Bathroom Problems

I hope people do not get offended by this post, but I am having a real problem. I do not have a bm for a week at a time. The only way for me to go to the bathroom is to take Milk of Magnesia. I spoke with the doctor and he said I should take mild laxative every couple of days. I havent found anything mild. Anyone else with this problem? Any suggestions? Mara

I know this is a sensitive issue, but my doctor has me taking two Colace gel tablets every day and this seems to work. You might ask if this would work for you. Also, make sure you drink your water. This seems to help, too.

I too asked my doctor and he said not to worry it would come with time. LOL once a week is ok at this point. Not enough fiber or meat or anything at this point to pu**** out. Deb

Hi; my doc said to make sure I was getting plenty of fluids. He also said the iron supplements could cause constipation; and I could try and take one tablet every other day instead of daily. i still don't have daily bm; usually 2 or 3 days between. mark g.

Glad to hear I'm not the only one! LOL I also used the milk of magnesia. Besides being disgusting, it didn't work very well. I now use the Peri-Colace. Things seem much better with that! Just get the gel caps and the OK from your Doc to swallow a pill (I wasn't allowed to until 6 weeks post-op). Hope this helps!

i understand!! i waited toooo long to decide enough was enough. i ended up having a rectum tearing bm that left me with a toilet full of blood and a face full of tears!!! but i discovered something to cure me.. about 6 oz of milk...and its all a go with no probs.. very weird i know.. but it works for me! i do wish u the best of luck markita

I too had this challenge. My doctor told me to lay off the milk products and use Benefiber daily. That was a month ago and all is WELL. Because of my results, I am going to invent my cash resources in Benefiber stock for the future.