Hi,
I wonder if you could help me please. I was discharged last night following a laparoscopic low anterior resection of upper rectal carcinoma on Friday. I’m currently on tramadol and morphine oral solution. The morphine works really well at bridging the pain gap as the tramadol wears off.
My bowel movements are still very unpredictable and I didn’t realise the morphine could cause constipation until I spoke with my lead nurse earlier. She suggested half a sachet of laxative a day would help whilst on the morphine and she kindly named the laxative they highly recommend but like an idiot I have forgotten the name of it. Would you know which laxative it is likely to be or be able to provide a list so I can see if I recognise it?
I am reluctant to use the morphine now as I haven’t had a movement all day and prior to that had only been passing slight amounts with a mixture of slight blood. If you could help I would be very grateful.
