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I been having them too and some people from my Facebook group had then too! I don't take medication for pain and I'm two weeks out! Good luck and hope this dreams go away soon!

I get a 64 oz pitcher and slice up a cucumber, boil about 2 cups Water in the microwave and dump in over the cucumbers. I let it sit about 10 minutes then add ice and Water. It's so refreshing and makes the water go down easily. I dissevered it at the spa and now I can't live without it! You could do it with fruit or anything really. Did watermelon last week.
The Constipation was an issue with me for about 6 months. It because you are eating so much Protein and not enough Fiber. It's pretty common and it should resolve its self when you are on more regular foods. Until then Miralax was my best friend!
Good luck!

Have you tried slushies made at home? crushed ice with your fave flavouring? could even just be a strawberry, texturally would that be easier? Im not sleeved yet just part of my post op plan if i can't tolerate plain Water.

I add about an oz to an oz and a half of unsweetened real cranberry juice or apple juice to my 48 oz cup of ice Water. It's just enough to flavor my water without the added calories. Plus, cranberry juice is really good for your kidneys and urinary system. Though, I doubt I drinking enough to make a difference! Lol
Don't be afraid to add a little flavor to your water. Experiment and find what works for you. I wouldn't recommend drinking just the sugar free Gatorade and Vitamin waters....your body needs real water. You'll find your magic combination :0)

It's the surface tension of Water kind of backs it up in the sleeve too. I had the same problem. If you mix with other things like dilute with Gatorade or duet snapple (my choice) it is easier to drink. Also drink room temp lowers surface tension. If I did not switch to diluting with ice tea and Gatorade in first weeks I would have dehydrated.

I couldn't drink plain Water till about two weeks ago (~ 3 months out) and my NUT had recommended I drink fruit infused water. For me, it was the best thing ever since I can't stand crystal lights etc. Here is a link to some of the recipes: http://www.fruitinfusedwater.com. My favorite was strawberry, mint and lemon. The good news is your taste for water will eventually come back. One difference I noticed in my case though is I drink better when using a straw. Good luck.

Im also 3 1/2 months out. Plain Water is finally working for me. It just took time. Im taking a stool softener every day which has helped me stay regular.

This happened to me about three months out!!!! I've thought it was just me so it's good to know it's not!!! I drink a lot if power ade and gator ade but need the water!!! Thank you all and I LOVE this place!!! Deb

How about making some nice organic Sun Tea.
Take a gallon of spring Water and poke a few organic green tea (or other uncafinated) tea bags through the top and submerge in the Water. Put it on a sunny windowsill for 24 hours or so and then refrigerate. It's mild and naturally sweet. You can squeeze in a little fresh lemon or orange juice and even muddle in some fresh raspberries or strawberries.

You could try Smooth Move teas. They come in a variety of flavors and could resolve both problems for you. I found some online at http://traditionalmedicinals.com/products/ Smooth Move Teas are herbal and decaffinated and works like a diuretic. If you are having a log jam with your bowel movements, you can drink this at bedtime and should have a breakthrough by morning. There are 60 (sixty) flavors of this stuff.

Hi everybody I'm 3 1/2 months out and having hard time drinking plain Water and NOW have problems with hemorrhoids do to chronic Constipation. I do good drinking Powerade zero but I'm scared of the all the sugar and the chemicals! I'm very desperate I don't know what to do? I guess I will have to drink whatever so I can stay regular right?????

OR Water enhancers work well...sugar free of course

Hi there! I am only 2 weeks post op but I have always disliked plain Water as well. I do the Vitamin Zero water......lots of favors to choose and most of them do not have sugars. Give it a try you might like it. Be careful of the off brands they have added sugars for some reason.

I couldn't drink plain Water till about 4 months out. In the meantime I drank lots of Herbal tea (either hot or iced), diluted fruit juices, diluted Lifewater, Water flavored with Mio, Dasani and crystal light flavor drops, Decaf coffee (again, both hot and iced). I also got 1/2 my Fluid requirements from Protein smoothies.
What are you taking for your Constipation? After my 2 month bout of diarrhea from a C. diff infection, I have assumed very hard poo which only passes every 2-3 days. I add either Suprafiber or Metamucil and benefiber to my Protein smoothie every day. I also try to eat whole grains bars, Beans and other foods with lots of Fiber. Kashi Go Lean has a Cereal variety that has 13g protein and 10g insoluble protein per cup. I often have 1/2 cup of this mixed in plain Greek yogurt as a snack. All of the Fiber has helped make things passable, but if I haven't gone by the second day, I take Milk of Magnesia that night and I always have a BM the next morning.

Let me first recommend Miralax daily to keep you regular. I have been using it for 7 mos. it's a miracle worker. LolSecond, it is very common to not like plain water after VSG. I add stevia sweetened flavoring to my water. It's found near Crystal Light in the grocery store. There are some great flavors. Try them.

2 months ago I was down 51 pounds I don't get weighed in tell oct 7 by my dr so I don't know what I weigh .but people are saying they see a big difference

I'm thinkin' RED HOT wig!!!

started at the same time 3 months but has really slowed down now at 5 and was not devastating, take your Vitamins and extra Biotin and make sure you get all your Protein in. We are all different, some don't loose any!

Many topics on hair loss here that you can read about. Mine was extra noticeable at 5 months and still losing at almost 9 months. Biotin is a joke as far as I can tell. Nothing has helped but the nice wig I purchased. I look great with it on!!

very common for lots of patients, in fact if you do a search on 'hair' or 'hair loss' on here, you will find hundreds of comments from sleeve patients who went through it. most commonly onsets around month 3 post op. mostly due to the shock of surgery, loss of calories.
there are some things you can do to offset it, (shampoos, supplements), which will help with the regrowth, but i have read lots of threads and there doesn't seem to be much to do to stop it from happening.
you should seek the direction of your surgeon or bariatric coordinator or nut to follow whatever the plan is for your program.it DOES grow back though so no worries!

Now you look amazing

Well you can guesstimate with amounts, or measure using your kitchen scale. If I made 3 tablespoons of pureed salmon, I would weigh it before eating. Then if I could only eat part of it, I would weigh the remainder and figure out how much I had eaten.

Yay!!! Congrats!!!! A few more weeks and you begging you new journey! How exciting!!!

Hi today I had my psych evaluation and I think I was one of the lucky ones because I didn't had to do NO questioner! Yay!!! The doctor just asked me a few questions and that's all!! I feel lucky and Bless that I didn't had to do those darn questioner that some of you had to do! Sorry to all that had to do those questioners!