Since we are still on the subject, a good pro-biotic helps as well, oh and 7 days after is when I finally visited to loo, than I got real stopped up took a ducolax and well- proceeded with the excorcism

Quote from: Julie53 on April 22, 2013, 12:57:38 PM
I finally identified the culprit as Vicodin.  I don't take it too often which is why I didn't make the connection right away.  Not sure if it has the same effect on every one, but might be best avoided for those in SRS. 

Thanks so much for your observation and concern, but PAIN MEDICATION of many types likely to cause constipation are un-avoidable in the days immediately following SRS, unless the patients have an extraordinarily high pain threshold. Most surgeons will not prescribe the opiate based medications for any longer than they have to, but pain meds we do indeed need. 

At my fourth day, I hadn't any urge to go.  And I asked my doctor if I should worry.  He ordered a couple of powerful laxatives to get things going. 

No sooner had he left than the opposite effect happened - diarrhea.  It seems that the postop antibiotics trumped the postop pain meds. 

I'm sure that's the only time when I welcomed the runs.   I almost hated to stop those antibiotics.   

"This too shall pass"...

Maybe try desert indianwheat it helps a lot to soften the stool and it is healthy and natural.

Lara