How long did it take for everyone to have a bm? It has been 12 days since my sleeve and......nothing!

Try Magnesium Citrate. It's available at walgreens. drink it cold to mask the taste. Taste like unsweetened flavored drink. It will work when nothing else does. I used it when I had my knee replacement surgery. The constipation was worse pain than the knee recovery. Works in like 30-60 minutes. Ask your doc about it. It is over the counter.

Miralax is a laxative' date=' as well, correct? It says it dissolves in 4-8 oz of Water or any liquid. I would imagine if mixing in only 4 oz of water, it would be thicker to drink, so can you sip it slowly and take awhile to drink the whole thing? Crazy questions, I know, but I get nervous about drinking stuff that may be thick.[/quote']

I usually mix the Miralax into 32 ounces of flavored water. Do not even notice it is there. Be sure to flavor the water in order to cover up the aftertaste. I do not think Miralax is a laxative in the same sense as, say, senna because it works differently. Miralax basically attracts water into the colon to soften up the stool where senna is more of a chemical process.

I usually mix the Miralax into 32 ounces of flavored Water. Do not even notice it is there. Be sure to flavor the water in order to cover up the aftertaste. I do not think Miralax is a laxative in the same sense as' date=' say, senna because it works differently. Miralax basically attracts water into the colon to soften up the stool where senna is more of a chemical process.[/quote']

True... Some irritate the lining of the colon making your colon spasm and expel the poo