constipation after vestibulectomy

[Guest guest]

hi everyone,

i had a vestibulectomy with vaginal advancement done on friday, and i

am quite constipated from the percocet they have me on. i tried

getting off the percocet, but i need it right now for my discomfort.

any suggestions for things to try? i have used suppositories, which

only help a bit, and i am trying to stay away from using an enema ---

i think i am kind of nervous about using it. any suggestions that

people have found helpful would be great!!

thanks,

amy

[Guest guest]

Dried plums, or apricot nectar? Maybe something along those lines.

" Amy J Salmon " wrote:

>

> hi everyone,

>

> i had a vestibulectomy with vaginal advancement done on friday, and i

> am quite constipated from the percocet they have me on. i tried

> getting off the percocet, but i need it right now for my discomfort.

> any suggestions for things to try? i have used suppositories, which

> only help a bit, and i am trying to stay away from using an enema ---

> i think i am kind of nervous about using it. any suggestions that

> people have found helpful would be great!!

>

> thanks,

>

> amy

>

[Guest guest]

I had the same problem after my vestibulectomy. It was the vicodin, and lying in bed all day certainly didn't help. I eventually had to take four laxatives. If that didn't work I had an enema on standby. With all those stitches, straining is the last thing you want to be doing, and while neither seems pleasant, the alternative is even less so. In retrospect, and by hearing so many women experience the same problem, I was annoyed the surgeon didn't warn me. But, then again, he said I would be fine to start my MBA classes less than 48 hours afterwards, which I was in no way able to do! Good luck. Dawn wrote: Dried plums, or apricot nectar? Maybe something along those lines. "Amy J Salmon" wrote: > > hi everyone, > > i had a vestibulectomy with vaginal advancement done on friday, and i > am quite constipated from the percocet they have me on. i tried > getting off the percocet, but i need it right now for my discomfort. > any suggestions for things to try? i have used suppositories, which > only help a bit, and i am trying to stay away from using an enema --- > i think i am kind of nervous about using it. any suggestions that > people have found helpful would be great!! > > thanks, > > amy > __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Amy,

I know others have answered already...I have had chronic constipation

my whole life, and when probiotics don't help (usually they do), I take

an herbal product from Harmony Formulas called Super II. It can be

ordered by calling 1-. I prefer to use herbals when I can

but in a pinch, I use OTC stool softeners like Colace. I've done enemas

before, they aren't so bad. People used to do them all the time for

seasonal cleansing or to help get rid of fevers, but it's gone by the

wayside. With the diets we tend to have now, it would probably help

most of us.

Thinking of you and sending well thoughts your way!

Melinda