laxatives

[suesian]

hi as the heading says are we allowed to take laxatives please help lol

 

[shelbell]

No, not so soon post op. You can use glycerine suppositories (buy them over the counter), take fibre supplements such as benefibre (daily to prevent constipation and diarroeah), and if need be, see the doctor for some movicol on prescription.

 

[smilergem]

Hiya, you can also get lactulose on prescription. I know how you feel hun, as I suffered with it before the op, and it's worse afterwards (plus we hope if we do manage to 'go' it will help the pounds shift lol).
Hope you get it sorted soon hun xxxx

 

[suesian]

lol jan pounds i think mines stones lol off to the doctors i go then

 

[jayney3252]

dont use a stimulator use a stool loosener is what my doc said so I had dulcoease very good

 

[shelbell]

be careful with lactulose, it makes some people dump.

 

[shelbell]

Lol, just read my last post back.

 

[gaelic girl]

Can't add anymore except to say Movicol was and still is my saving grace x

 

[smilergem]

I unfortunately found that movicol didn't work for me, and I think the sugars in lactulose are ok for bypassers, I remember reading on a thread on here, and also my bariatric nurse said it was ok. I used to take bisacodyl, but was told not to take this as it is too 'strong'. Hope this helps xx

 

[tesmaralda]

I used benefibre from 3 6 days post op and it worked well and you can adjust the dose as per the instructions so that it is not too much for your body and then increase after 2 weeks.

 

[suesian]

thanks everyone bought some benefibre today x