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newgirltx    41

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I went for a Drs appt yesterday and told him that I hadn't had a BM in three weeks. I am four and a half weeks out. He recommended milk of magnesia. Let me tell you this stuff is hell

On wheels! I haven't heard anyone else say anything like this though!? I was on the pot for ten hours and got so dehydrated I had to go I the ER.

I feel like I have been hit by a Mac truck. Can anyone relate?

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TheCurvyJones    721

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I tried MoM and it didn't really help. Colace was a Godsend.

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deltadawn817    106

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MOM has worked wonders for me. I take it when I haven't had a bm in a week. I don't let it get that out of control as I know other problems it will start to cause. I also know that since surgery I drink one 20oz G2 a day and if I don't have it I don't feel right.

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Pookeyism    1,143

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Wow, the thought of chugging MoM is nausiating even now.

I had complications on a flight about 2 weeks after surgery and the stewardess gave my hubby a packet of MOM to try to give me, I smelled it and all bets were off, or up, or all over the bathroom...since then I can't handle it.

I did a glycerin enema once, helped alot.

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SeriouslyChange    319

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It tastes like butt! I unfortunately drink it once a week for a bowl movement. It leaves a residue on your tongue and... Eww.

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Rinrocks1    6

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I haven't had a BM but I'm 5 days post op however I am very dehydrated and my mouth is so dry it is annoying. Should I go to the ER for an IV and fluids??? I know I haven't had enough liquids but I have had so much nausea and I've slept so much. What do u think???

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morihack    4

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i bought a container of Fiber smart from target, Its a white powder that you mix with water...it dissolves within three minutes...no residue, grit, or aftertaste and it works great!

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hinportland    83

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I haven't had a BM but I'm 5 days post op however I am very dehydrated and my mouth is so dry it is annoying. Should I go to the ER for an IV and fluids??? I know I haven't had enough liquids but I have had so much nausea and I've slept so much. What do u think???

First make a real effort to drink Water, slow slips. You have to get used to it. It's essential for your health, recovery, and weight loss. If you just can't get or keep it down, call your doctor.

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Rinrocks1    6

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Am I allowed sf frozen yogurt??

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TD41    33

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yes i agree milk of magnesium is awful.... I had a problem for 2 days straight and wanted to die but i finally had a bm on the third day( the first week was hell it gets easier by week 2)... My fanny was in severe pain from all the straining and pushing it was awful. My main incisiion was bruised badly and one of the other incisison bled from the Constipation catastrophe! I never want to experience anything like that again. So this week (2nd week) i took a dulcolax and the following day i had a bm and it went 10times better!!! I couldnt go when i took mom or Miralax i found stool softner works better at least for me!!! Best wishes :)

TD41

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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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      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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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