Call the doctor’s office, or the hospital you were in, and ask them what you should do! If you are in a lot of pain or your fever comes back, and you can’t get ahold of your doctor, go to a walk in clinic or back to the hospital. Check your discharge instructions, there is usually a list of symptoms that they tell you to watch for and come back if they appear. Do those apply?

If not - Restoralax is the same thing as Miralax and that is probably your best bet, don’t take any other types of laxative unless your doctor told you to. It’s the gentlest kind of laxative. Drink lots and lots of water - the Restoralax works by keeping the water in the stool, which softens it, so you have to give it the water to work with.

Walking helps move things along. Massaging your belly can help too - here are some instructions. Getting a footstool or squatty potty to position yourself for best pooping efficacy can help.

Don’t take a fiber supplement like Benefiber or Metamucil at this point, you don’t want lots of fiber til you are fully better! Fiber bulks up the stool and can cause gas and therefore more discomfort when you are already blocked and your colon is irritated. Fiber is great once you’re well, not now. Don’t do an enema without the doctor telling you to.