12 Days out of surgery.......Constipation

      Last Friday was my first BM, I was released from the hospital on the Sunday before. I went 3 times Friday and once Saturday morning, skipped Sunday and found myself constipated today.   I have been eating cottage cheese about 2 times a day (1 OZ at a time) and have had string cheese and small cubed cheese a couple of times. I am eating refried beans, soup, baby food fruit. I am using butter all that I can........I think some of the new meds that I am on or maybe the iron in my multi vites is the thing working one me.
  The question I have is what is best for us to take for constipation? I spent half of the day on the pot today and about wore myself out trying to go!

Miralax.  it can be used daily.

Also, you're only eating very small amounts;  nothing in, nothing out.

Good luck!

If I do not get all my fluids in, nothing in nothing out. 
Feel Better!
JJ

More liquids and Miralax. 

Also I agree about little in = little out.

Michele

More fluids. more movement, more fat, Colace, Miralax.

often the pain pills they send home with you cause constipation too. Cheese can be binding too but everyone is different. It sounds like you know adding fat can help and have some other good suggestions here too. I remember that everyday it gets a little better. Hang in there!