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not often enough. I just went and bought some doucolax. I finally went today and it has been 3-4 days.

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Three days, and if not I take something to help.

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This is normal. And may be normal. I use Miralax. And when I think I really have to go, MOM (milk of magnesia). This is what doc said to use.

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It took me 10 days after my surgery to have my first BM. I'm taking miralax every other day and having a BM daily.

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I was able to go after my swallow test in the hospital. When you're on Clear Liquids I don't see how you can make a BM daily. Since discharge and being on full liquids (clears plust the cloudy stuff), I have been going ever other day.

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hi there

in the hospital after i had my WLS - i was to be discharged in a couple of days. the second day the nurse asked me if i had a BM? I told her yes, because i was afraid they would keep me in the hospital til i did have a BM.

Teeny tiny little white lie -_-

When i was home all i did was have the awful tasting liquid Protein drink, uggh, and popsicles yum yum; (purple are my favorites) i would probably do the eliptical for 9 hours if i knew that there was a purple popsicle at the end of the rainbow :D

when you are early post op and just drinking, what could you have a BM from :unsure:

I didn't have a pureed stage per my NUT, how lucky can one person be :)

During the soft stage, cottage cheese and stuff, then i was successful with the process :lol:

now i usually am FORTUNATE enough to have a BM every other day or so, and twice on Sunday :lol:

good luck with that :D

kathy

PS i haven't said the word BM so many times since i was a kid :D

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13 days out here and 3 times so far.

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Since I started on puréed foods I have been having a bm every morning. I only eat 3 oz of some type of puréed meat 3xs a day.

I have always been a healthy pooper but I was not expecting to get back to my regular schedule so soon.

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I find since eating solids I've been more constipated. I certainly would like to go more often. Used to be a twice a day pooper! Now it's a chore to try to go. :/

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