by stevestate » 25 Oct 2016, 03:18
Day 10 of taking Dulcolax (bisacodyl) and Day 9 of no stool softeners.
Just 1 BM. Much larger, less soft (though still soft in a general sense) stools. The laxative really pushed it all out (too?) quickly. Quite a lot of stinging throughout the day with occasional pain & discomfort. After eating 'normally' the day before, this might be the best combination - eating fairly healthily with some things that I wouldn't have touched previously and then taking a laxative overnight.
My diet today was porridge (w/flax, chia, sunflower, linseed and pumpkin seeds, dried fruit, blueberries, almond butter, coconut milk), falafel w/ roasted peppers and red onion and a tahini dressing, cauliflower/kale,potato soup with one slice of wholemeal seeded bread. As this is v high fibre I'm tempted not to take laxative to reduce the explosive forced nature of the BMs.
Saw my new GP who advise 8 weeks would be considered usual recovery time. I'm around 5 weeks.