Kinda sick TMI ??? for ya......

I wouldn't think a mild
laxative would be a problem but check with the doc anyway. Try eating about 5 prunes a day as well. That always helps me.

Hugs,

Sylvia

I think the recipe
is: 1 c. all bran cereal
1 c. applesauce
3/4 c. prune juice
take a few tablespoons with LOTS of water and it should "work" within a few hours.
I used Miralax through about 2 months of treatment...didn't have the above recipe at the time.
Good luck,
JoAnn

SAME PROBLEM HERE....
I have gone 2 times in one week my normal is every day my onc told me stool softeneres are ok but they don't work. So in the back of my book they gave me it says eat bran muffins,beans whole wheat bread,punes nuts trail mix sun flower seeds raisins,brown or wild rice. So today I ate total with about 5 prunes in it whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter I hope this works.....usally icecream or milk helps me because i am a little lactose intolerante but it isn't working so i might have to sit with a very large bowl of icecream to help me out. I have noticed the two days i went the day becfore I was more active maybe exercise will help..good luck big hugs a nd prayers for you....

ElizabethB said:

SAME PROBLEM HERE....
I have gone 2 times in one week my normal is every day my onc told me stool softeneres are ok but they don't work. So in the back of my book they gave me it says eat bran muffins,beans whole wheat bread,punes nuts trail mix sun flower seeds raisins,brown or wild rice. So today I ate total with about 5 prunes in it whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter I hope this works.....usally icecream or milk helps me because i am a little lactose intolerante but it isn't working so i might have to sit with a very large bowl of icecream to help me out. I have noticed the two days i went the day becfore I was more active maybe exercise will help..good luck big hugs a nd prayers for you....

Funny . I had the opposite
Funny . I had the opposite problem. Had to stop 10 times trying to get home post chemo to go to potty.

Alexis F said:

I agree to ask your
I agree to ask your oncologist first, but, I would think it would be ok.


Sorry Libby



Hugs, Lex

I still have to take miralax
I still have to take miralax every night. I had a rectal fissure that I had surgery on between chemo and radiation. It still did not heal for months. So I have to be very careful or I could end up with more problems. I dont like the idea of taking medicine like this, but it beats the alternative. Sometimes we have to do what we have to do!

Katmy said:

I asked a constipation
I asked a constipation question not long ago. Track it down. The ladies were full of good advice. You can develop a plan A, B, C, etc.

Hope it is going better for you.

Flax seeds..
In muffins did the trick for me..Oh boy does it work!!!

A few prunes a day helped me
A few prunes a day helped me stay on track.

Lupe

Megan M said:

I know when I was on Vicadin
I know when I was on Vicadin ( spelling ? ) that I had to use a stool softener. I just bought some at the local pharmacy. Worked really well.


Hugs, Megan

I found colace created a
I found colace created a sense of urgencythat I couldnt deal with. I was taking it 3 times a day and the miralax at one point, thank goodness dont need that!

My oncologist said that
My oncologist said that Senekot was OK to use. I used it for a couple of days after every chemo. I drank LOTS of water and ate lots of fiber, but still needed the extra help after each chemo.

canoegirl said:

My oncologist said that
My oncologist said that Senekot was OK to use. I used it for a couple of days after every chemo. I drank LOTS of water and ate lots of fiber, but still needed the extra help after each chemo.

Stool softeners are what I
Stool softeners are what I have used when I needed an extra something. And, I ate lots of bananas. Not sure if that helped, but, I thought it did.


Hoping you are doing better!


Sue