OK, I can't help but wonder...considering how little you can eat the first few months, what happens with your bowel movement patterns? I tend to get constipated easily - right now I take Alli with fattier meals as I find the slight laxative effect to be just right, but obviously I won't be able to do that after the surgery. Is it going to be a twice-in-a-month kind of deal now? :thumbup1:

Anesthesia and pain meds are notorious for causing constipation, so you should really ask your dr what he recommends if you already have issues.

Honestly, went from a couple a day, to one every couple of days

I am about a month out and I have tried all kinds of things to go to the bathroom that have fiber.. So, yesterday I had my 4 week follow up and the dr told me I could continue to take what I took prior to surgery without a problem. It is called prunelax. I usually take them in the evening and the next day go without a problem. I had one yesterday after he gave me the "green" light and sure enough -- this morning I went!!

Miralax or the generic version (walgreens, cvs, or walmart) has worked well for many here.

I didn't have any problems with constipation, but I bought some Benefiber powder just in case. I did have a bit of a liquidy stool during the liquid diet post-op, but I think that is to be expected. Now that I am on mushies everything is back to normal, just a smaller volume.

well here is the deal....someone one here wrote many months ago when i was curious about the same thing "liquid in, liquid out". You arent REALLY constipated, per se. but bowel movements are certainly less frequent. I chaulk it up more to no food intake as opossed to eating tons of cheese or something. Let me say this though, when you DO have your surgery (which btw, it changed my life 9 months ago...so congratualtions and good luck) dont take milk of magnesia like they told ME to do....sure i started going to the bathroom...a lot! but it also dehydrated me and caused more probles than it solved. staying hydrated is critical! so good luck and dont worry about Number 2....just think of it as one less thing you have to worry about taking up time in your otherwise busy day. haha

I didn't have a bowel movement for almost a week after - that was when I was on liquids, but now that I am on the mushy/soft foods everything has gotten back on track. So far haven't had to take anything to help with that.

Honestly, constipation sounds great right about now!lol I have had the opposit problem since the sugrgery. I knew for the liquid faze that would be normal, but so far even on the mushy faze, running to the bathroom is still an issue! I've honestly had to start taking immodium and pepto for it. I'm hoping once I'm on solid foods it will get better though.

Merry