I am 3 days post op and still no BM. About when did everyone have theirs? When should I get worried? I’m not uncomfortable yet just want to be prepared.

When you undergo anesthesia, the gut takes longer to wake up than the rest of you. 3 days isn't unusual. Try to make sure you have a BM by 6 or 7 days postop, and you'll be doing fine. You can ask your team about starting miralax or milk of magnesia. Suppositories and enemas are helpful too.

angelnrs, this one scared me as well i was used to going everyday and post op with the liquid diet you just dont need to go. try not to dehydrate it will make the first one more uncomfortable than it needs to be. when i mentioned to my surgeon on day 10 that i was all nervous on day 3 without a BM he just smiled and said dont worry you may only go once a week during the first 2 weeks or untill you add more solid food.

I'm 5 weeks post op and still regularly face constipation. For the foreseeable future I'll continue my daily Miralax routine. I say daily because skipping it and trying to go is tantamount to me looking to pop a blood vessel which unfortunately has happened a few times. I used to pride myself on how regular and easy my BMs were, now I commiserate with those that celebrate a weekly poop lol. Oh, lots of water daily for easy passage [emoji12]

Thanks!

3 days is fine considering you probably didn't eat much if at all for the past 2 days. I would worry about day 6ish.

You are fine. I will warn you farts lie. When you do feel the need to pass gas go to the bathroom. I did not have a bowel movement until a week after. Don’t be surprised if it black either. That is caused by blood from the surgery and the Iron you should be taking.

Edited October 5, 20178 yr by JeffN

when it does happen it will make you feel like a million bucks...LOL