Wow, what to do next for constipation!

Linda T.
on 11/7/09 2:24 am - Nashville, TN
Where did you find sugar free prune juice?
Linda T
  
Remember - If it comes through your car window, it isn't food!! 
 
  
Funin AZsun
on 11/6/09 10:28 pm - AZ
I too had to join the Miralax bandwagon.....  I mix it into my morning protein on a daily basis as per my surgeons recommendation.  It does the trick for me.
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Sha_K
on 11/6/09 10:44 pm
Here's my 2 cents.  I've been drinking Metamucil everyday.  It's sugarfree and helps me get in extra water.  Make sure to drink it plus an extra 8 ounces of water afterwards.

 

Lisa H.
on 11/6/09 11:15 pm - IN
I try to eat a lot of beans. I make a salad with beans, corn and rotel tomatoes on a regular basis and try to eat is every couple of days. I was having a lot of trouble with constipation before I started doing that.
Lisa H.        
Montano
on 11/6/09 11:57 pm - Sunny Central, CA
Another Miralax user here

I also take acidophilus pearls, and eat 2 prunes daily. I don't have problems anymore.
twinone
on 11/7/09 1:50 am
Look in the tea section of your grocery or the health food section for a tea - Smooth Move (really the name).  It tastes pretty good and works gently.  You can even drink it every day and count it as a fluid intake.
jodibehn
on 11/13/09 11:25 pm
I had a tremendously difficult time, too.  My pre-op liquid diet started it and never ended.  I finally started taking Colace 1-2 tsp in the morning and at night, and also drank prune juice which my surgeon suggested.  He said to drink it very slowly.  It worked.  I am now using 1 tsp Colace morning and night as well as a small glass of prune juice daily and so far I am now having more normal ones.  Good luck!  I know how miserable it feels.
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