I am 2 weeks post op and having to battle with this a little bit, it is enough to be pretty uncomfortable. Any advice other than the softeners I was prescribed when I left the hospital? Water intake is good, not great - 6 glasses daily.

Everything else feels just fine!

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These are some of the recommendations from past threads to deal with constipation.

* Eating apples with the skin

* Smooth Move Herbal Tea

* Prune Juice (warmed)

* Prunes (4 in the morning and 4 at night)

* Magnesium citrate

* Insoluble fibers (Garden of Life Raw Fiber or Renew Life Triple Fiber).

* Haribo Sugar Free Gummy Bears. (Be careful with this one because it can lead to diarrhea.)

* Aerobic Magnesium 07

* Ground Flax Seeds (but don’t try to grind it yourself). Use 2 tablespoons per glass of water every night before going to bed.

* Low Fat Bran Muffin (recipe). 80 calories each

1 cup flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups bran cereal

1 ¼ cups milk

1 egg

½ tablespoon applesauce

optional: banana, berries, mini chocolate chips

Bake 400° F for 22 minutes

Good question

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Thanks!

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Milk of magnesia

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When you start eating soft /pureed foods it will get better.

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How long do the effects of milk of magnesia last?? As in, how often do you all take it?? Also, is it true that if you take it as a laxative, it will give you heartburn?? I took some and i also happened to have horrible heart burn that night but I don't know if it was the magnesia or the tiny chocolate sundae I shared with my sister that afternoon.

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