Weight loss and, bowel movements a TMI thread****

[Stevehud 1,790]

SO, I hope i do not offend anyone's sensibilities, but a few people I know and help with this journey, have asked about this and it kind of clicked for me, especially recently.

Now since many many threads have talked about dealing with Constipation etc, this is far from that.

What I have noticed is that during a stall i will got 3 to 5 days without a BM. But when i am losing constantly, I have much more regular BM's Now obviously the joke " i took so big i poop i felt lighter" etc. seem to hold true to a degree. ( no i have never weighed before and after)

But i most certainly do notice that sustained weight loss seems to coincide with being..regular , shall we say.

So am I strange in this regard? ( just in this regard, I know I am strange overall, thank you)

What have your experiences been?

[TammyDTM 391]

I have noticed the same. No details...

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Not at all. One of the ways I know I am eating properly is that I have a good morning BM. I also noticed that I "go" more on my more active days.

[Babbs 14,680]

Nope, I totally think you are onto something. Same thing happens to me. I think as the weight loss "moves along", so do other things

It's all a balance of keeping everything running smoothly like a fat burning, poop going machine.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Generally I weigh myself each morning. I normally have a BM before I weigh myself. If I weigh myself before I have a BM, I weigh about a pound more than after a BM. During the day my weight can fluctuate around 2 pounds throughout the day.

[_Kate_ 2,224]

I had my first BO post op on Tuesday this week and I swear to god after 45 minutes of straining, sweating and feeling faint, I thought I was going to pass out or throw up. I was so uncomfortable afterwards that I had to go to bed and take pain killers. Seven days out I'm drinking about 80oz of fluids a day, 60oz of which is Water. I am taking stool softeners morning and night. My DR has just said to up the Water but I really don't think I can at this stage.

I would appreciate any help!!

APOLOGIES: Just realised that this isn't about pooping, more about stalls, weight loss and pooping. That will teach me for being on the phone, watching the telly and reading here!! Please ignore the post lol

Edited July 30, 2015 by Kate_UK

[JamieLogical 8,684]

Something that's pretty disturbing to me now that I'm so thin is that I can visibly SEE when I am bloated. Like I can see my lower abdomen protruding. This always happens when I'm backed up and haven't had a BM in a couple of days. And I agree with you, it always seems to correlate with a stall on the scale.< /p>

[imsoglad56 402]

My husband and both have the same thing. However, we have weighed before and after just to see what the difference is! On a related note, we've weighed before and after peeing, too. Pee weighs more than you think!

[LipstickLady 25,682]

It makes sense if you think about it. An empty pastry bag weighs maybe half an ounce, right? As you scoop frosting into it, it weighs more and more. When you finally clip the corner and start squeezing out the frosting, it gets less full and "thinner".

The same logically applies to our bodies. As we scoop food in, we physically weigh more. When we don't poop, that excess waste is weighing us down until it decides to exit our bodies.

Simple biology, IM(non qualified)O.

[MBM1Forever 107]

I have noticed the same trend. Pooping daily makes a big difference in terms of loss. If I don't poop, I don't lose.

[bigfatgoodbye 82]

Same here! Only poop once every 3-4 days now which is actually a welcome thing considering I took Imodium EVERY DAY for 4 years before my surgery for chronic diarrhea. If I didn't, I couldn't leave the house. But yeah, definitely lose when I poop????

[padremama 101]

Yay, maybe I will weigh less tomorrow!

[padremama 101]

Same here! Only poop once every 3-4 days now which is actually a welcome thing considering I took Imodium EVERY DAY for 4 years before my surgery for chronic diarrhea. If I didn't, I couldn't leave the house. But yeah, definitely lose when I poop

That was me too, I definitely don't miss those days.