I need a cleanse...

Alatariel75
Alatariel75 Posts: 18,348 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
I had minor surgery on Saturday and since the general anisthetic, nothing is *ahem* moving. So what do you reckon? Fiber-One bars, or go straight for the sugar-free candy?
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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    magnesium citrate.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Right for the sugar free Haribo yep
  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
    Oh dear, don't they um...keep you in the hospital for that?

    Anywho, personally, for me it's dunkin donuts iced coffee or applesauce. Seriously.
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
    Water and fiber help move things along.
  • Nikki10129
    Nikki10129 Posts: 292 Member
    I dunno... I've heard that sugar free candy really gets 'er going. A couple coworkers ate a bag without realizing it was sugar free and well... It did the job ;)
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Sugar free candy will definitely work !! Lol my dads a diabetic and I ate his candy and quickly regretted it !!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,348 Member
    crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
    Oh dear, don't they um...keep you in the hospital for that?

    Anywho, personally, for me it's dunkin donuts iced coffee or applesauce. Seriously.

    Nah, it was just day surgery. I even used it as an excuse to eat pizza all weekend which would usually result in.... results. But no dice!
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Right for the sugar free Haribo yep

    These will clean you right out! :wink:
  • savvyfantastic
    savvyfantastic Posts: 112 Member
    Black coffee, fibre (vegetables, apples, psyllium husk), some fats.

    I'd avoid the sugar free lollies. You want things to move out of your butt, not FEEL like butt.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    It's probably the narcotics, not the anesthesia.

    My doctors have always recommended Colace (Docusate) after surgery. It won't do anything drastic.
  • Solamer
    Solamer Posts: 67 Member
    give it a couple days and keep your fluids and fiber up. (husband just went through this a couple weeks ago.) if you don't move in a day or two, maybe call your doctor and they can prescribe you something. they sent my husband home with meds for that.
  • jiigglybutt
    jiigglybutt Posts: 345 Member
    magnesium citrate! it is disgusting and makes me drool like crazy but it is less than a dollar for a bottle at walmart and you will "cleanse" for hours lol
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    savvyfantastic wrote: »
    Black coffee, fibre (vegetables, apples, psyllium husk), some fats.

    I'd avoid the sugar free lollies. You want things to move out of your butt, not FEEL like butt.

    Oh, the haribo sugar-free gummy bears will definitely have things moving right out of your butt.
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    My momma's cooking.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Prune juice! I hope you are healing well :smile:
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    jiigglybutt wrote: »
    magnesium citrate! it is disgusting and makes me drool like crazy but it is less than a dollar for a bottle at walmart and you will "cleanse" for hours lol

    It's less disgusting than everything listed here!
    Just take a few capsules.
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    edited April 2015
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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    magnesium citrate.
    +1
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    colon blow works wonders
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
    Oh dear, don't they um...keep you in the hospital for that?

    Anywho, personally, for me it's dunkin donuts iced coffee or applesauce. Seriously.

    Nah, it was just day surgery. I even used it as an excuse to eat pizza all weekend which would usually result in.... results. But no dice!

    Ya, IIRC opiates (which are in your painkillers) slow things down. I had the same problem after my surgery.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Honestly, the docusate sodium is the best idea. It's the easiest on your GI system. The mag sulfate will cause diarrhea. docusate is a stool softener and very mild and will not cause diarrhea like mag sulfate will. you can get the docusate at wal-mart for about 2-3 dollars.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Magnesium
    metamucil
    fat (my favorite is a buttered grilled cheese with a fried egg ((runny yolk obviously))


    Call me in a few hours and tell me that doesn't work. :)

    Of course you could take some over the counter laxatives or a laxative tea.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    colon blow works wonders

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  • rosehips60
    rosehips60 Posts: 1,030 Member
    jiigglybutt wrote: »
    magnesium citrate! it is disgusting and makes me drool like crazy but it is less than a dollar for a bottle at walmart and you will "cleanse" for hours lol

    Oh yeah that stuff works!
  • Sutnak
    Sutnak Posts: 227 Member
    A thumb and a little hard work
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    edited April 2015
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    Honestly, the docusate sodium is the best idea. It's the easiest on your GI system. The mag sulfate will cause diarrhea. docusate is a stool softener and very mild and will not cause diarrhea like mag sulfate will. you can get the docusate at wal-mart for about 2-3 dollars.

    If this is the same as Dulcolax, i wouldn't call it "mild".

    I took it once and i had literally THE WORST GI pain i've ever had (even after suffering through some ulcers and an H. Pylori infection). The rumbling, cramping, and HORRIBLE pain did not stop!!!!!

    I had a similar but less intense experience with tea with senna in it.

    My point being, if you can handle the problem without taking something i suggest you do!
  • sbenfield2
    sbenfield2 Posts: 2 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    colon blow works wonders

    Now, new super colon blow. How many bowls......
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,348 Member
    edited April 2015
    :D Thanks all! I've tried the fats and the water and the extra fibre, but I'm getting to the point of feeling like I have the lower abdominal version of a chest burster about to hatch. I'm leery of over the counter lax, scared they will hit me on the train on the way home LOL though my experience with sugar free candy is much the same risk...
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    Honestly, the docusate sodium is the best idea. It's the easiest on your GI system. The mag sulfate will cause diarrhea. docusate is a stool softener and very mild and will not cause diarrhea like mag sulfate will. you can get the docusate at wal-mart for about 2-3 dollars.

    Magnesium citrate. In small doses does not cause diarrhea.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    Honestly, the docusate sodium is the best idea. It's the easiest on your GI system. The mag sulfate will cause diarrhea. docusate is a stool softener and very mild and will not cause diarrhea like mag sulfate will. you can get the docusate at wal-mart for about 2-3 dollars.

    Magnesium citrate. In small doses does not cause diarrhea.

    Magnesium is still a much harsher medication and has other side effects. It causes cramping.
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