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Post TLH Bowel Issues...Shy Poop? Bowel On Strike?

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josy88955
josy88955

I had my total laparoscopic hysterectomy 8 days ago, my water works are working as they should but my bowels are apparently on some sort of strike or my poop is shy or something. I have cut my pain relief right down so I'm just taking the bare minimum when I feel it's absolutely necessary, I'm also taking senna laxatives before bed, lactulose with every meal and fybogel. My bowels have threatened to open twice but after sitting on the throne for what feels like forever with my feet up on a hopup...nothing!

I eat healthily (apart from the entire sharing bag of mini fig rolls I inhaled yesterday in an effort to get things going) and drink plenty of water...I've been having a strong coffee in the mornings which used to almost guarantee a dash to the toilet but that's not working either. Does anybody else have or has anybody had this issue? I'm pretty desperate and I'm rapidly becoming obsessed.

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  • JVA1
    JVA1 josy88955

    Posted

    Hi,

    I tend to find that prune juice is best for getting me going when coffee doesn't work.

    I've just had a sub total abdominal hysterectomy (on Tues), now home and waiting for my bowel to wake up!! Not looking forward to it...problem is I haven't eaten much as I haven't got any appetite.

    Good luck x

    • josy88955
      josy88955 JVA1

      Posted

      I tried warm prune juice but they're still refusing to play nicely. The lack of appetite is frustrating isn't it!? Do you feel nauseous too? I pretty much force fed myself a sharing bag of mini fig rolls for the greater good over the course of the whole day and felt awful for it. I'm just so desperate at this point. I NEED to go, I just can't.

      Hope you feel much better very soon! X

  • Fi-45
    Fi-45 josy88955

    Posted

    Hi. ifbits become impact inside you may need to try glycerin suppositories. They are available over counter and I was recommended to try them as my bowels are shocking forbgetting stuck. They have helped get things moving for me on a few occasions. Worth a try. Good luck. X
    • josy88955
      josy88955 Fi-45

      Posted

      Ooh, I actually have some bisacodyl suppositories in my medicine cabinet. I have a bottle of castor oil I'm tempted to down at this point. To be fair, I'm the same...my bowels have always had a mind of their own and I also have a lot of bowel adhesions so I should be used to it by now. I'm just so aware of the need to go.

      In for a penny, in for a pound...I'm off to the medicine cabinet! Thank you! X

    • caroline_19506
      caroline_19506 josy88955

      Posted

      Yes I got those grenola squares from coop similar to flapjacks or you could make your own melted butter spoonful of brown sugar and clear honey pour over oats sunflower seeds and a few chopped dates gives me the runs three times a day
  • caroline_19506
    caroline_19506 josy88955

    Posted

    Why don't you try flapjacks as they work for me it's the oats that do it

    • josy88955
      josy88955 caroline_19506

      Posted

      I love flapjacks so I was more than happy to try this out. It hasn't worked for me but I may not tell my other half that so he will go and get me some more. Worth another try 😊

  • loulou101
    loulou101 josy88955

    Posted

    Hi im like you coffee used to make me go,but now since ive had a full hysterectamy idont go ,ive been haveing lots of pain in my tummie so been to doctors she gave me some sachets to make me go ,only started them today as couldnt take them while im at work just incase it causes upset stomach,so ive got weekend to see how i go on them,plus shes took blood to make sure theres nothing else wrong,but ive been 9 days when ive not been, its been realy bad since ive had this op,she said i might have to take them for good,ive eat fruit i have wholemeal bread and pasta eat salad,nothing as worked but like i said i was fine before,if i was you go to see your doctor because it could course a blockage.
    • josy88955
      josy88955 loulou101

      Posted

      Are the sachets fybogel? That's one of the things I'm already prescribed. I've been having them since 2014 but they're not helping. I'll keep trying this weekend and then I will go and see the doctor or my consultant Monday if nothing changes. It's so frustrating!

    • loulou101
      loulou101 josy88955

      Posted

      Hi they are macrogol sachets ,you have 1 to 3 aday , i have 2 it took me a couple of days to go but they have worked , my doc said i will be on them for quite a while to get my bowels moveing to how they should, she said this does happen when youve had a hysterectamy, hope this as helped .
  • JVA1
    JVA1 josy88955

    Posted

    Any joy Josy?! Hope so....

    I managed to eat more yest so am hoping my bowels might wake up a bit😬Plenty of wind going on which is horrid, never experienced pain like it!

    I think I'll start on a mission today with prune juice, coffee etc and see how I get on, plus senokot. I can't use dulcolax as I had the most horrific tummy cramps on it once.....

    Hope you've had some relief!!

    Jess

    • josy88955
      josy88955 JVA1

      Posted

      I definitely don't recommend bisacodyl suppositories for anyone else that has this problem...it gave me the most horrendous cramps! Today I've tried senna, flapjacks, fybogel, what seems like an entire field worth of fresh fruit and the creme de la creme for any constipation sufferer...warm prune juice with a dose of lactulose in which I find pretty grim but I'm definitely passing more of the gas since I drank it. No BM yet but I guess I will just try again tomorrow, I'm going to try to drink more warm prune juice with lactulose.

      My other half is insisting we go to hospital if nothing happens this weekend. Praying for a BM.

    • Fi-45
      Fi-45 josy88955

      Posted

      Hi. I don't know what bisacodyl is but when I use glycerine suppositories I don't get cramping. You really sound like you're compact and eating the fruit etc isn't going to sort that out. You may even need to go to gp and be prescribed an enema. I really feel your pain as I was like that after my op. I went 7 days after op with no bm and went back to hospital to have my catheter removed and he got the nurse to give me an enema and it worked a treat. X

  • josy88955
    josy88955

    Posted

    Hooray! It's finally happened! This morning my other half made me warm prune juice with lactulose and a cup of strong coffee which finally did the trick. (TMI alert) I only managed a little and have had some bleeding from my bottom. I'm still not feeling like I've cleared out fully but it's a huge relief already!

  • karen42074
    karen42074 josy88955

    Posted

    If fybrogel makes you bloated, stop taking that. (Gastroenterologist advised me of same).  Ask your gp for some movicol sachets-also called other names..my gp told me to make up approx 8 sachets worth in a jug and sip continually thru day till I started going...def worked but was painful from impaction so would try those suppositories first. Bw's k

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