Hi guys! Today I complete my first week after surgery. It's been a pretty smooth ride thanks to forums like theses and so much info out there. I'm just worried I can't tell if it's normal to not have gone to the bathroom for the entire week! I mean, I know my liquid diet has been broth, apple juice and jello (yesterday started with protein shakes) and I've read that constipation is normal, but it says that it's for 3 or 4 days. Did anyone go through this?

Mine has been a lot longer. I have tried miralax, bensfiber in my shakes, and even a suppository on Saturday. Saturday was my first poop in like 2 weeks! I hear poop problems are the worst, but when we start transitioning to food it gets better. I am doing benafiber still and if I don't poop by Wednesday another suppository ugh. I am hoping this changes as I get into the puree stage on Saturday.

Over 2 months out and still so constipated if i dont go in 3 days i take a stool softener and magnesium.. my stools are literally like rabbit pellet poop and it is so hard to go[emoji19] i feel like id loose 10lbs if i went normally just once

Same here. My surgery was 04/05 and no poop yet. I guess I get some Benefiber. But this is sad, I was always so regular.

I'm 6.5 months post-op, and I still struggle with constipation. If I haven't gone in 3 days, I take Milk of Magnesia, and it usually does the trick. I had a pretty bad episode with it last week, so I am going to touch base with my team to talk about it. I wish I could say that it gets better, but in my case, it has been pretty much the same since I came home from the hospital.

Good luck!

Thanks for your comments guys! Today I had my first post-op appointment with the Doctor and he said I could try with Milk of Magnesia like you suggested. Apparently Week 2 will do the trick too due to the protein shakes and thicker liquids.

Only once so far. Surgery was 2 wks. today. I've always had and issue, IBS with constipation, will wait and see.

I have been doing benafiber in my shakes daily and has helped. Still not the best poop, but if it feels like it isn't coming out and you are having trouble glycerine suppositories are like a miracle worker for me. Im on my 3rd week. Went for the first time Saturday and again tonight, so benafiber has to be helping a little. But like many say, it is like pebbles for me, not gigantic poops. I am on full liquids still and hear premiere protein can also bind you, and is the type of shake I am on.

I'm sure we will get better. I don't feel like I need to yet so that's good.

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. My husband and I were literally just talking about this and whether or not I should call the doctor tomorrow.

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. My husband and I were literally just talking about this and whether or not I should call the doctor tomorrow.

Don't feel discouraged, it makes sense that with a clear liquids based diet it's impossible to discard anything from you body but pee. Well, today was the day! I finally pooped! It sounds silly but it was such an event for me, physically Ana mentally! But it was just like the doctor said on Monday: "Once you start with protein shakes and creamier meals in Week 2, you will go to the loo" ... and so it happened!

Hi guys! Today I complete my first week after surgery. It's been a pretty smooth ride thanks to forums like theses and so much info out there. I'm just worried I can't tell if it's normal to not have gone to the bathroom for the entire week! I mean, I know my liquid diet has been broth, apple juice and Jello (yesterday started with Protein shakes) and I've read that constipation is normal, but it says that it's for 3 or 4 days. Did anyone go through this?

Pain meds are notorious for constipation as well. I can only imagine if you are on them post op, combined with a liquid diet that it would cause some trouble going. I hope you feel better soon!

On ‎4‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 6:23 AM, Carmencita!981 said:

Hi guys! Today I complete my first week after surgery. It's been a pretty smooth ride thanks to forums like theses and so much info out there. I'm just worried I can't tell if it's normal to not have gone to the bathroom for the entire week! I mean, I know my liquid diet has been broth, apple juice and Jello (yesterday started with Protein shakes) and I've read that constipation is normal, but it says that it's for 3 or 4 days. Did anyone go through this?

The nurse from my doctor's office told me to take Milk of Magnesia and that has helped. My surgery was one week ago and I've had 3 BMs since then. Definitely not my norm, but then this is not the norm any more, is it?

Before surgery, I would have bowel movements a few times a day and they were usually loose...

I didn't have a movement for 5 days after surgery!! Doc said that's a bit longer than most but I was also on painkillers so that could have been a reason.

I'm 7 weeks out and now I find I don't even go every day. And when I do, they are like little rabbit pellets.

I will drink Smooth Move Tea every two to three days to just keep some balance.

Quite a change indeed!!

It's day 6 for me and still NOTHING! I've been on pain killers but none today and drank miralax yesterday...still nothing. Getting ready to pull out the big guns like milk of magnesia...i don't want to start getting sick from not going

42 minutes ago, 601chic said:

It's day 6 for me and still NOTHING! I've been on pain killers but none today and drank miralax yesterday...still nothing. Getting ready to pull out the big guns like milk of magnesia...i don't want to start getting sick from not going

I called the doctor's office when I had gone over a week, and she said to use miralax twice a day. It worked!