When trying to have a BM, I got nausea so bad that I had dry heaves...

I'm wondering if this is constipation or not. When I feel like I haven't gone recently I took Milk of Magnesia and a stool softenener recently (two different occasions). Each time when I was going to the bathroom, I was overcome by nausea so horrible that I started to cry! I was really straining to go, but once I was done the consistency was soft (almost diarrhea-like) and not hard. This past time (with the stool softener) I ended up having the dry heaves into a wastebasket (while straining to go Number 2). Please help me! I used to go every day before surgery and now I get afraid to go. I'm 8 weeks post op. Lap RNY and I take multi vitamins from GNC, Actigal (to prevent gallstones) and a prescription for iron/B 12, etc. Thank you in advance.

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