Constipation

I'm only two weeks in and I already have poop stories that, you will be relieved, I'm not gonna share! Let's just say I'm not a fan of low flush toilets.

 My constipation since surgery has been horrific.. literally it's made me regret the surgery it's been that bad.  2 weeks ago I started taking a probiotic pill (from cvs) and I have gone almost every single day since without  strain!! Worth a try!!  before I discovered the proviotic if I couldn't go for 3 days I'd use an enema.. gross but effective and pretty much immediate relief.  Good luck.

Thank you for that info!! I will definitely be getting some probiotic pills!! 

I had a horrible time with constipation. So bad that suppositories, enemas, colace did not work. Saw my doc and he said I could double and triple up on the miralax and I could use numerous enemas one right after another. I thought he was crazy but it worked (finally) That is the only time I regretted surgery. Now I use miralax every other day in my V8 and so far so good. Keep on top of it and good luck.

 I have been having the Activia light yogurt lately, and it actually has helped!!!! Yay!!!

I've never been able to stand yogurt so I'm a little afraid to try it.  Well, there was one yogurt I used to love the flavor of once upon a time.  The thing is usally if I really like something it is the kiss of death.  Yoplait, many years ago, cancelled it's wonderful Breakfast flavor -- it had apples, walnuts and oatmeal in it.  I have been yogurtless since.  A curse upon them! 


So the probiotic pills mentioned in this thread will be the thing for me.

I had terrible constipation, too.  Made my life miserable.  Got so bad that I gave myself an incisional hernia from straining.
I finally got on Vitalady's regiment.  Miralax daily, 500mg magnesium oxide twice a day.  She uses stool softeners but I haven't needed to.  I also get at least 25 grams of fiber a day.  Haven't missed a day since.