VanessaWeaver

Amazing. You were beautiful to begin with. Now you are breath taking. Congrats

I'm really worried for you. I didn't experience anything like that at all. I do know that there is medication for stomach spasms though. I hope it gets better soon. Please get checked out. Doesn't sound right to me.

For me personally it was 1/4 cup of food and very very very little to drink but it's different for everyone.

I feel for you because I couldn't go to the bathroom either. However, mine got severe enough that my colon was removed and then there were complications with that surgery which ruined my whole life plan. It's been 15 months and I've been through about 20 surgeries so PLEASE take this post seriously. I wouldn't wish what has happened to me on my worst despised enemy. These are the things that I've experienced and learned after being stuck in the same situation. First of all, be real with yourself. Are you REALLY TRULY drinking the 64 oz of water a day that you are supposed to be? BELIEVE ME, I KNOW that it's hard but you've just got to sip on it all day, every day. That's a HUGE factor in it. Next, your diet. Choose foods that meet your requirements but also help aid naturally in this department. Like for instance, fruit that have seeds in them or a pit naturally stimulate bowel movements just the same as exlax. And you can google all the different foods that help. Vegetables are definitely in my own option, the way to go. Next, I wanted to answer your question. Everyone is different and even our own same bodies act differently from time to time out of the ordinary but not everyone has to or needs to have bowel movements daily. I know a lot of people do but it doesn't necessarily mean that just because I might only go twice a week that something's wrong with me. And YES, you are eating so much less than before so think about it, you had your bowels FULL with food that sits inside of you going through its process so every time you eat another big meal it just pushes all that waste further and faster down causing you to go more. But now you've got the same size bowels with MUCH less food sitting and going through them. Now it may take a few days or so until you need to go. In theory if we were all out there working hard physical labor jobs our metabolism should be working much faster but in today's world, the only way to get that is exercise. Which brings me to my next point, have you been working out? What you do is not really important when it comes to exercise. What matters is the effort being put into it. Like swimming just sounds fun but it's my form of exercise. So, step it up in that area also and if you are STILL having problems after all this then talk to your Dr about a prescription drug to help you go. I use to take it and it worked great. It's called Linzess. I know you do Fiber too and I don't know which kind you use but I recommend Miralax. I hope this post will help someone out there. Believe me, if anyone understands... It me!!

It's been 2 and 1/2 years since my surgery and I'm STILL hungry all the time. I eat about every hour and a half to two hours. When I listened to other people tell me not to eat more than 3 times a day, I didn't lose weight very fast at all but as soon as I started listening to my body and eating when I was hungry, the weight started to melt off. I lost almost 200 lbs and most of that was gone within the first 9 months. To this day, the more frequently I eat, the healthier and thin I stay.

I went through the exact same thing. I might go all day long without more than a few bites but I was starving every night!! It's ok to eat whenever your body says it's time. You're still in control. Just make sure that whether the calories are being consumed at night or during the day that you are staying within the guidelines that your surgeon has set for you. If this really bothers you, maybe try exercise at night and see if that changes anything?

I'm over 2 years post Sleeve surgery and I STILL experience what you're talking about. I may be wrong but I just believe that sometimes our bodies act out when there is no other way for it to tell you "I don't like change." You and I may just be sensitive in that area for a long time or maybe it will eventually go away. Either way, I'd talk with your surgeon about it to make sure nothing is wrong and if nothing is, FEEL BLESSED that this is your biggest complaint! Hopefully it will clear up for you, I just wanted to let you know that I still have that problem two and a half years later.