Ill keep this as clean as possible. Has anyone had issues with going #2? I was banded Jan 8th and by the second day I was in so much pain I was close to going to the ER. Several bottles of water with miralax, 2 enemas and some 'soul searching' to release the impact in my bowels I was much better. 6 months later...same situation. Except now im on vacation and don't have access to all the other things. I did some 'soul searching' this morning and this evening and finally got relief. This time was different because I had some blood as I relieved myself. What are you taking (daily or otherwise) to prevent hard and near impossible to pass stool? When I fly back tomorrow im going to make an appointment with the dr about the blood in the stool part.

I'm one month and a week post op and I DO have this issue on some days (no blood). Before surgery, I followed a low carb diet (for the most part) and my BM were at least twice a day... It was a pleasure to go. LoL. I'm currently using glycerin suppositories because they work fast and do not leave you with a sore bumm. However, it's not safe to depend on them, so once this bottle is finished, I guess I'll drink more water and eat more fiber-rich veggies. Good luck! I hope it's nothing serious.