I have my surgery on Nov 13, haven't done number 2 since Sunday. I feel the need to go but when i go,i push a lot nothing but it's there n i feel it. I took miralax so far nothing. Can i take balerina tea or even an enema? Anyone tried those?

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I’ve heard a lot of people talk about smooth move tea. I have some at her me but haven’t needed any yet. I’ve gone potty no problem so far. Wishing you luck.

My dr said yes to tea remedies i use Teami tea

3 hours ago, zoxie said:

I have my surgery on Nov 13, haven't done number 2 since Sunday. I feel the need to go but when i go,i push a lot nothing but it's there n i feel it. I took miralax so far nothing. Can i take balerina tea or even an enema? Anyone tried those?

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I drink peppermint tea! That helped me so much! Its a waiting game definitely!

As a person who has chronic constipation that has been an ongoing problem since a year ago when I had the sleeve: yes, you can safely do an enema, it should help. My surgeon also told me that I could safely take Milk of Magnesia. I started taking it about 8 days after my surgery and it really worked great for me at the time.

You aren’t going #2 because you have no food going in. You can do Milk of Magnesia or Miralax, but the only thing that will really work is when you are able to get more food in. And drink your water! The constipation was the worst part of the process.

Also sleeved on the 13th same issue. I started taking colace twice a day and benefiber twice a day. I'm not having any stomach issues or feeling like I need to go, but I'd like to preempt any problems to save myself from unnecessary discomfort

On 11/17/2017 at 10:17 AM, zoxie said:

I have my surgery on Nov 13, haven't done number 2 since Sunday. I feel the need to go but when i go,i push a lot nothing but it's there n i feel it. I took miralax so far nothing. Can i take balerina tea or even an enema? Anyone tried those?

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This has been an ongoing problem for me since surgery. My surgeon had me drink milk of magnesia before I even left the hospital and it worked great. Since then, I've eaten a ton of fiber, but it just doesn't really work that well. Drinking enough water every day seems to help some days/weeks, but really, milk of magnesia twice a week has been my staple and the only thing that has consistently worked.

My advice is to drink the max dose before you go to bed. Make sure you've been drinking enough water beforehand, and get as much water in after you take it. You'll have the best results in the morning, opposed to taking MOM during the day, and running to the bathroom every half hour with no results.

I had the same issue after surgery for 3 weeks nothing. I went and got ducolax, i took 3 mini pills. Omg within 1 hr i was ready.. It definitely works and cleans you out.

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