In 2014 I had an anal fissure repaired surgically that had been around for close to a year, and I’ve been taking a high dose of fiber (12 psyllium husk tablets a day) to ensure that everything keeps moving and I don’t get another one. I stopped the day before the surgery and have been struggling with constipation pretty much since starting the puréed diet. I’d been stopped up for a few days and probably had a blockage, which passed yesterday, though not without quite a bit of straining (it was diarrhea fiirsr and then the blockage needed to go, which is why I was straining). Anyone have any recommendations? Senkot hasn’t done anything, though I haven’t tried the max dose, and I was taking Miralax when I had the fissure and built up a resistance to it pretty quickly.

Thanks!

One thing you can do is, take dried prunes and just cover them with water and then steep them until they are soft. Drink some warm juice then eat a few of the prunes. Be close to the bathroom because it feels like it is just gas but don't trust it. My hubby has had them a couple times. The one was the size of a baseball. OUCH!! They told him if he had surgery it could make his spincter unable to control his bowels. Then my daughter went thru it a couple years ago. Bad News. I'm sorry that you have to go thru this.

Teaspoon coconut oil in warm tea. Smooth move tea. Magnesium supplement at night. Suppositories.

Try the miralax again, your body has now changed and the miralax might help again. Also, call your doctor for recommendations.

Main ingredients in sennokot is senna. You can buy its natural tea form and drink semi regularly. Helps alot takes about 8-10 hours but it's a natural process. On a side note I have very little tolerance these days for sugar substitutes including Stevia. When ever I feel like I need a digestive cleaning I use them and viola!

Milk of magnesia! Can't repeat this enough. I was never constipated before surgery and this is what helped me through it.

Thanks, all. I took the maximum dose of Senokot last night and things were back to normal this morning.

You might want a softener like Colace too. It's definitely an uncomfortable problem and will continue for a while.

I drank the tea called smooth move it’s all natural taste great. Few hours later got such great relief.