My kingdom for a poop!

8 days since the last contribution to my toilet. I took a dose of Miralax last night and am taking one today. Does anyone know how long it will take for the effects to be realized??

OAN, I can't wait to weigh myself Monday assuming I can GO this weekend. I bet I am 5 pounds lighter. Hahahahaha!

There's no infromation on your profile to get additional informtion to help you such as surgery date, surgery type, etc., so I'll throw out some possibiities.  Laxatives and stool softeners should yield an effect overnight.

• Painkillers can cause constipation.
• Dehydration can cause constipation.
• Too little fat can cause constipation...yes, we need some fat.

You might want to consider a C-section.

LMFAO!!!

^^^^ LMAO!!!

thank you for that!!

I'm 5 weeks post VSG. My system has always been slow and more so after major body changes...pregnancy, surgery. So I'm not surprised that this happened. I'm getting in my water  (60-64 oz). I still can't eat a lot so I'm getting the protein in, but not a lot of roughage. I have NO clue how much fat I'm socking away.

I was hoping the miralax I drank last night would have produced something this morning, but alas, no. I took another dose this afternoon. Just trying to determine how much longer because a c-section is looking good right now!

Woo Hoo! We have/had lift off. So approx 2 doses did it for me. I will continue to take it for the remaining 7 days. I can't have that happen again.

i also recommend glycerine suppositories. does the job without having to ingest anything.

Once upon a time I would have said no way. But.... I was feeling desperate. I'll have to keep those in mind.

it was definitely not my first choice but it sure did the trick! at the time i had been dealing with a surgical complication (a bleeding ulcer at the anastamosis) so i could not really ingest very much of anything. its not very palatable, but it works and is a good alternative to powders and drinks and pills when one is occasionally needing some poop relief.