I am sorry to bring this up, but I have been having loose stools since my surgery. My doctor says to eat more Fiber and I am doing that. I am having the benefiber in my drink every morning and sometimes twice a day. It is really driving me crazy. I have read on here that some people get "concrete bowels", but I am having the opposite problem. Just wondering if anyone else had this problem and if anyone had any solutions.

Thanks

I have run the gamut from too loose to having to use a dose of miralax (which then turned into way too loose!). I have IBS and before my surgery last month on the 17th, I could go up to six times a day. I guess surgery and liquid diets kinda shock your bowels into misbehaving for a while!

I had IBS previously also, but I had the band done in 2008 and since then I had not had that problem anymore. In fact, I was having to use a stool softener for a few months before I had the sleeve. I have progressed my diet and I am eating all kinds of foods now, not just liquids. If it doesn't get better soon I am going to email my doctor again and ask what else I can do.

I got rid of the band and all of its problems, I don't want to have another problem.