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First poop...

neya28neya28
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Ok so tomorrow is day 7...no poop. I feel like it's right there (tmi I know) but refuses to come out. Tried coffee, apple juice, very oily salad, loads of fiber, of course colace twice a day since the beginning...no luck. Tomorrow thinking of sending DH out for prune juice and suppositories. My last csec it was also day 7 and it was awful. Can't stop yet as still in a lot of pain. Any suggestions or stories of hope welcome. TIA
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  • MrsCali_BrideMrsCali_Bride member
    Make sure you're drinking lots of water as well. Good luck and (hopefully soon) happy pooping!
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  • soveryexcitedsoveryexcited member
    Did your Dr prescribe you stool softeners? Mine prescribed me some the day that I left and I did my first poop day 4 I think and it was really easy. I would call, if they didn't prescribe you a stool softener and ask for one. Worked fine for me...
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  • snoopy3319snoopy3319 member
    I also got prescribed and took home a ton of stool softeners. I would say mine was around day 7 also. I remember being terrified and it was nice and easy. Unfortunately, I pooped a lot after that and stopped taking the softeners.
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  • mben1119mben1119 member
    I went almost 2 weeks I think without pooping.  It was awful.  Are you taking iron pills?  I had to stop so that I could finally go.  Good luck!
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  • americanaamericana member

    I was going to recommend everything you are already doing. That's so frustrating. I know when I ate at the hospital I ordered lots of Raisin Bran, Prunes, Prune Juice, Salads... everything to get the bowels moving again. Fortunately I pooped when I was still at the hospital. Hopefully adding the prune juice will get things moving again. Can your doctor suggest a stronger stool softener? Everyone is different. My mom has trouble with anesthesia and it takes awhile for bowels to "wake up" afterwords. You may be the same. Good luck!

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  • Jenny952Jenny952 member
    For me, drinking lots of water and walking around helped a lot.  And then, it just took some time.  My tummy muscles were really weak for a couple weeks, so even pushing a little was really hard for me to do.  You could always try putting some warm towels or a heating pad on your lower back and stomach to help loosen things up.
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  • clarks415clarks415 member
    I tried the prune juice, and all and nothing worked for me but taking the highest dose of colace. But it was day 7 for me too. GL and hope its not painful!
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  • edingseedingse member
    Hmm. I wasn't allowed to leave the hospital till I had one which for me was the second day. They started me on stool softeners as soon as I came out of the csection.
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