Constipation is making me waaaaaaaiiiiiiiit

Jul 17, 2017

By the title you can tell I am in dire straits with the can't go problem. You can file this under TMI if necessary but I have read all the old posts and started Miralax yesterday along with Gas-X.  I can poot so if there is a blockage it is only a partial. I survived a partial blockage (no surgical intervention) already and know that if I start barfing it's time to call my surgeon and head to the hospital.  I have not had any coffee since before my preop diet so I'm trying decaf with Miralax and a little heavy cream.  It is awful but I'm choking it down. I don't taste the Miralax but it seems to have given my coffee a texture.  I will have to conceal it in a protein smoothie or some other disguise.  I was not what most people call regular before surgery so I'm not expecting to become that way now but I am coming up on day 11. My diet is very heavy on the liquids, light on substance but I manage to get 70 plus grams of protein daily.  I can't eat puréed, mashed, smashed meat unless we're talking steak tartare (Dr. said NO!).  If something doesn't shake loose soon 24-48 hours I'm going to call for help.

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