Hi all! I've been reading through different questions and i keep seeing people post about papaya enzyme but I was never told about it. What does it do? Also, I'm also still having probs going to the bathroom. I'm seeing my surgeon on Monday but was just wondering if anyone has taken Philips milk of magnesia or anything like that to help?

I take 2 vegetable non stimulant laxatives every night no pain, no cramps just keeps things normal. Papaya enzymes when you chew and swallow them are suppose to break up whatever is stuck. Make sure you get flavored ones or you will get sick so nasty, favored ones ok and do help me some.

As far as the Philips milk of magnesia I kept taking more and more till it worked after surgery. I took a bunch but then things will be more normal. Would again if I needed to

Cheri

the papaya pills i get are too big to swallow i had to crush it and pore it on top of the stuck food

don't think it helped much just made my burps taste like pineapple

You are supposed to chew them. Some people swear by them. I have tried them numerous times and they haven't made one bit of difference for me.

Papaya Enzyme works better for me than anything else. I take them whether I need them or not to aide in digestion. I get the Spring Valley chewables they are papaya flavored. You could just go to the store and buy a papaya from the produce section, it works even better but I know here that a papaya cost about 4 dollars each. the Enzyme here cost about 5 dollars for 180 tablets. it's worth trying. Good Luck

Thanks everyone for the feedback! Can't hurt to try!

yes, I occasionally us MOM. I hope I won't have to always do that but, it does do the trick and I don't feel so bloated.

Yea, I've used it twice a few days apart and it really helps

I bought the papaya and pineapple enzymes and they've really helped when Ive been stuck a couple times. I bought them from traded joes. I found that after surgery I didn't have a BM for probably almost a week and then is was all liquid for a good few days. You might want to wait on the milk of magnesia and see what happens. liquids in, liquids out. But ya, since I eat way less now on occasion I'll take it.

Papaya enzyme I have heard is used for stuck occasions...taken with water maybe? I have never used that remedy. One that i SWEAR by is meat tenderizer...shake a small amount of meat tenderizer in a small sip of water when you get stuck and sip it back works like a charm. Also I have heard the a cap full of diet coke works well, I have also sucked on sugar free candy that seems to work pretty well.

As far as the constipation, drink LOTS AND LOTS of water. I recommend a camel back bottle, there is a straw but it doesn't put extra air in your pouch because the water does not sink back into the bottle. These bottles for SOME reason make you drink 3x as much water. Also I take a fiber supplement EVERY SINGLE DAY since I was banded and realized this was a problem. If you cannot tolerate the pills, use the benefiber mix its great! And it also comes in flavored packs you can mix in water!!! Hope that helps! How far out are yoU!

I'm 11 days post op =) I'm going to get the benefiber, it seems like everyone mentions that!

I take the papaya enzyme now and then (average about once a day or so) after a larger or too greasy meal, or just after any meal when I feel sort of icky. Just had chinese for lunch, and even though I couldn't eat much of it, I felt kind of sick. Took 3 of the chewables and feeling better already! Nothing's been stuck yet, so I don't know if they help with that, but they do seem to aid digestion.

Thanks for sharing the info. Very Useful.