Re: Hmmm, how shall I put this delicately?

[Guest guest]

Can you do prune juice? That'll help...

> Alright, we're all friends here, right? And we've talked about

pretty

> nasty, gross things in here that have become part of our everyday

> vocab. So let me introduce another word...irregular!

> How do we solve this little problem??

> Neta-lee

[Guest guest]

Hi Natalee,

I got a little " traffic jam " as my husband prefers to mention that on

the first 6 days post-op.

I took a sparkling laxative (citrate magnesia) that tastes like 7 up.

But please don't take more than the 1/2 of the bottle!!! Drink a 1/2

cup and wait 30 minutes until you can see the results.

If you prefer, you can also try prune juice or blend papaya with

milk.

I'd suggest you keep eating things rich in fibers. I have tried pea

and lentil soup.

Good luck!

Silvia

[Guest guest]

dunno if these were the pills, but pericolace also works pretty

well...If you can get a pill in your mouth to swallow!

Cammie

>

> You might want to try the plum/prune baby food. I think it's by

> Gerber and it actually tastes quite good. Also, there's Oatbran

> cereal (kind of like cream of wheat) which you could thin with lots

> of milk, and lastly, I don't remember the name of them, but last

time

> I had that problem the pharmacist gave me some pills that were

REALLY

> tiny, but POTENT. You only need to take one or two of them. If I

> remember the name I'll let you know.

>

> Janine

[Guest guest]

I remember being told once that strawberries are a natural

laxative. It just might be a bit early in the season to find them.

[Guest guest]

Hahahah! This was definitely NOT my problem after 1 week on liquids.

Try Ensure with fibre!

> Alright, we're all friends here, right? And we've talked about

pretty

> nasty, gross things in here that have become part of our everyday

> vocab. So let me introduce another word...irregular!

> How do we solve this little problem??

> Neta-lee

[Guest guest]

Sorry, Net, I didn't mean to laugh, but it reminded me of my humbled

self, tied to the bathroom for just about 2 days solid, living in

fear of anybody taking up one second more than necessary (can you

tell we have only ONE bathroom in the house?)

> Alright, we're all friends here, right? And we've talked about

pretty

> nasty, gross things in here that have become part of our everyday

> vocab. So let me introduce another word...irregular!

> How do we solve this little problem??

> Neta-lee

[Guest guest]

Neta-lee,

So it looks like has the real remedy ... call the doctor for

help, then somehow the bowels decide to kick into action on their

own! What works for me, thanks to my wonderful sister's advice,

is Libby's Apricot Nectar. They also make Peach and Pear nectar

now. All taste fantastic and work like a charm.

Hope things " pass " soon!

Irish!

> My aunt called my doctor for me, and told me that I should only

take

> a laxative if I felt that I would continue to be irregular for a

few

> more days. I decided not to, and became..regular hours

afterwards.

> She also recommended that I take fiber supplements such as

Metamucil

> daily to maintain my regularity. Drinking a lot of prune juice

also

> helps.

>

> (Raising my glass of prune juice to you) Cheers!

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> My aunt called my doctor for me, and told me that I should only

take

> a laxative if I felt that I would continue to be irregular for a

few

> more days.

,

I don't mean to fixate on this thread. But how could one possibly

know if you were going to continue to be irregular for a few more

days or not? Is there some kind of sign to look for? LOL

Cheryl