Need constipation advice lol

You may need some more water or exercise in your diet. Too little water and you WILL have constipation.  My surgeon has stated at a recent support meeting, that each patient needs to find "their own recipe" for constipation issues.  This can include warmed prune juice, eating prunes, stool softeners, eating a higher fiber diet, using Miralax or Milk of Magnesia, etc.  Personally, Miralax did not work well for me.  Going 10 days is not acceptable.  My surgeon has also recommended a daily Acai cleanse product for my wife, as she has this issue too. Some post ops have a major issue with constipation and may need these type of products. I even got a script for constipation from my doctor a few weeks post op--a liquid that tasted like chemical bananas.  DAVE

Uh huh. I completely understand! I never really had to deal with constipation EVER. Now its a pretty constant companion. I had one of those horrible, horrible poops where I had the same thought "geez - I thinking having my daughter was easier than this!". Go ahead and take the colace. I was told milk of magnesia too, 2 oz dose, would work as well and I've done that but it makes me gag. Another thing you can try is a glycerin suppository. They melt and kinda lube your poop as well as make it softer. Check with your surgeon though, to see what they recommend.

I've been having constipation issues for the last 10 months.  Benefiber seems to help me for the most part.  But, if I go for more then 2 days without having a BM I drink Smooth Move tea.  It works so well!  Make sure you drink it before you go to bed and you'll be "going" in the morning!  Just don't drink it more then once every other day.  I made the mistake of drinking it two days in a row and just ended up being very cramped up the next day.  I don't like to take all the constipation pills and this seems the all natural way to get it out!  Good luck.  I had one day of giving birth poops and ended up breaking my towel rack.  It was bad news!

I went through this once and thought never, ever again.  Now I go every day (sometimes more) sorry tmi I know but here is my routine:

Miralax with my one cup of coffee a day
2 colace pills one at lunch and one at dinner
2 metamucil fiber wafers with a large glass of water as my evening snack

A friend told me about  - Smoothe Move Tea - I drink a cup almost every night before bed and it works great by morning.  No issues when I remember to drink it.
I have also used ground flax seed and prunes that did help.  The tea is just easier.

Good Luck finding what will work for you!

Miralax makes me nauseous and so does benefiber. I wouldn't take collace because that's just one more pill to crush and deal with. I tried Smooth Move tea and it worked but I was told on here that it's not something to use everyday or for the long term. Hala recommended adding magnesium and I've had a bm at least once a day since I started it. Lots and lots of water is also necessary. I also try for a high fiber meal every couple days. I make flax muffins or eat a bowl of fiber one.

I hope you find something that works for you! I can't imagine going 10 days ....

Sadly, the collace did nothing.  =/  I got some phillips MoM pills and I'm going to try those tonight, I guess, and hope that it works!  What does the smooth move tea taste like?  I'm not a major tea fan... I've got to find something that works because I've had my limit of this!