Experience with Senekot After Lung Resection Surgery

Hi everyone.

I was in the hospital for lung resection on a couple of cancerous tumors earlier this week. While I was there, they gave me Senekot. I should have refused because all it did was give me horrendous cramps and liquid output (I have a colostomy). This took a few days to clear up and I am still having the occasional cramping, but the liquid output has stopped. Normal output has not started up yet though.

Has anyone had any experience with how long it takes to return to normal after taking Senekot?

Thanks

Hey Sean. I was sent home from the hospital with Senekot after my colostomy surgery and I took it once when I was afraid I was blocked… didn't have any issues with cramping but I did have a ton of output for a day, then very little. I returned to normal after a few days. I asked my colorectal surgeon about using it and he said I should not use that, he doesn't know why I was sent home with it but that I should use Miralax instead if needed as it's much gentler. I hope you feel better soon and I wish you luck with your recovery ❤️‍🩹

Thanks! This helps.

Hello SeanB.
You are not alone!
My experience with Senekot was horrendous: Sickness, diarrhoea, cramps, fever, and total exhaustion. 
After that, I vowed that I would never take it again.
Even Dulcolax was too much for me, so they put me on Dulcoease to loosen the stool on occasions when I had potential blockages.
That seemed to work reasonably well. 
Best wishes

Bill

Thanks, Bill!

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