i talked to my surgeon at the cleveland clinic and told her how im feeling 4 weeks post takedown. good days with easy bms and miserable nights from uneasy bms. she asked a bunch of questions including diet, fiber, hydration and more but she brought up the one thing i usually avoid. taking pain meds. she said you have to take them when youre in pain or youll tense up from the pain especially later in the evening after a day of eating and being more active and then have a harder time passing stool. she said slowly increase fiber, hydrate, walk, and take your pain meds when needed and experiment with imodium and if meds cause constipation consider a stool softener if fiber isnt enough. the great balancing act we all do early on im guessing. my pain med is dilauded because everything else ive tried either sucks or messes my gut up. what are your thoughts?
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