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Bm Schedule And Fiber- Am I Going Enough?

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chad2rad    491

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Preop I used to have a cup of morning coffee and head to the "water closet" on a daily basis. I have struggled post op (2 weeks) to have a regular schedule. I know I am eating ALOT less and likely less fluids, but had to take stool softener to make things work this weekend. I have not felt a need to go since.

Should I be worried? Take a Fiber supplement? Will drink more if I can, but feel maxed out for now. Today is my last official day of full liquids, will try soft foods tomorrow. Maybe that will help. Scrambled eggs for Breakfast.

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O.T.R. sleever    3,386

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YES!!!! Take Fiber, lots & lots of fiber.

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chad2rad    491

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YES!!!! Take fiber, lots & lots of fiber.

How much is lots and lots?

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kparker0501    88

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HI! I am responding to this because I was just at the DR. 20 minutes ago for the same thing!. I was WAY constipated ( I am 3 1/2 weeks PO) and it was AWFUL. I drink my 64 oz of Water and my Dr. told me to take 25-35 g of fiber a day ie. Metimuci or Citracil, take 1 and 1/2 tbs daily of Miralax AS WELL AS a dose of Senakot. I thought that was alot!!! But she said that is ok and I should have BM every day because the longer it sits the water is sucked out of the stool and you get more constipated. Sorry TMI but thats what she said. :)

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chad2rad    491

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HI! I am responding to this because I was just at the DR. 20 minutes ago for the same thing!. I was WAY constipated ( I am 3 1/2 weeks PO) and it was AWFUL. I drink my 64 oz of Water and my Dr. told me to take 25-35 g of fiber a day ie. Metimuci or Citracil, take 1 and 1/2 tbs daily of Miralax AS WELL AS a dose of Senakot. I thought that was alot!!! But she said that is ok and I should have BM every day because the longer it sits the Water is sucked out of the stool and you get more constipated. Sorry TMI but thats what she said. :)

thank you! I will be stopping at store on the way home tonight!

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chad2rad    491

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wonder if fiber gummies are good? not a fan of metamucil...

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O.T.R. sleever    3,386

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I added chia seeds & ground flax seed to my morning & evening Protein Shakes.< /p>

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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Fiber is a great remedy but make sure you are definitely drinking your Water.

If you are feeling uncomfortable then I would suggest milk of magnesia but stay by the restroom because it works within about 2-4 hours (with the sleeve its much faster)

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beefalogal    43

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I added chia seeds & ground flax seed to my morning & evening Protein shakes.

how soon did you add the chia seeds. I have stockpiled them but I am only a month out. Is that too soon? Yesterday was my first day to eat off the general economy as I went back to work and that means airports and hotels.

I was dreading it but it was not as bad as I expected.

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O.T.R. sleever    3,386

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how soon did you add the chia seeds. I have stockpiled them but I am only a month out. Is that too soon? Yesterday was my first day to eat off the general economy as I went back to work and that means airports and hotels.

I was dreading it but it was not as bad as I expected.

If you let them soak & swell before consuming they are fine in mushy phase. If not I'd wait till I was 6 weeks post op.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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