Husband Bob is suffering from constipation. Nothing seems to do any good. Currently its been 9 days since a BM. I called his Dr. this morning and was told to get Miralax and give it to him every 20 minutes until he has a BM.. So far he has had 8 doses - and nothing happened, other than severe abdominal pains and a stomach filled with liquid. Still waiting on hearing back from his DR. He has a pain patch for chronic pain and along with that he has to take another pain medication for breakthrough pain. I'm sure the pain medication has a lot to do with this problem. Last time we saw his Dr. and we explained the pain associated with eating he said to go on a liquid diet. Not just temporarily, but period. Without so much as saying it, was his Dr. saying there is nothing else he can do. We were supposed to be building up his strength for chemo, but a liquid diet won't give him the strength he needs. I'd appreciate any comments anyone might have. Thank you
Irene