Has any had to take this after surgery because their bowel movements were irregular??? I just went to the Dr he told me to drink 1/2 the bottle in the afternoon and 1/2 the bottle at supper..then take a tablespoon of miralax in the am and pm everyday!!! Does the mag. Make u go fast??? Sorry tmi

I took it before surgery as a prep...

Not fun, stay close to the bathroom! It will clean you out

I took it the day before surgery. Well it kicked in the morning of the surgery mixed with nerves for fours hours eww thank god my surgeon was running two hours behind. I was in the bathroom up until 1/2 an hour before they took me in. That would not have been good. How would I have gone in if I was still going. I know TMI. I only drank 1/2 the bottle. Imagine the whole bottle. My preop instructions which are so general said the whole bottle. When I double checked on my last visit he said oh no just drink 1/2. I mean that could have been a disaster. Stay home until you are all finished literally. Is this because you have not gone to the bathroom. They told me to take a stool softener and with in 12 hours I was fine. I just took one a day until I was kind of going on my own. Good luck

I had to drink it the afternoon before surgery it hit me in about 30 minutes. My advice is to stay very close to the bathroom for the rest of the night!

I mix Metamucil the clear one into my drinks just to keep everything moving

This makes me nervous now....I'm taking it because since surgery my bowel movements have been irregular...I go like once every 4-5 days and I get constipated... so they want me to try this I took miralax for my pre op....but I've heard magnisium makes you go..and fast!

What you are experiencing is very normal. The pain mess have something to do with this. You just need to be mindful until you get into a good pattern. I am out 8 months. I still take 2 stool softeners daily and if things start to get irregular I start benefiber powder for a couple of days

It's because of the high protein. Our fiber is fairly low.

Yea I'm trying to get more fiber in me...I do have stool softners...I just don't know how many I can take..it doesn't say on the label...and do they actually work? B4 surgery I went everyday,I think im not use to not going everyday.

I would just try a couple. They help but not like a laxative. If I need that then I use the benefiber. You may not go everyday like you used to but if it less than every other then I start the benefiber.

Any way to mix this mag citrate with juice? Or you have to chugg it down fast?

Any way to mix this mag citrate with juice? Or you have to chugg it down fast?

That's what I wanna know..I'm hoping u can mix it with something

You can mix it, I just asked

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Awesome thanks I was dreading it. Lol

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Yay!!! I don't do good with drinking stuff plain like that...look good to know thanks