...poop. :biggrin::hurray:

How many days after your surgery did you have your first BM? I'm taking Liquafiber with all my liquids but I'm not eating any food to...um, er...."push it out". :confused:

I was using my heating pad on my back to help with the pains(2 days post op) and it must have woke up my insides cause for 2 days after that i couldnt stop going.

Try that it couldnt hurt??

For me it was about 3 days after the surgery but not very much. Now that I'm on soft foods I'm returning to my pre surgery routine if you know what I mean.

Thanks girls. This is crazy. I'm in more pain now than I was when I woke up in the hospital! I'm going to try the heating pad. Wish me luck! LOL

OMG it was like a week. I wasn't uncomfortable, but I was freaking out.

I guess I just didn't have any food in there to expel. :confused:

Thanks girls. This is crazy. I'm in more pain now than I was when I woke up in the hospital! I'm going to try the heating pad. Wish me luck! LOL

Ouch Gibson :w00t: can you call your doctor, and ask if you can take a stool softener (without a laxative) or Milk of Magnesia? I took a stool softener and it did help me. Even if you're not eating much, you should still have some stool (your body is still producing waste products). I like the stool softener without the laxative, 'cus it's just more gentle. Ask your doctor first though!

I think my heating pad is my best friend right now, lol . . . but I'm oh-so tired of the overly sweet taste of liquid Tylenol. Bleh!

I hope you feel better soon sweetie!

I have been lucky, day 3 for me. I have been having middle of myback pains though. Not sure about that. Doctors office told me it could be because I'm slouching or walking slouched over or stiff like. I have been using a heating pad and its been a bit better.

I had like 1 diareah type poops on days two and three and then yesterday I had an actual real bowel movement.. though it wasn't a lot. But, I had started eating more solid liquids like runny refried beans and cream soups.

As my Granny used to say, I finally "had a little luck". :cool2:

I'm still hoping that things line out better eventually but at least SOMETHING HAPPENED! Thank you for staying tuned. :eek:

I'm 3 weeks out and still haing problems. I'm going but it's pretty rare, and...(upcoming TMI warning) it's kind of like what you'd find at the bottom of a rabbit cage.

So, I'm doing Colace daily, eating Activia yogurt, and drinking something hot every morning (tea or decaf). The most effective thing so far is the hot drink. Good luck - it's no fun.

Hopefully things are getting more normal for me. I just had a solid BM, the last one was so runny, that I finally have hope that I'll be able to poo on a regular basis! lol It wasn't spectacular, lol, but neither is my food intake. I'm so relieved.

Love, The Girl Who Shares Too Much =)