constipation help.....please
Hey everyone,
I am 8 days post belt lipectomy/tummy tuck and need some advice from someone. I had a hard time going after surgery and ended up using an enema after 6 days. I was able to go a little bit but got really dehydrated. So no more hard core laxatives. The antibiotic that I'm on won't let me take anything with magnesium in it so milk of magnesia is out too..
I think that the binders that I am wearing around my chest and stomach are making it worse. I don't want to go another 6 days and I have a real hard time pushing hard becasue of the incisions. Back in the day after my bypass I used a tea called Smooth Move....its a natural senna based laxatixe. Does anyone have any experience with this....maybe you went through the same thing after your TT, etc. Any advice and help would be appreciated.
My doc says that its pretty common after anesthesia and to drink prune juice...which makes me really want to vomit...so that is out. I have started eating more fruits and veges but if push comes to shove...so to speak...I want options that wont dehydrate me too much. Thanks
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Jim
Post Op Lap Gastric Bypass on 10/27/05
Weight - 371/336/169/170
pre-op/surgery/current/goal
202 Pounds Gone Forever!!!!!!
Plastics Surgery (Belt Lipectomy) - on April 2nd
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