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Was wondering if anyone takes a Fiber supplement? I have some fiber gummies and am having some slight issues in the bathroom and thought I would start taking then again. Any advice would b greatly appreciated thanks :)

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I've been having bathroom issues for the past couple of days and decided to increase my veggie intake. It seems to be helping a little bit, but I'm going to go grab some benefiber today - thanks for that suggestion Lauren!

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My surgeon advised against any kind of fiber supplement. Maybe because I have band with plication...but they feel it's better to increase Water and natural fiber like Vegies than to risk fiber products not dissolving and causing a build up and thus a blockage.

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It's so crazy how all surgeons are different. Mine highly recommended Benefiber! It dissolves great just a few shakes of the water bottle and you can't even tell it's in there :)

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i'm not banded yet but recently i started working more healthy fats into my diet and bam it's made me regular. olive oil in Salad Dressing or sardines or healthy nuts as a snack. again not sure how banded stomachs react to those foods. previously i was eating tons of vegetables and drinking lots of Water was going something like every third day.

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