Chronic small bowel obstruction from adhesions

Really? i will have to look it all up on Google translate. While I have been out I have been using regular olive oil and it tastes so gross but I still have not needed miralax. Thank you for the info I appreciate it

Here is the back of the bottle

Yep! It's still soybean, mineral and olive oils.

Personally I would keep using Miralax... my gastroenterologist said there is no harm using it forever (although the bottle says only for 7 days). It doesn't taste bad. Bit of a nuisance every night to us it but it dissolves and is just like drinking water. The thought of a spoonful of olive oil is not appealing to me but it may be better for some others!

I don't know if this will help anyone else, but this is what helped me: My surgeon told me, when I showed up in the ER 3 times in the months following abdominal surgery that I had adhesions and he suggested walking after every meal. This has been a life changer for me. I now walk at least 1/2 mile after breakfast and lunch and 1 mile after dinner. I live in the northeast and this is a pain in the neck and there are many times I do not want to go out and walk in the cold or rain or dark, but I do it because the alternative sucks! And I have not been to the ER since I have been doing this. So I agree, that this is a mechanical problem, and the walking really moves the food through at a rate that keeps the obstruction from happening. I also eat smaller meals and NEVER have 2nd helpings. Hope this helps!!

I wish there were a smiley face to click on ‘cuz reading your comment made me smile. I just started Miralax and I also consume quite a bit of olive oil. FWIW, it seems to taste totally different at different times (just in case you think EVOO may be helpful). 😀

Thanks so much for your comments! I might try olive oil as well. I had to look up FWIW and EVOO and now I know their meaning so I learned something today! Gracias!!

Sorry for being lazy and not spelling them out. 🙂 This is my go-to… https://www.queencreekolivemill.com/ I also tried a taste testing sample pack from a different online olive oil store. It had 6 smaller bottles of a wide variety of oils, made me realize there a huge difference in flavors.

I suffered with horrific SBB attacks for 8+ hrs from early 40’s to 60s - hospital for pain meds -Morphine etc. always had to know where hospital was ( but lived a very busy life in spite!! own Bizet. - 3 kids, 8 grands. After 4 years they dared to start me on Muscle reliever -Bentyle . Often it would abort the worse of it and under tough nausea meds. I still have occasions to use it but no hospitals for maybe 10 years. DO not have surgery for it if can help it - it just adds more scaring! Best- terrible pain!! Best!