TMI: Stupid Constipation

Is sooo frustrating! I know it's probably due to the liquid lortab, which I have officially stopped using as of last night. I have bought miralax, been sipping warm broths and teas and even diluted apple juice and nothing! What next? My first postop appt is luckily is tommorow, so I will let my doctor know, but what until then??? Any advice?

Everyone's solution for constipation is different. It's as individual as we are. What works for one, won't work for another. Try using the search bar if you don't get a lot of ideas from your post. This subject comes up at least a couple of times each week.

Here's my go to "****tail" for regularity:
100mg Dulcolax in the morning
1/2 cap (dose) Miralax in my protein coffee each morning
100mg Dulcolax at bedtime.

Adding the Miralax was the key for me. I'd done Benefiber and the Dulcolax, up to six Dulcolax a day, and got NOTHING! Prune juice did work really well, but the carbs and the calories!!!! I couldn't do it!

Good luck. I know it SUCKS!

Thanks Kairk. Hopefully the Miramax kicks in later on today. I will see what my md suggests tomorrow. I should have had my hubby pick me up some prune juice just to try it.

As others mentioned miralax will work but its not immediate relief.  I have to take 2 caps a day to go, pre op though I had to take 1/2-1 cap daily so I've the issues for years.

One thing they've always told me is that once you become regular do not stop taking the mirilax, slowly taper down.  

Once you've detoxed the narcotics out it may get better, but I haven't been on narcs since day 1 post op at home and its been an issue since!

Good luck, don't wait too long to go, you can get impacted.

 I'm 3 weeks post op and have the same issues.  So good luck. No suggestions still trying to figure it out myself...

Wishing you the best. Cause this really sucks.

Hi Gabriellaz - I know what you're going through and it can be rough the first few weeks.  I wouldn't try anything else - the Miralax will kick in - believe me! lol  Just try to relax (as much as possible) - if you took your miralax in the morning, try another glass before bed.  You should be moving within a day or two.  For me, it's important I take it each day - when I stop I become irregular again and it takes a couple of days to get back on track.  Hope this helps hun - take good care of yourself!

Thank you soo much. I will definitely try more miralax before going to bed

Chocolate keeps me regular but unfortuately also keeps me fat! LOL I took two supplements morning and night and they worked for awhile but then stopped. I'm still seeking a regular solution, pun intended.

I do feel like my 74 year old father, getting all excited about a bowel movement. I used to laugh at old people celebrating a bowel movement like it was good sex but now I get it!

Lol Yup, We can't really understand until we go through the same thing ourselves, lol.