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is the pain constant or does tylenol help to reduce it. I was told by a doc that it would feel like doing 1000 crunches and I have never done more than 20. So not sure how to relate to that. Are you eating fiber rich food like oatmeal etc to help bowels?
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Yes, 1,000 crunches is accurate. It was the same the last time I did this too.
Tylenol really does do the trick. The first few days the Oxy helps because the pain can be pretty intense, after that then it’s just a fallback for when things get really painful, like after a long walk, but otherwise it’s good to avoid because pooping really needs to happen and it’s much more challenging when Oxy is backing you up in addition to everything else.
I’ve been eating moderate fiber, not too much, but enough to keep things moving - mostly trying to keep to a mild and more liquid diet (soup, etc) just so I’m not straining.