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Pages: 1 Post Surgery Question       #373909 - 08/14/19 08:51 AM Edit Reply Quote pgpapergirl Reged: 07/09/19 Posts: 3 Hello Heather, I recently had surgery for rectocele. Before my surgery I would have severe constipation with occasional bouts of sudden diarrhea. No time to get to a bathroom. I am normally constipated for a week to 10 days without movement. Eventually I end up with one of these urgent diarrhea episodes. I may have to use the restroom once or twice and then the ordeal is over and the constipation builds again. I had rectocele surgery 1 week and 2 days ago. I am not allowed to become constipated as this will damage the surgery that has been done. Therefore, the surgeon has prescribed Miralax to keep that from happening. I would like to eliminate this and use something a little more friendly to IBS. I am starting to use your fiber supplement, but I just started and I know it takes awhile for it to work. Any suggestions? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Post Surgery Question       #373910 - 08/15/19 04:27 PM Edit Reply Quote Heather Reged: 12/09/02 Posts: 7799 Loc: Seattle, WA Hello - I'm so sorry you are going through this, and I wish you a speedy recovery. You should be able to use the tummy fiber to make a gradual transition off the miralax and keep constipation at bay. This is a bit of a process, so go slow and steady - see here for a full article about this https://www.helpforibs.com/news/getting-off-laxatives.asp XOXO Heather -------------------- Heather is the Administrator of the IBS Message Boards. She is the author of Eating for IBS and The First Year: IBS, and the CEO of Heather's Tummy Care. Join her IBS Newsletter. Meet Heather on Facebook! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1

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