After surgery stool softener

just wondering what kind of stool softener people used after surgery. We can't swallow ducolax, so is liquid lactalose an option?  

Thanks a bunch!

See your surgery is tomorrow. I used lactulose but ask your surgeon. Liquid colace is just gross

I had forgotten about colace.....I had to use it on the kids at times when they were younger. It is disgusting!!

Hey thanks for sharing, I am having issues cuz calcium and me don't seem to get along lol. I am still pre-op but have been getting used to taking my vitamins ahead of time and the calcium is causing me issues now and I'm sure it will be the same issue post-op. Heading off to shoppers to check out my options. :-) Happy Sunday.  

Why can't u swallow ducalax? My surgeon sent me home with Docusate that I swallow

Maybe the over the counter stuff is different. I used to work in a group home and the ducolax pills were quite large. I was under the impression that after surgery all meds were to be liquid, chewable or sublingual 

These are quite small but I also was under that impression until I had surgery and was sent home with 3 different prescriptions that we're all to be swallowed

i have used restoralax once a day its a powder you can dissolve into your water and there is no flavour at all.  It will help keep the stools soft and keep your regular

At Humber advised to use senokot ds I would ma**** and put it in applesauce worked wonders.  Don't need it now and never needed anything stronger

Hey there,

I totally forgot about stool softeners for after surgery. About 4 days post op I was in severe pain because of being backed up. I tried Metamucil, and that did not help. Then the light went off in my head and I remembered I was told to take Milk of Magnesia. I managed to get to the pharmacy to get a bottle. I took two med cups when I got home(afternoon) and one before bed. Even by that time, I had started churning down there. I woke up at 3 am to go pee... and Kaboom!! I was on and off of the toilet for hours. It felt so good. 

Since then, I have incorporated it into my daily routine. For me, I take 1 med cup every night before bed, and I have a half a glass of prune juice. In the mornings, as part of my breakfast, I eat Bran Buds. Again, that is "my" daily routine. 

I am regular like regular can be.

Good luck.

Cheers,

Skotti