Post op poop! Please share your poopie stories

[Soexcited 64]

Hello! I am 6 days post gastric bypass surgery. Before surgery I was required to drink lots of milk of magnesia while on a 2 day clear liquid diet. I pooped and pooped like crazy. Now I'm post op, drinking Clear Liquids only and 1 clear protien a day. But I haven't pooped, I feel like going sometimes and have gas but no poop.......Id love to hear what everyone else is experiencing so I can compare!!

[kjwrn 129]

Once you start having full liquids you should start having bowel movements. There's just not likely much of anything to come out.

I haven't gone through this yet, but I imagine it's just because you are clear.

Edited March 14, 2016 by kjwrn

[MSWMike 22]

Like the poster above me said, you're likely not going to have any bowel movements for some time. You're not taking much of anything in that can be formed into a solid mass. I think it was about 2 weeks after surgery when I had my first movement....and it wasn't much.

Tip: don't strain and try to force something to come out. This can cause some issues "down there!"

[jstachic 61]

I went 12 days after surgery, I tried almost everything,but I may have had a tiny blockage, I became nauseous at the same time, first day normal 2nd day not so normal more liquid than solid , but that may have been from the stool softener and whatever else I took to help me go, my nurse said as long as I wasn't in pain that it will happen and I'll be ok