TMI, Constipation
Since surgery I am super constipated every day. I feel like the increase in protein is messing up my usually very regular movements. I have been taking stool softener at my surgeons advice and it really isn't helping. I asked my surgeon about taking mirilax daily but he suggested the softener instead.
What are some ways you deal with this? I think I am going to buy some Mirilax and take it daily.. I strain so much that it sometimes makes me bleed.. it hurts
Please help!!
What are some ways you deal with this? I think I am going to buy some Mirilax and take it daily.. I strain so much that it sometimes makes me bleed.. it hurts
Please help!!
HW: 295 / SW: 273 / CW: 169.4 / GW: 140 / Dream Goal: 120
Height: 5'3.5" - *22lbs of my weightloss was lost pre-surgery.
I take fiber and magnesium everyday. Sometimes I also add in miralax.
Sandy
HW 225, SW 219, GW 140, CW 124
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!
I take Miralax and magnesium oxide every day.
Kelly
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Magnesium oxide comes in a tablet. I take 500 mg twice a day. Also, I found the Miralax doesn't help much if I don't use it regularly. It didn't seem to do much good to take it once in a while. Stool softeners didn't do a things for me. Make sure you are getting enough fiber. Benefiber is good for that. And if it is really bad take Milk of Magnesis for pretty fast relief. I would use that before I used the bowel prep stuff but you couldn't pay me to take that stuff again if I didn't have to.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
Make sure you find a way to make it easier to go without straining. 
I now have severe hemorrhoids which are really painful due to toughing it out. My PCP has me scheduled to see a
Colo-rectal surgeon because the only way to really fix them at this stage is to have surgery. Kelly turned me on to Miralax, and it's wonderful. Now I take the max dose of stool softeners, and add Miralax if I feel even the slightest resistance. I add a cap full to my daily protein shake,and it's so tasteless, you'd never know it was there.
Good Luck on this one, I really have empathy for you on this.
Kat
I now have severe hemorrhoids which are really painful due to toughing it out. My PCP has me scheduled to see a Colo-rectal surgeon because the only way to really fix them at this stage is to have surgery. Kelly turned me on to Miralax, and it's wonderful. Now I take the max dose of stool softeners, and add Miralax if I feel even the slightest resistance. I add a cap full to my daily protein shake,and it's so tasteless, you'd never know it was there.
Good Luck on this one, I really have empathy for you on this.
Kat
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