Constipation issue following RP

[Pantalaimon]

Just home from the hospital after having a RP on August 15. All went well and recovery is well on its way except for constipation issue. I would be interested in knowing of laxative regimes that have worked for other men. The stool softeners that I am on are not working to this point. Thanks for any info.

[erjlg3]

They use to have a concoction of something like the brown bomb. Anyone recollect?

Maybe try mirilax unless someone remembers the bomb

Good luck.

[Pantalaimon in reply to erjlg3]

I am using Restoralax which is like Miralax. Thanks for the response.

[Bcgkelly]

I use Movical and have done for many years as I suffer from constipation for a long time. Normally I take two per day, one morning & evening. After surgery I increased it to four, two morning & two evening for a week. Moving to three for a week and back to two. I worked to keep everything very soft and I didn’t have any strain particularly while the catheter was in. Hope this helps. Important to drink plenty of water while doing it.

[Pantalaimon in reply to Bcgkelly]

I feel like I am swimming in water. Restoralax worked on me last night for my first movement in 4 days. Had a bit of straining with the bowel movement. The sensation of peeing with your catheter in was odd. Thanks for your response.

[Cubbiesfan]

It’s been 7 years for me, but as I recall, I had to completely empty my bowels the night before surgery. So, there just wasn’t much “stuff” in there for a few days. The bowel prep also got rid of the intestinal microbiotics. You may want to try these. Or at least yogurt with active cultures. Best of luck!!

[Pantalaimon in reply to Cubbiesfan]

Thanks for your response. I drink litres of water a day and eat a non-binding diet. My system is touchy though and struggling to reset. Thanks for your response.

[Pantalaimon]

Thanks for your response. My stool softener finally kicked in. Success!