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OK, this is a little embarrassing... :blush:
Following my colonscopy last Thursday afternoon, I have not 'been' - lots of wind that evening and the next day but since then... nada. It did take from 4pm to 5am the following morning for the piccolax to work, but work nicely it did, allowing the doctors to see all the way to the top.
What I want to know is, is this 'normal' or usual? Granted, I have been eating slightly smaller meals since getting home - I'm a bit overweight and felt so fantastic after the procedure that I decided that I would make an effort to lose some weight and have been eating Weight Watchers meals most days, having a small lunch (soup, yoghurt, a banana - very little bread) and a WW meal in the evening. I do eat breakfast (cereal and fruit or toast and fruit) ... but I'm just amazed that my bowel is taking so long to fill up... and worried that something isn't right and that I might need to take something to get it moving (would rather not if I can help it - I'm due to go on a fairly long trip on Saturday and knowing my luck everything would decide to get moving at completely the wrong time...!).
I can feel that something ought to be happening soon, but I've felt that for two days now and not a dicky bird... should I be worried? Its been so long since my last procedure that I really can't remember how long it took to start going normally again...
Any advice would be very welcome!!!
Following my colonscopy last Thursday afternoon, I have not 'been' - lots of wind that evening and the next day but since then... nada. It did take from 4pm to 5am the following morning for the piccolax to work, but work nicely it did, allowing the doctors to see all the way to the top.
What I want to know is, is this 'normal' or usual? Granted, I have been eating slightly smaller meals since getting home - I'm a bit overweight and felt so fantastic after the procedure that I decided that I would make an effort to lose some weight and have been eating Weight Watchers meals most days, having a small lunch (soup, yoghurt, a banana - very little bread) and a WW meal in the evening. I do eat breakfast (cereal and fruit or toast and fruit) ... but I'm just amazed that my bowel is taking so long to fill up... and worried that something isn't right and that I might need to take something to get it moving (would rather not if I can help it - I'm due to go on a fairly long trip on Saturday and knowing my luck everything would decide to get moving at completely the wrong time...!).
I can feel that something ought to be happening soon, but I've felt that for two days now and not a dicky bird... should I be worried? Its been so long since my last procedure that I really can't remember how long it took to start going normally again...
Any advice would be very welcome!!!
