Good Morning -I have been reading all of the questions and answers and a lot of them helped, first time posting cause I need some help. Four weeks post-op, down 39 lbs. The constipation hit me. About 8 hours running back and forth one night, finally passed at 1:15 in morning. Now in lots of pain. Phoned my doctor, they have me on 2 pills twice a day, stool softener, 1 dose Miralax and one dose Milk of Magnesia. Now I can't stay out of bathroom. I think this is too much laxatives. What is everyone on daily that helps stay regular. Sorry for the TMI.

yea - that sounds like something I would do only if I was hugely backed up and needed it to pass - NOT as a daily routine to keep on top of it.

for the latter, a lot of us take a capful of Miralax every day. I've been doing that for the last 6-7 years.

Yea I took milk of magnesia to get it to pass but once it did I just took benefiber daily to keep me regular. And once I got back to a normal serving size of food I was able to wean myself off of that (some people need to take it forever though). Tip. Walmart has a generic benefiber powder that worked just fine.

I just got over a bout of constipation (second one since surgery on March 3). I find if I take regular Colace (or generic equivalent) once a day and take a dose of Miralax once a day it keeps me regular and soft. Both of my cases of constipation have occurred because I forgot to take the Miralax for about 2 days. I swear I won't forget again. To get over my constipation I took a dose of Miralax every 8-12 hours until the cork popped. I have a bottle of magnesium citrate in case the Miralax doesn't do it . I almost drank it last night but I decided to wait until morning...good thing because at 4 AM my cork popped and I almost cried with relief!

My doctor recommended Benefiber fiber supplement. Start slow. Put it in your water snd you’ll never know it’s there.

Constipation is very common. But the dosage you’re having all sounds too extreme & are suffering as a result. ☹️ It may take a little while for your body to actually get back into some sort of routine after this & also to have anything to excrete. You’ve basically cleaned yourself out.

I took benefibre every day & only a single stool softener when needed. Usually after three days of no movement to keep on top of it like @catwoman7. It wasn’t an every week thing. I also had rolled oats most morning from purée stage - good fibre.

You’re not consuming much to begin so your movements tend to be small & you may not go every day until you are eating a greater volume of food each day.

Once I got past the first few months post-op, I started putting 1 tsp of miralax in my coffee every morning. That little bit has helped me keep regular. Every now and then, I may put it in my evening tea/coffee if I feel I need it.