Pain medication

Wondering how long some of you had to take pain meds.  I am 6 days out and still seem to be needing my pain meds about 3 times a day.  When I get up, about 2 pm or so then before bedtime.  If I don't I get really tight in the tummy and find walking difficult.  I am trying hard to not take it; and feel I should probably be off it by now.  I have tried just tylenol without relief, then had to wait another 4 hours before I could take the pain med.  Also, not constipated, exactly the opposite.  Adding fiber into everymeal, but that is not helping much.  No nausea  and eating drinking is fine. 

Same as you, about 3 times a day and I'm 8 days out. I got one stuck on Friday and heaved until it was dislodged. I was so scarred by it, I didn't take another one until Sunday morning. So far so good. I get my stitches out today and will ask if I have more, I only have about 5 left so don't know if that's my cutoff or what. I would think not since I have a huge 10 in incision. It was open.