Hi everyone this may be TMI but I'm sure someone else has experienced it and can help me. I was sleeved on 10/31/16. 8 days postop now! As of today I've experienced the urge to poop. It has caused me so much pain and I'm kind of scared to push. Is there anything you guys can recommend from your experience. I've heard that Metamucil Works has anybody tried it? I am so frustrated at this point can someone help with recommendations please! I spoke to my doctor he also recommended Metamucil. I'm on liquids until the 15th.

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Edited November 9, 20169 yr by arilove90s

Hi everyone this may be TMI but I'm sure someone else has experienced it and can help me. I was sleeved on 10/31/16. 8 days postop now! As of today I've experienced the urge to poop. It has caused me so much pain and I'm kind of scared to push. Is there anything you guys can recommend from your experience. I've heard that Metamucil Works has anybody tried it? I am so frustrated at this point can someone help with recommendations please! I spoke to my doctor he also recommended Metamucil. I'm on liquids until the 15th.

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Take Miralax. Put in on Cristal Light or any other flavored drink. 8oz. You will go the next day.

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I used Dulcolax in the end after trying loads of other stuff. Take a pillow and put it over your tummy whilst you are on the loo and try to raise your feet off the floor (a box might help).. I hope you get relief soon

You can get a fleet enema or suppositories. Easy and fast. Softens it up.

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I take a stool softener pill about every other day.

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Stool softener works but not immediately. Dulcolax is what I take. Once I was able to eat solids I eat half an apple and the next day I can go.

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Funny isnt it that some of us openly discuss bowel movements twice in our lives..

after giving birth and after weight loss surgery...

They put me on collace a stool softener, and latter added miralax then suggested benefiber if nothing else helped but only a little bc it can quickly make things worse especially if your having issues getting all the fluids in

If your still in the pain meds, that stuff really slows the bowel motility up too

Took me several days, they said if no bm by four days, to call bc that can get you sick

I know the feeling. I got my surgery Monday November 7th. I was so excited when I thought I was about to poop but no such luck yet.

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Has anyone taken benefiber..9 days post op ,only one bowel movement

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