Constipation after Colon Cancer operation.

Hi Topcliffe Are you still on any sort of painkillers? I know codeine can cause constipation. Make sure you’re drinking lots of water too. I’ve also heard that drinking the prune juice warm first thing in a morning can get things moving? 

Well coffee always gets me going, even decaf. Tea, even tea with caffeine does not have the same effect. I suspect it's something specifically about coffee. 

I was about to joke about being like us the states with coffee but wasn't sure that it would be taken as a joke. 

Hi, Topcliffe snap! Stool softeners are gentler than laxatives, I was always recommended docusate sodium, dulcoease is a brand name. And I find they still work further down the line. Make sure you drink lots, I know when I haven't!

Perhaps check with your nurse if this would be ok, or maybe laxido. Hope you get some relief soon.

Eat dried apricots, eat more fibre and drink lots of water 

Please check with your surgeon before adding fiber. I was restricted for 6 weeks post surgery. But I think it depends on the type of surgery.