TMI?
Maybe, for some. But right now someone just had surgery and they are struggling and it sucks.
So if this blog even helps one person I’m thankful for that. And I also I told God —
“If you help me poop I’ll write a blog about it and help people” haha! So here we are!
Now the surgery that I recently had in short terms was a bowel obstruction surgery. It was intense. Completely unexpected too. (A scar adhesion had attached itself to my small intestine completely twisting it and they had to remove 26 cm of it)
When I had awaken and my surgery was done I knew how important it was to pass gas and have a bowel movement.
It’s crazy how excited and thankful you get that you farted. Every fart is a win I kid you not.
Just to give you an idea I had my surgery on a Tuesday Evening and I didn’t have a bowel movement until Monday, so it had been almost 7 days!
I was also on a liquid diet for close to 3 days.
So if it’s been awhile since you had a bowel movement after your surgery try not to stress too much.
(SIDE NOTE: painkillers can and usually do cause constipation)
What I took after my surgery was miralax and that had worked really well for me at first and then I had another moment where it had been a few days (almost 6 days) that I had gone.
By this time I was already recovering for 4 weeks. What I took was colace 2 in 1 stool softener and stimulant and that worked like a charm with some cramping though.
I can tell you my digestive system is still not quite back to normal. I’m still figuring out a new diet and routine but we have to be patient and give our bodies LOTS of grace.
But one day at a time, friends.
No one talks about this but the struggle is real and you’re not alone.
Sending you all the poop vibes.
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