I am 19 days post op and am beginning to have great difficulty having a bowel movement. I've tried still softners. Helped a little but not enough. Took some Milk of Magnesia tonight. Gingers crossed. Was wondering if anyone takes something every day as preventative.

Coffee is a laxative for me

Coffee is a laxative for me

this may not be the right thing for everyone but i have major poop problems whenever i have surgery or have a baby. i didnt take stool softeners at first because so many people have diarrhea but that was not the case with me. I have now added 2 stool softeners a day to the myriad of pills i take and i have started to go. not to be super gross but i cant wait to see how much weight i actually have lost once im regular.

I know exactly how you feel. I am almost 5 weeks out and i have never experienced pain like that before. I finally ended up using a suppository which seemed to help a little bit. I saw my NUT and she suggests that i take benefiber every day - just add it to the water. That seemed to work yesterday, but I also took Colage, which is a stool softner. Good luck to you, that is an aweful thing to experience.

I use a capful of Miralax every day to keep things moving, in addition to staying hydrated. So far, nothing terribly painful.

I finally had to resort to Miralax, stool softeners and fiber powder added to food. 1/2 a dose of Miralax a day fixed me right up, but it can be harsh. Suggest you take some probiotics also.

I had constipation so bad... and tried everything. Finally - I tried smooth move herbal tea.... and it works wonders. It's amazing in a cup of tea. You can buy it at walmart for under $5.00.

I think the majority of sleevers have this problem initially because we simply cannot eat enough fiber....nor are we eating fiber rich foods in the beginning. I used miralax in the early months. Once I was able...chia seeds in my protein shakes and fiber one cereal really helped as well. 1/2 cup of fiber one a day works miracles, and tastes better than miralax.

One EARLY morning when you do not have to go anywhere, DRINK a FULL cap of Milk of Magnesium......... Within a few hours you will be running. About the third week after my surgery, I really thought OMG........ I did the self Enemas, three at a time............ no relief just more suffering. Drink MOM,,,,, a full cap-full at a time........ if the first does not work, drink another half........but STAY close to HOME and the bathroom, as you will be RUNNING in more ways than one, but it WILL give you RELIEF!!!!!

I was very constipated. I started taking probiotic pills daily and I'm going more frequently.

One EARLY morning when you do not have to go anywhere' date=' DRINK a FULL cap of Milk of Magnesium......... Within a few hours you will be running. About the third week after my surgery, I really thought OMG........ I did the self Enemas, three at a time............ no relief just more suffering. Drink MOM,,,,, a full cap-full at a time........ if the first does not work, drink another half........but STAY close to HOME and the bathroom, as you will be RUNNING in more ways than one, but it WILL give you RELIEF!!!!![/quote']

Lol!!!

glycerin suppositories, mini enimas, coffee and those those things work. But I still have to do something external in order to have a BM. Once I am on solid foods, the bran cerial sounds like a good idea.