AimeeM Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I had a c-section Thursday evening, came home yesterday. I haven't had a bowel movement since Thursday. I'm getting a wee bit concerned. How long after you had your c-section until you had a bowel movement? I have been taking Miralax pretty regularly and plan to call my OBGYN tomorrow morning (who was out of town when I had my section; so I had the on call doctor at the hospital). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I don't recall how long it was but I do remember being on softeners for a long time because the pain meds cause constipation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 It will probably take a couple of days. You could try colace and prune juice or some milk of magnesia to get things moving. Pain meds will slow you down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Aroon Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Forever. Like, a week maybe. Although my diet wasn't that great before or after having my first couple of sections. I am having my fourth this Friday and plan to have 2 green smoothies a day until then as well as after I get home. Between iron supplements and pain meds, it pays to be proactive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 It will probably take a couple of days. You could try colace and prune juice or some milk of magnesia to get things moving. Pain meds will slow you down! Gotcha. I am on Oxy and Ibuprofen. Unfortunately, I had another procedure at the same time and I'm in significantly more pain than I was with my last section; so I'm not comfortable slowing down on the meds yet (it's all I have in me to wait the 4 hours between doses right now and I'm still waking up crying in the night from the pain). Hopefully in a couple more days I can stop the Oxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancer67 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 It only took me a few days. But I drank a whole BOTTLE of prune juice. I seriously thought I wasn't going to make it to the bathroom...and it's not like you can run when you just had a c-section:lol:.....I felt SOOOO much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 The sooner, the better is my advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 My doctor wouldn't let me leave the hospital until I'd had one. I needed stool softeners for the first little while though as the pain killers can really stop a person up. Mine was about 2 days after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 After DD, it took me 5 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmvaughan4 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I was still in the hospital both times. But I also didn't take pain meds, so that may have made a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 It was almost a week. And normally I'm a twice a day at least person, so that was a LONG time for me. It is the surgery and the pain meds. PLEASE take coalace. LOTS of it. And get a suppository if you need to...I had to send my dh to the store to buy me fleet glycerine suppositories at the end, I was in SUCH agony. It was awful and painful but I felt SO much better after that was overwith. Seriously, and I know this is TMI, but I thought I was going to overflow the toilet, I was so backed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garness Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 drink a ton of water, take a stool softener (colace). and start to move a bit. I can't remember what happened with my c-section, but I know I was drugged up and I have trouble with my bowels anyway. Do an enema or a suppository sooner than later if you need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 It was about a week each time. (I've had 3 c/s's.) Congratulations on your new baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Within 48 hours both times -- definitely before I left the hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Both times I was still in the hospital, so within 3 days. I was on vicodin for pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaOfalotta Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 It was about a week for me. Since you have been taking something hopefully it will be soon and not too bad. I only took a dose to try and get things moving and TMI, it wasn't fun. Gross I know, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) . Edited June 26, 2012 by Colleen in NS tmi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyh Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until I did. They gave me a suppository after a few days (3?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 It took me 4 days after Possum and I was concerned and asking for something to help at that point but I managed to go by myself. I just sat on the loo for 30mins or so and tried to relax as much as possible and let it happen. Don't wait too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in OK Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Liquid calcium/magnesium can help too. I'd start with 2T and see if it helps loosen things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I don't remember how long it took with the first 3 c-sections. With the 4th c-section, my procedure was long due to complications, and everything was exposed to air for a longer period of time. I was in the hospital for two weeks, mostly on clear liquids, because my entire digestive system just froze. I also had an intrauterine infection at the time and was on triple antibiotics which I'm sure didn't help. Because you had another procedure at the same time, it's likely that it'll just take a bit longer to get things moving again. They told me at the time that the longer the procedure, the more likely it is for things to stop moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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