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Milk of magnesia! Stool softener + laxative. After my c-section it took me about a week to poop. It's very common. The painkillers make you so constipated. Stool softener alone weren't enough for me. Milk of magnesia helped a lot.

I did not have a c-section so can't completely relate, but just had a pretty traumatic delivery resulting in level 4 medio-lateral episiotomy. The post-partum pooping was harder than the actual delivery. I found that the only way I was able to go was by filling a sitz bath with very warm water and sitting it. It was a pretty tedious process because I would have to keep emptying and refilling the sitz bath as I went along, and it often took me an hour "to go." But it truly was the only thing that made it bearable. Until that point I was literally crying and screaming when I tried to go. Hope you find relief soon.

@lovehoneybee: I had a vaginal birth with xs and a c section with dd and pooping after the c section was a breeze compared to after the vaginal birth. And I was taking all the painkillers they gave me.

I just had a c section last week and the first few days were brutal in terms of gas/needing to poop. I actually ended up asking my nurse for a suppository, which helped a lot, so that's one option. One week out today, and things are much better...I would call if you're still having a lot of pain. Good luck - this is one side effect I wasn't prepared for!

I'd call and see if there's anything they can do for you.
I've had two sections, one emergency and one planned and didn't have that problem either time.

I took Percocet after my egg retrieval and I was majorly blocked up. Colace helped!

Sounds like it's the percocet. I would try a combo of prune juice and colace and definitely mention it to your doctor. It's hard enough recovering from a c-section without the extra pain!

Someone in my centering pregnancy prenatal group had a C-section and had to spend a day in the ER a few days after the birth with an impacted stool blocking her colon due to severe constipation. She said it was more painful than labor. I can't even imagine. I hope you get some relief!

I would definitely talk to your doctors about it and see what they can recommend or give you. I didn't have pooping issues post c-section (during pregnancy and taking zofran; now that's a different story!)

I'll just say it. I felt like I was birthing a log through the back door. I took Percocet too, plus I didn't go the whole 6 days I was in the hospital. It was rough, especially since I developed a hemorrhoid during pregnancy. It is still sometimes pretty painful, and I'm almost four weeks out from the c section.

What helped: taking the stool softeners I was given, LOTS of water, and also probiotics. I swore by probiotics while pregnant and credit them with combating the pregnancy constipation; they were really helpful postpartum, too. I also divided the iron pill - half in the morning and half later in the day. Iron, especially with Percocet, can cause serious constipation.