I'm 3 days post-op and have a couple of questions.

1. What's with this frothy foamy stuff coming up from my stomach? Does it mean I'm drinking too much, not enough, or just something that happens?

2. How long did you guys wait before taking a laxative? I don't feel like I'm constipated and have been passing gas. (TMI, sorry) But I'm afraid to let it go too long and also afraid to put a laxative into my poor abused GI tract right now. And advice?

Thanks!

I'm only 3.5 weeks post op, so someone with more experience will have to answer about the foam.

I was prescribed both a stool softener and a drug called Senna when I was discharged. I discontinued the Senna pretty quickly, it was causing some diarrhea, but I'm still taking the stool softener. 3 days with no bowel movement is well within normal, my doc said not to get concerned until I got to more like 10 days with nothing. I think my first one was about 5 or 6 days post-op.

You may be drinking too fast or too much at once.

My first bm was at 7 days post. I'd call and ask your team if it's been more than that. Mine (tmi ahead) felt like a weird fart, so I went to the toilet and it was a tiny bit of blackish diarrhea. After that I went again and it was more. The next day I had one bad diarrhea, and today it stopped being blackish.

The foam could also be from gas in your system, combined with drinking too quickly or too much. I had a lot of hiccups (ow) and burping my first few days. Gas-X strips have been wonderful for reducing the gurgling rom my gut.

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I am almost 2 weeks post op. Before surgery, and all my life, I had daily BMW like clockwork. I knew to expect some constipation, especially because of pain meds. I went 7 days with no BM. First couple of BMs were very small. I went 3 days in a row and felt great, now I am 3 days with no BM and am miserable. My surgeon recommended Mira lax. Definitely going to start taking it immediately!

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