Babies: 0 - 3 Months
Enema after C/S...anyone recommend?
I had my c/s on Monday and have been trying to have a BM since. I thought about Milk of Magnesia, but I'm not completely confident about it. So I wanted to see if anyone had any advice about doing an enema. I have never used an enema before. Do they work well? Will it make my hemmes worse?
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Re: Enema after C/S...anyone recommend?
I had to use suppositories. Only had to use them twice and I continued to take Colace for 4 weeks post section.
I would think an enema would be more irritating with hemorrhoids.
Good Luck- I know it sucks.
Oh boy do I have experience with this!
I didn't have a BM for 7 days after my c-section. They gave me colace stool softener in the hospital, which I continued taking when I got home. I also drank prune juice and milk of magnesia. I think what finally helped me go a week later was fiber one bars.
I was regular for a few days, so I stopped taking the laxatives and stool softeners b/c I thought they were giving DD gas. The constipation came back - with a vengeance! I got a hemrrohoid, and it hurt SO bad. It lasted a few days and got worse no matter what I took, so I ended up doing an enema. It worked, although it still hurt a lot, but it was worth it to get it taken care of.
It's about a week later now, and I'm doing fine, still taking colace but nothing else.