Holy moses... never happened to me EVER!! Any advice??

Milk of Magnesia. Search the site on it. Worked for me. Take it for at least a week, even when things start to move.

Same here. I take it once every few days along with 2 fiber pills at night. This is the only negative for me. Everything else is great!!

Thanks.. took some MOM and doc called in lidocaine for my hemmorhoids. Its there it, it just will not move out!! Actually nauseated now!! Crazy

Thanks.. took some MOM and doc called in lidocaine for my hemmorhoids. Its there it, it just will not move out!! Actually nauseated now!! Crazy

Good, keep on taking it, even if it doesn't seem to be working. It is a cummulative thing.

Thanks..

I found wheat thins Fiber Selects and eat a piece of whole grain bread every other day and that amount of fiber in my diet has me very regular. Once you get going you might try adding similar foods. Plus, I love the crunch of the crackers...I kind of miss that. 5 crackers are enough to satisfy.

Will do.. Thanks.

I found wheat thins Fiber Selects and eat a piece of whole grain bread every other day and that amount of fiber in my diet has me very regular. Once you get going you might try adding similar foods. Plus, I love the crunch of the crackers...I kind of miss that. 5 crackers are enough to satisfy.

Janis, how far out from surgery are you? I wasn't able to eat white bread let alone something hardy like a whole grain bread until I was almost 6 months out. Same thing with crackers. Most nutritionist recommend staying away from breads and crackers for awhile as it does expand in the stomach once it becomes saturated. This will take the space for foods that actually have nutritional value. Early out, it could put undo pressure on your staple line.

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You may need to try a suppository or an enema.

Hope you get relief soon. It's miserable!

I ran into this issue as well. I like to take a more natural approach w/ issues like this. I added flaxseed oil supplements daily & consume chia seeds.

I am 9 weeks out today. Saw my doctor, exercise consultant and nutritionist this morning. Bread and limited crackers are approved, as tolerated. I have had no issues at all. I would NEVER suggest anyone go against their nutritionists guidelines. I have noticed there is quite a wide range of opinions on all things " sleeve".

I take a mild laxative every other day. My doctor said that i might have to do this for a while.

I just drink some apple juice and if that doesn't get things moving then it is on to MOM

I take a laxative daily for now. About 4 weeks after surgery I was impacted for a couple of days. Had to take something. Once I got things moving it took a couple of days to get myself on a semi- regular schedule. I hate to be dependent on them, but I am terrified of not taking them now. I never want to go through that misery again. But...I will start weaning myself off of them soon. I've been able to eat meals that seem a little more normal over the past week or so and I am hoping that will help.