Bowel Movement Issues - advice?

[charchar79 2]

Total TmI - I am 7 days post gastric sleeve and today I finally managed to have a BM ... but it was awful! It was impacted and incredibly painful and pretty much took me 2 days to get it out. I was about 30 mins away from having my husband take me to the ER because the pain (not in my stomach at all) was awful. I cried and I never cry. I ended up taking stool softeners and using a sepository. I am terrified this will happen again. Please advise what you have done to stop this kind of thing happening. I'd rather give birth than go through that again!

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[lalame 56]

Same thing happened to me. Sleeved 09/06/16. I was also given a stool softener. I bought Fiber and put it in my Water to drink. It has helped a lot. Stay hydrated. I hope you feel better.

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[mylighthouse 782]

The same thing with me. Took me 9 days to have my first BM after surgery, and it was very painful. I started taking Miralax every day and that helped a lot. My doc also allowed me to take Milk of Magnesia. I found that the combination of the Miralax and the MOM helped quite a bit.

Also, not sure if you are taking any pain meds (I still was), but remember, they can cause Constipation.< /p>

[Omieliz 213]

I was sleeved 8/31/16. I have been to the ER now 2xs (the most recent was this Saturday) for the same exact thing. I have been to the urgent care 3xs for this .

I am doing everything that my surgeon and PCP have asked. I take Colace everyday. Miralax every other day. My non-Protein food is always green fibrous veggies - everyday. I drink at least 64 ozs of Water everyday.

I use a squatty potty...

I still have Constipation which has caused both internal and external hemorrhoids. It's awful but it's my ONLY complaint about having surgery.

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[Lucky2Lose 184]

My surgical team recommended a product called Calm..I take a shot at night before bed and it's helping me, but I also just bought squatty potty and take Miralax and skinny gut(fiber supplement) everyday as well. I have IBS and this Protein only diet right now has been awful for it..

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Edited December 19, 2016 by Lucky2Lose

[krakkerman 5]

Miralax. Take it with fluids. Tasteless. Don't use Fiber. Use the gentle laxatives first. Then when it comes out you will stop Miralax a day to adjust. You may have diarrhea a couple days Then keep adjusting every day until you find what works for you. You won't always need it after you discover your new poop pattern. Your body will heal and you will relax enough in the future to be able to deal with occasional irregularities just like you did before.

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[Fredbear 397]

I take a stool softener with my morning pill and add Miralax to my first bottle of Water each day. I also take 2 Fiber gummies as a post-dinner dessert.

No problems with this regimen, and I'm very regular.

"When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "

[jenny863 7]

Milk of magnesia works very fast.

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[charchar79 2]

Thank you for all your advice. I appreciate the community of knowing I am not in this alone.

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[MrsPenguin 103]

I just saw a nutritionist today and she suggested Magnesium, 400 - 800 mg daily as one tool to help Constipation.

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[livvsmum 2,368]

Definitely stay hydrated, that can help. But you can also use miralax and just mix it in with your Water. It's pretty gentle. From time to time - because if you stick to the bariatric diet you don't really get a lot of Fiber - I have to use some milk of magnesia to get things moving. It always does the trick.

[cuteNATL 93]

I put benefiber in almost all of my liquids, I take 2 stool softeners a day, and if I do have stool that's compacted, I use a glycerin suppository

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[adriant 109]

Welcome to the twice a week club ????, many things change and this is just one of them after the sleeve.

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