OK, gross, But Since Thursday Of last week, I've been constipated. I had surgery on April 29 of this year. I was having bm at least every other day. I wasnt aware I had to take a stool softner, so On friday of last week I started Miralax once a day. I still havent had a movement. I have been getting cramps (at times they kinda hurt, but nothing severe), but I dont know if they are "recovery" pangs or "that time of the month" or just constipation cramps. I even got desperate today and had about 5 sips of black ice coffee. Coffee was always a triggor for me to have a bm before surgery. Im eating for breakfast a half a cup of cottage cheese, for lunch half a cup of tuna, for dinner half a cup of egg salad. I was drinking protein shakes, but ran out and Im waiting for some to be delivered to me ( I dont live near alot of places that have the ones I like) Im drinking a lot, but I do admit Im falling shy of the 64 oz, Maybe Im coming in at 50. Im just worried since I've been on a stool softner for 4 days, and still nothing. Should I contact My surgeon? Suggestions

OK' date=' gross, But Since Thursday Of last week, I've been constipated. I had surgery on April 29 of this year. I was having bm at least every other day. I wasnt aware I had to take a stool softner, so On friday of last week I started Miralax once a day. I still havent had a movement. I have been getting cramps (at times they kinda hurt, but nothing severe), but I dont know if they are "recovery" pangs or "that time of the month" or just constipation cramps. I even got desperate today and had about 5 sips of black ice coffee. Coffee was always a triggor for me to have a bm before surgery. Im eating for breakfast a half a cup of cottage cheese, for lunch half a cup of tuna, for dinner half a cup of egg salad. I was drinking Protein shakes, but ran out and Im waiting for some to be delivered to me ( I dont live near alot of places that have the ones I like) Im drinking a lot, but I do admit Im falling shy of the 64 oz, Maybe Im coming in at 50. Im just worried since I've been on a stool softner for 4 days, and still nothing. Should I contact My surgeon? Suggestions[/quote']

OK- I was the same way and still is (sitting here now trying to get some relief)-I do use Mirlax but I do notice that hot teas helps a lot....

I was severely constipated for a week. Took milk of magnesia and had BM in 4 hours. It comes in different flavors and generics.

I actually had the same issue, while taking mirilax once a day. I talked to my surgeons office and they told me you can't really overdose on miralax. They had me drink it every 8 hours until I had a movement. It actually worked pretty quick, within 36 hours, and it was really gentle. I would say try that.

A struggle I have even now. I think it must be all the protein we use. I was drinking smooth tea every other day... now I take a stool softener every other day... whatever comes out of me is like cement... yuck and tmi to some I know....

For me it got so bad at times that the only thing that helped were suppositories. They give you relief in less than an hour. It's not explosive or anything but the miralax took too long to work.

HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 230

Finally Had a Movement. It wasnt Painful, I did have to stran but it wasnt horrible. It wasnt a total lot. I was excepting to have a large, painful, lost 2 pounds kinda experiance, but It was actually normal. Though it was Greenish in color. Better then black I suppose.