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Bowels rebooting post surgery? Never trust a fart!
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@fritzo
My husband took Colace for a while just to be on a safe side, even though he never tends to constipate in general . As far as I remember he was using it for about a month after cath. was taken out. If your stools are too soft and too frequent just take little bit lower dose of Colace.
Regarding butt soreness - wash it every time you go and use either plain Vaseline or Desitin baby cream for extra protection. If you can, use a small mirror and inspect that area. If you see any pea size bluish bumps around your anal opening it could be that small hemorrhoids appeared and than you will need something with "active ingredients". Otherwise just keep it clean, dry and protected. Be GENTLE with TP !!! Just dab gently and than wash.
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@surftohealth88 OK, that is so incredibly helpful. I do have the body wipes, so I'll start giving that go.
A month on softeners-that's a long time. But, got to do what we got to do. I'm going to message the doc office and see what they say. My son (a rehab doctor himself) is recommending that I continue the 1 capful of Miralax a day for a while. So, guess, I got to.
Yeah, typically don't have roids, but might be in that realm. Maybe I'll start with Desitin and see if that helps first.
Thank you so much!