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Can i treat lazy bowel after surgery from home?

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Dr. Leon Katz answered

Specializes in Bariatrics

Move it: Best way to help the bowels wake up is to walk as much as you tolerate and to limit the intake of narcotic pain meds. Keep moving, if your doctor didn't tell you to not stand on your feet or walk.

Answered 5/4/2013

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