Hi All - I've had IBS-C and CIC most of my adult life. Managing my bowels rules my world. However, I had found a pretty reliable rhythm until an emergency cholescystectomy a little over a year ago. Now my stools are always soft, hard to move, and meager at best unless I take magnesium oxide, which is not optimal. Laxatives make me cramp, Miralax is worthless, and magnesium oxide (which at least does work for a day) is complicated by the fact that I have hyponatremia (low blood sodium) which necessitates fluid restriction to manage. I feel like the ultimate catch-22. The one thing that works is something I can't take very often lest I put myself in the sodium danger zone. I'm so frustrated by all this, and it's transcended a health issue to now become a lifestyle issue. We have a two-week road trip coming up in October and I'm already obsessing over how I will manage my bowels during that time. I'd almost rather not go. Any ideas? TIA!