Hi all. I'm 6 days post op and still no BM! Should I be concerned? Still on Protein shakes and Soup.

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Drink some "smooth move" tea. 6 days is too long. You can find it at most Walmarts. It's organic and works. Make sure you steep it for 20 mins. Should work by morning. Use two bags this time. You could also try some warm prune juice. Protein shakes can be hard on your system even though they are liquid the Protein can add to the constipation. Push the fluids.

My surgeon sends everyone home on Colace, twice a day. Luckily, I haven't needed it, but if put in a call to your surgeon's office and see what softeners or laxatives they recommend. All that protein and not enough liquid can really bind things up!

Hi all. I'm 6 days post op and still no BM! Should I be concerned? Still on Protein shakes and soup.

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It took 7 days for me. Senna is natural, inexpensive, and works great. Good luck!

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Glycerin suppositories are the quickest. My doctor said I should not go more than three days without. I also add Benefiber to at least one shake each day.

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i feel for you, I went through that and i had a rough 6 weeks,it was very very painful. I had to resort to the Glycerin suppositories!

Walking around the house helps!

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Maybe you don't have anything yet!

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I am 4 days out from surgery and had my first BM today. My dr told me the day he released me it could be 6-9 days before I had a BM just make sure and stay hydrated

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I had to take dulcolax tablets to finally have my first bm after surgery. For me it had been 7 days. I was taking the miralax that was recommended from my doctors office, drank apple & prune juice that was recommended by nurse ( sugar in juice made me sick) and I was really kinda freaked out about it all. Since that first bm, everything is moving fine on its own. Pain meds can slow things down too.. Keeping hydrated will help but sometimes you have to take laxitives to get things going.

i feel for you, I went through that and i had a rough 6 weeks,it was very very painful. I had to resort to the Glycerin suppositories!

Me too! After 6 days I was uncomfortable so took the suppositories. What a relief afterwards, I'm now also taking a stool softener and done my 2nd BM in 10 days.

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Add coconut oil to a hot drink!! If you can handle a couple tablespoons it does the job! I had to drink it for about 6 months!!

I have only had 2 bms since surgery on 3/28.. im wondering if I should get on a laxative?

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how often is everyone having a bm after the first few weeks?

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The typical route for moving along a BM post-op goes in succession if each one fails to help:

LOTS of Water --> prune juice --> stool softener --> laxative

Your surgeon likely has a specific instructions for how he prefers to handle post-op issues. Definitely refer to that. Also, remember that you have barely eating, and none of it solid, so it is common to have very little to no waste.

I was sleeved on April 13, 2016. I'm about 4-5 days out. I also have not had a BM but my doc told me it could take around 7-10 days. She gave me a prescription for stool softener. I really haven't eaten much at all since my surgery. No solids what so ever. Just a few sips of Protein shakes and carnation instant Breakfast. Also some Water and decaf tea. Drinking is still painful. I had a hernia repair also during my sleeve surgery, so I'm guessing that's why . I still have tons of air through out my body which is giving upper back and shoulder pain

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I also was sleeved on April 13,2016. I had to take Dulcolax yesterday to get things moving. Since then things are fine.

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