After my surgery I was given a prescription for Colace/Docusate. It says to take 3 100mg pills per day as needed for constipation.
I was also told to take Miralax, I have been taking it once per day.
It's been 3 days since surgery. I was never constipated. The day after surgery I didn't poop but I took 2 fleet enemas before surgery so I didn't think I would need too poop the day after anyway.
The second and third day after surgery I pooped fine, no pain, very soft. The problem was it was so soft that it was messy and hard to clean which created irritation.
So, I am not constipated but I would like to keep my stool small and soft so it doesn't do any damage. But I would also like it to not be so soft that it is horrible to clean.
Im off the pain meds and I have never had constipation problems.
I'm thinking I don't need both the Miralax and the Colace. If I had to use just one to help keep the stool a bit softer than usual, which one?