Cant have a bowel movement

wandak
on 2/5/16 2:55 pm - lexington, oh

RNY on 01/05/16

I ended up in the er last night with sever pain in my stomach. Cat scan was clear. I took laxatives yesterday and tried an enema today and nothing. I called my doctor and he said to try Mir a lax and Milk of magnesia. Anyone else have this problem?

Wanda

NYMom222
on 2/5/16 2:59 pm

RNY on 07/23/14

Yes, Lots of us have this problem. Take action, and keep on top of it. I find Miralax better than Colace...both are stool softeners. If I don't go one day, fine, if I don't go the second morning, then I take something. I also use fleet liquid Glycerin suppositories if I am having trouble with the actually passing of stool because it is hard. TMI I know... but this is the real stuff...LOL.

Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014

Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16

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R. Denise Rhinehart
on 2/9/16 9:55 pm - Modesto, CA

I have found that using chia seeds once or twice a week keeps me going quite well

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NYMom222
on 2/10/16 9:57 am

RNY on 07/23/14

How do you use them?

Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014

Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16

#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets

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Deanna798
on 2/5/16 2:59 pm

RNY on 08/04/15

I ended up in the ER sometime in October for the same reason. It took a total of 4 enemas over 2 days to get relief. I recommend taking miralax daily to keep things moving.

Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20

White Dove
on 2/5/16 4:04 pm - Warren, OH

RNY on 10/16/07

If you are taking opiate pain medicine that will cause it.

Constipation is the new normal for many of us after surgery. Most people end up taking fiber, Miralax, Milk of Magnesia, etc. Eating the high protein, low carb diet makes it worse especially if you are also limiting fat.

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(deactivated member)
on 2/6/16 5:44 pm

Fiber powder goes in coffee, water, cereal everything these days. Once you get it figured out then you just repeat it every day.

phibbmom
on 2/5/16 4:31 pm

My gastro doc recommended a cap full of miralax every morning to keep things moving. I have diverticula (which I did not have before the surgery) because I allowed myself to go on for too long. He said as long as I use my miralax I should be fine. I hope it works soon! Good luck!

High: 295 Pre-surgery: 267 Current: 142 RNY: 10/7/14

selhard
on 2/5/16 5:21 pm, edited 2/6/16 1:24 pm - MN

RNY on 11/26/12

I will add your name as a new one trying to steal the title as "Queen of Constipation." Try using Miralax (think Miracle).

Sarafer
on 2/5/16 6:02 pm

RNY on 01/14/16

I didn't have a BM for a while after surgery, but by day 4 I realized that I'd rather work to get things moving than wait until it was too severe for me to do anything about it at home. Used some milk of magnesia (nasty stuff) and it did the trick a week or so later I used some Miralax mixed into warm herbal tea and also worked (plus I couldn't taste it).