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First Bowel Movement Today (If We Cal Call It That Lol)

I know this may be tmi but 5 days post op and i had my first bowel movement .. I TOTALLY expected that to be an issue because I wasnt even regular PRE op .. but sure enough it came.. NOTHING solid but it came from THAT hole so ill call it a bowel movement lol.. is this normal?? How many days post op was it for you guys?

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    Totally normal.. You are lucky you had one, i didn't have one for almost 2 weeks post op... ;)

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    I am one week post op and have not had one yet....kinda nervous about it. I started taking Milk of Magnesia day before yesterday and expected something to happen by now! Soooo glad that we are all able to discuss this stuff so freely :)

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    I was just about to post! 5 days post op and woke up to a BM! Thank You Lord!

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    I was just about to post! 5 days post op and woke up to a BM! Thank You Lord!

    Hopefully I can say the same today!! I do feel like is time to go but is all gas!!! I'm so glad you have something less to worry about it!!!

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    Right!

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    Remember y'all, not only are our bellies on a new journey. Our intake is much different than it was before our surgery. I admit, I was a little worried at first. I suffer from IBS. once you start getting more protein in your diet and eating instead of just drinking, it will all start to move.

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