Laxatives

[Lisa A. 0]

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.

[catwoman7 10,885]

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.

[ShoppGirl 3,406]

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.

[Flab-U-Less Forever 140]

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!

[pyrich 0]

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

[Arabesque 6,510]

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.

[Tomo 1,140]

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.