Operation 4 weeks ago. on antibiotics and shed 5 painkillers since. severe constipation. self medicated safolax and increased water and solvable fibre without success. symptom incl. initial evacuation hard and difficult thereafter regular.

Ask your surgeon: Odds are that this is pain med related, but without knowing your surgery it is impossible to know whether it could be something more serious. Fiber laxatives can't do much. Try prune juice, prunes, mineral oil, stool softeners AND something like Dulcolax suppositories. You may need to use lubricated finger and actually go in very warm water to relax if stool is very hard and large.