Ok, so I'm once again constipated! What are you using that can give immediate relief other than an enema .......Is anyone taking a daily stool softener to stay regular?

I've tried ducolax as fast acting reliever but this time it's not working! Sorry this is my wonderful early morning CONVO! Lol

SD: 10/10/12, Converted from Lapband to RNY, HW (before band) 263, HW (RNY) 230, Preop 219, after surgery 223, current 209

Sorry I have been stop up a lot some times for days. Depends on how much I eat. To little no poop 800 caloies a day I go every day.

Try apple juice it's got a lot of natural sugar but will make you want to be close to a bathroom, or prun juice

Good luck

Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Sorry I have been stop up a lot some times for days. Depends on how much I eat. To little no poop 800 caloies a day I go every day.

Try apple juice it's got a lot of natural sugar but will make you want to be close to a bathroom' date=' or prun juice

Good luck

Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12[/quote']

Thanks Paul, I'm so wrapped up in my RNY WORLD, that somehow forgot about that. Going to get some today

SD: 10/10/12, Converted from Lapband to RNY, HW (before band) 263, HW (RNY) 230, Preop 219, after surgery 223, current 209

Hey Paul, had to resort to an en and Miralax, but today I'm drinking apple juice

Oops that should have been Miralax and an enema.

Did the apple juice help?

Did the apple juice help?

Eventually it did, but it took about three days along with mixing it with Miralax. I'm going regularly now.....YEAH!

SD: 10/10/12, Converted from Lapband to RNY, HW (before band) 263, HW (RNY) 230, Preop 219, after surgery 223, current 204

This is good to know. Colace daily also helps

This is good to know. Colace daily also helps

Thanks

SD: 10/10/12, Converted from Lapband to RNY, HW (before band) 263, HW (RNY) 230, Preop 219, after surgery 223, current 204

You can take Milk of mag for immediate relief. 6 hrs or so. I take 4-5 senakot tablets a day to keep me regular. They are half laxative half softener. I buy the generic at target.

You can take Milk of mag for immediate relief. 6 hrs or so. I take 4-5 senakot tablets a day to keep me regular. They are half laxative half softener. I buy the generic at target.

Thanks I will keep that in mind.

This is what I discovered works for me: Prunes! I only eat about a serving and it has helped regulate my system. I was trying colace, and that helped, but wasn't working very well. I was having very bad problems and since I've been eating a serving of prunes a day, constipation isn't an issue anymore. This may not work for everyone, but it helped me when medicine didn't work. Hope it helps you!

Miralax twice a.day is working for me

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Ok, so I'm once again constipated! What are you using that can give immediate relief other than an enema .......Is anyone taking a daily stool softener to stay regular?

I've tried ducolax as fast acting reliever but this time it's not working! Sorry this is my wonderful early morning CONVO! Lol

SD: 10/10/12, Converted from Lapband to RNY, HW (before band) 263, HW (RNY) 230, Preop 219, after surgery 223, current 209

That's what stool softner I used and it seemed to work great. I haven't taken it in a few days and everything has been better. I still don't go number 2 very often. Like every 3 days or so. Are you drinking a lot of Water?

I've tried it all from laxatives, prunes, prune juice, sliced apples, stool softener, enema, suppositories and miralax. None of these consistently helps. I even drink some Chinese herbal tea concoction perscribed by a Chinese herbal doctor. I also eat somewhere around 30grams of fiber daily but the best results have been with the tea every other day and miralax on the day between. I read someone took miralax twice daily--is that an ok thing??? I was taking it daily and it stopped working as well after a month. I've been a little concrned about dependency so started every other day alternating with the tea. What are your docs saying about miralax??