Question:
Is it okey to take an enema when you are 5 months post?

I have been having problems going to the bathroom.....The only thing I have in the house is a fleets enema...Is it okey to use it when you are post op Open RNY?and do I use the whole thing?....I know I read in the library where some have used them post op but I wasn't sure if I should use the whole enema....I have got to have some relief....Called the nurse today but she hasn't returned my call.....So could it be safe just this one time??....Thanks for your help on this horrid but painful subject......(((((HUGS))))    — Cindi V. (posted on November 12, 2001)

November 12, 2001
We can't give medical advice, of course. But your "goes-outta" has not much to do with your "goes-inta". Personally, I have to buy them when they're on sale for way cheap.
   — vitalady

November 13, 2001
Hi, for the first few weeks after surgery, I was having difficulty in this area also. I just could not go. I was consuming liquids and soft foods, and nothing came out lol. So I went and bought an enema, and it helped get things moving. I was only 3 to four weeks post op, so you should be fine.
   — Carey N.

November 13, 2001
I just saw my surgeon on Monday. I'm four months, one week post-op. I told him that the night before, I had used a Fleet enema to releave severe constipation. He said there was no problem with my doing so.
   — CaseyinLA