Babe Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 i'm day 6 post op and haven't had a BM yet. should i be concerned? i've got miralax and am tempted to take it, but i'm thinking i'll just end up with the runs because all i've got going in is liquid. the only reason i can think to take it is to alleviate some of the gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vangirl Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I found benefibre helped me with the constipation, and it dissolves completely just like it says it does. I dissolved it into Gatorade. However, yes, it will likely cause the runs. Liquid in, liquid out. That will probably last as long as you're on the liquid diet. I found cream of potato soup (without potato chunks) helped a bit with slowing down the stool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothereanymore Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Agreed, and make sure you'e walking to keep everything moving in the right direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaAnn Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hi, I actually had the opposite problem on liquids. I was constipated and every Sunday for three weeks, I'd have to take milk of magnesia otherwise I wouldn't go--So, I only had a BM three times during the liquid diet. It wasn't fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WormButterfly Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Its okay, i also did not have a BM for almost a week, mainly because i wasn't eating anything just liquids. In Austraila.. i was given Actilax which was a lactose based laxative. It worked wonders and alleviated some of that abdominal pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckiki Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I have had nothing but BM problems since I was banded 6 weeks ago. It's very irritating, considering I NEVER had problems like this before. I went 11 days without going while on liquids, then took Milk of Magnesia, and then had the runs. Now I am liquids again for 3 days, and I am afraid I might get the runs again, if I take anything. Although at this point atleast it would be something, I am so bloated..ugh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursemom Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 I got very constipated after surgery and PERSONALLY would rather have liquid stool than NO stool! But, that's just me. I would take the miralax - one dose- and see how you do.... happy pooping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindingMeAgain Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 My suggestion to you is to drink a lot of apple juice and if you really need to take a CHILDREN's LAXATIVE. It is much more gentle. Please also note if you are sticking to the post-op you probably have not had any protein or starch just water and juice and broth....so you don't really have too much in there ;-) But I feel terrible when I don't go...and too me the gas pains seemed worse because I got backed up...so I started drinking apple juice and I took the mild kids laxative. Just be careful...it may be very liquidy because you haven't ate anything to bulk it up...sorry for the bluntness but we've all been there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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