Surgery 6/10... No bm for 5days at least...
on 6/24/13 6:11 am, edited 6/24/13 6:11 am
I went 7 days without a BM, twice, and my doctor says that is totally normal. If you are not having the urge or feeling 'full' in your bowels, then you are not constipated, per his comments.
HTH!
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I can only tell you what my surgeon said, which was that a few days without a BM is totally normal, but not like a week. Have you considered adding more fiber to your diet, to start?
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Miralax and colace will generally help too. I have been dealing with constipation far too much. Also are you bloated at all? That could be a sign of constipation it was for me. 5 days is a while to go without. Do you feel pressure at all down there? If you do i would try the miralax first then the colace if that doesn't work i would probably do a saline enema as that will get out anything that is already down there. Also make sure you are getting PLENTY of fluids being dehydrated certainly doesn't help the problem.