Help, major constipation

I had terrible constipation and gas. Are you passing some gas at least? If you have not passed gas call your doctor now. You do not want a bowel obstruction to go without treatment. If you have passed gas then you can do a few things. You can take a suppository to get things going below. This works in less than 30 minutes. I had one left over from my bowel prep. If that does not give you enough relief then take Milk of Magnesia, the full 4 T. This should move things from the top. Once you get some relief stay on stool softners or prune juice or fiber and drink lots of water. I find that the pain meds still keep me constipated and once in awhile I need to take a 1T of MOM and it does the trick.

I hope you feel better soon.

Senokot has worked wonders for me!!!

I have found that benefiber works great for me after the initial dose of Milk of Magnesia to get things moving. It is tasteless, not thick or goocky, you can mix it in your juice or water.

Another thing to remember is that stool softeners are not the same thing as laxatives. Constipation is a combination of hard stools and/or the body's inability to move your stools (whether hard or not) through your colon/rectum. Laxatives will help you poo whereas stool softeners will just make hard stools softer and easier to pass.
I probably wouldn't suggest any foods like beans or high fiber foods, because while they're perfect for a healthy, working digestive system, they will just produce painful gas while your body is in a healing phase. You may wish to get the fiber-supplements like metamucil because they don't have the gas producing chemicals in them but still give you the high fiber to move things along.
Someone also said you might try ginger snap cookies. I still stand by guava juice or the chocolate/coke combo.

Hi there,
Did you get relief yet?
If not, I suggest you try a couple of tablespoons of hemp hearts daily on your porridge or put it on something you like. It sort of tastes like sunflower seeds. This is more natural than chemicals and works fairly well. Besides being good for your digestive system, it also helps with your blood pressure and colesterol. You can buy it at health food stores.
I sometimes put it in my baking as well.
Hope this helps. Let me know.