Absolute Constipation After TC Surgery ~ lemony

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The lemony concoction is most likely magnesium citrate. 

Be careful if you have TRUE constipation.  Drinking something like magnesium

citrate could cause severe pushing by your colon and cause a rupture.

Severe constipation must be treated by a physician.

My 2 cent warning - you get what you pay for.

Jade

Subject: Absolute Constipation After TC Surgery

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Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 1:56 PM

I am responding to 's post about the above. I also had severe

constipations much worse than before surgery in the days immediate after

surgery (despite Colace and Senokot). In the end the nurse therapist gave

me a different lemony concoction which did the trick.

I would definitely contact the ward and ask about it.

Unfortunately my bowel problems remain significantly more difficult than

before operation. It may be that this is due to bowel adhesions from

previous shunt placement surgeries. My PCP is investigating.

Greetings

Trudi

VP shunt for hydrocephalus, syringomyelia, acquired Chiari, EDS, post TC

surgery