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hi everyoneeee

im feeling better, but i thing that has been bothering me is i can’t go to the bathroom ive tried a couple of things from google but i can’t do it when i try to push it (🙈) i become very lightheaded and feel like passing out.

has anyone had this too? and what’s the best way from me to get rid of Constipation

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I HIGHLY recommend trying Mirilax. It's always been a heaven sent for me! It takes time, up to 3 days for some people but it works without cramping and diarrhea. I do a cap and 1/2 in about 8-10oz of liquid every day until i go, ususally about 2 days...hot cocoa was my go-to for liquid. I hope this helps!

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There are quite a few rx options to get you to go. Once you do go I recommend taking a soluble Fiber daily to prevent this from happening again. They sell a generic for benefiber at Walmart and you just mix a spoonful into a drink. You may want to run by your team to see if they agree but it worked for me to prevent Constipation. .

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for some of us it's a chronic problem. I take a capful of Miralax every morning to prevent it. Others take things like stool softeners, magnesium tablets, or Smooth Move tea. Whatever works!

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My first poop was a doozy. I woke from surgery with terrible diarrhoea. After that I didn't go for 15 days. I really struggled with that one and had to manually help myself go. The Protein in the protein products make me terribly constipated. I only have them when I really need too now. It took me an age to work out what was causing it. Now I can eat fruit and veg it is easier.

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Stalls and Constipation are the two things we all will get. Plenty of good advice given here. Try any and see if it works for you. As for me, at the outset it was stool softners and the costco version of benefiber.

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Every morning I put a capful of Miralax in my 20oz of Water and drink that. I take Metamucil 3 in 1 fiber supplements (2 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 2 at night). At night, I take 3 of the Equate brand 2 in 1 stool softener/laxative pills. And at night I take 1 digestive enzymes w/ pre and pro biotics supplement. And I always drink a MINIMUM of 64oz of fluids per day, but usually more. It took a while to get this regimen figured out, but it really works. I poo every morning. Sometimes big, sometimes medium, sometimes small. But I ALWAYS go now.

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I ended up going to my GI doc and he gave me a prescription to help me go. I have to use this in addition to Miralax. Constipation has been a HUGE issue. The prescription works really well for me.

If OTC medicine doesn't work, maybe a chat with your primary doc, surgeon, or a GI doctor would benefit you.

Also, make sure you're eating enough fiber and drinking lots of hydrating fluids.

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