Has anybody heard whether or not a gel capsule can swell and cause bowel obstruction?

My dietician told me I could take any pills smaller than the tip of my pinky finger postop. I was taking the gel stool softener caplets and have started to have alot of trouble getting anything down. I can only take a couple bites or swallows of anything but water without burping it back up. I did an experiment with these pills in water and they swelled up to about 5x their size and just sat in the water! I'm very afraid.

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