Struggling with liquid intake

[Paula1975]

i'm struggling to hit 1.5 litres, which has inturn this week first week on pureed left me a little constipated, i started talking lactulose yesterday, its slowly working but very painful :sigh:

 

[ceejay]

I think even if you hit 1.5 litres of fluid, you'd still struggle...
I find lactulose doesn't help you go so much as it makes it a little less painful when you do. When you're not eating as much, you won't pass as much. I was advised to take Senna and now take 2 every night. When I get to day 4 of not going, then I take Lactulose 3xdaily. It's not uncommon to go once a week...
Best of luck!

 

[Evenstarr]

I'm almost a week post op and haven't been at all yet, but not felt like I needed too.
It's all just such a massive learning curve isn't it!

 

[amanda577]

Im just over 2 weeks post op and the hospital gave me magnesium hydroxide to take when I was discharged, and that must be working as I have been twice in the last 2 weeks and both times pretty normal and not painful.. Maybe it would be worth asking your gp for something similar to help....