Hi! So I was banded on 1/5 - I have the Realize band, but truthfully I think that they all work the same way, right?

So anyway - let me just preface by apologizing in advance as some of this may be TMI, but here goes.

I have been having a huge issue with constipation up until TH when it seemed that overnight my BM changed - they were much softer. On Friday (like 2am) it hit me like a ton of bricks. Everything seems to be going straight through me. Yesterday I was having trouble drinlking Water because everything just tasted off. I did managed to make two Protein shakes and consume those, but that is it. Today the runs continue - like water. I don't really feel "sick" today, but I am still having issues. I ate oatmeal with double protein milk this morning to get some substance and again - about 20 minutes later I was back in the bathroom. Has anyone esle experieinced anything like this? I just started soft foods on TH evening, but I was feeling like this (not to the full extent) TH morning.

Any insight or tips are greatly appreciated!

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If you don't have any other signs of the flu like fever, cough, sore throat ect. It may be something else that could have caused the "runs" LOL! Anyways, I forgot that Slenda causes severe diarrhea if you have too much and the other day I was in the bathroom all day long! I thought I had food posioning or something. Then I remembered I made some fruit punch and put like 10 packets of splenda in a large cup. I also had 2 cups of coffee that morning with 5 packets each in them. I also used 2 packets in my Cream of Wheat! Man, what was I thinking! I think I had a total of 30 packets that day! I learned my lesson and I didn't have any the next day problem solved! Anyways, I did some research on the stuff and I am switching over to Truvia! I hope you get to feeling better. Sorry, I gave you this long story but maybe it will get you to thinking about what all you ate that day...

Cough/fever/sore throat are the respiratory form of flu. Diarrhea/nausea/vomiting is the GI (stomach flu).

Jackie