kmoore    97

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Thanks for all of the replies. WOW...more than one week! I do have different stool softeners and Constipation aids just in case, but that is not the case so far. Sounds like I am normal :) I am making some very LOUD bowel sounds this evening, which would make sence since I plan to go to the Carolina Renaissance Festival tomorrow. The day I have nothing but porta-johns will be the day I will start with screaming diarrhea, right? lol

Will not stop me though...I have season passes to the festival and do not want to waste a single day ;)

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SLEEVEDNBEAUTIFUL    42

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Thanks for all of the replies. WOW...more than one week! I do have different stool softeners and Constipation aids just in case, but that is not the case so far. Sounds like I am normal :) I am making some very LOUD bowel sounds this evening, which would make sence since I plan to go to the Carolina Renaissance Festival tomorrow. The day I have nothing but porta-johns will be the day I will start with screaming diarrhea, right? lol

Will not stop me though...I have season passes to the festival and do not want to waste a single day ;)

Have fun and listen to the bowel sounds. Lol

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rmg19881015    20

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4days post op I also am experiencing very loud bowel sound randomly. I'm not sure what triggers it. It's been two days with random bouts of diarrhea. Sorry if tmi.

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elisa5150    212

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I was 10 days, with milk of magnesia day 9. Then nothing til day 14, now daily.

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iam_yamii    24

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How long post op was it before you started having bowel movements again? I was always "regular"...at least once a day. I am 4 days post op and nothing yet. I am starting to have some gas that I am not so sure I want to trust, but still nothing. Not cramping or anything, so I believe everything is fine...just curious as to how long after surgery it took for everyone else?

I was 3 days post op. It happened while I was at the hospital. I'm 11 days post op now and don't go everyday. I have gone 2/3 days without going.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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