So here is the story.

I have been battling hemmorhoids for about 8 months now. I was taking 4 to 5 laxative a day to make sure stools were loose. I was sleeved on 8/2/13 and the first couple of days were fine but then I didnt have a bowel movement for 3 days until today and let me say it was painful. So my question is did any if you have this problem before surgery? And how is in now. I am 9 days post op some was wondering about taking a laxitive.

You don't want loose stools, you want them soft. Whatever you do, stop the laxatives while at this early stage of your sleeve - all they do is slow your body and then you need to take more laxatives to get the same results. Check with your doc, but most don't like us to take laxatives at all.

You need to drink all your Water cos thats what softens stools and add something like Benefiber to make sure you do go even while on liquids and purees.

But above all, go get the haemorrhoids fixed. That's the real problem and if it is that painful, go to the doc. But laxatives are not the answer....

I havent taken laxatives since surgery. I have been to the doctore about the hemmorhoids every month for 9 months. They have gave me numerous different things to help regulate the bowels and non of the worked. I do get my 64oz of water a day. Before surgery I was drinking 100 0z of water a day.