I know it's probably from narcs, but how long before you had first BM? I'm 5 days post.....

5 days for me. My surgeon said not to stress "it happens when it happens"

Mine was about five days too I slept with a hot water bottle on my lower stomach and that seemed to work.

Mine was about six days ..watery at first since you are on liquids only..however. .after that constipation will probably kick in and thats where you need to be prepared. .I learned the hard way how tough passing stool was ..had to call advice nurse and they recommended milk of magnesia plus stool softner...wish they would have told me that before I left hospital and not after I spent nearly 1hr in the toilet with excruciating pain....perhaps you can start taking it now...

5 days too

Thanks for the info!!! Starting to get nervous, cause I'm usually a daily pooper!!! I hope I have some luck soon!!

Mine was about six days ..watery at first since you are on liquids only..however. .after that constipation will probably kick in and thats where you need to be prepared. .I learned the hard way how tough passing stool was ..had to call advice nurse and they recommended milk of magnesia plus stool softner...wish they would have told me that before I left hospital and not after I spent nearly 1hr in the toilet with excruciating pain....perhaps you can start taking it now...

Thanks Anna! Good advice, my surgery is on March 5, so making a list of things I will need afterwards!

Mine was 6 days but I was never uncomfortable. I'm an every day pooper too. I'm 7 weeks out and I have no constipation and poop every day like clockwork. Lol

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Took me about 6 or 7 days and I'm 5 mos out and still only go every 3-4 days

Mine was 7 days! But if your diet is right, you can actually have multiple bms a day even after surgery, I am almost 3 months out and I juice once a day every day to make sure I get all my daily nutrients, and doing this plus high daily fiber intake or yogurt intake keeps me regular and no feeling of being bloated/constipated or tight. Juicing does absolute wonders for me, I definitely recommend it to everyone. 3 months out, 60 pounds down, and I couldn't be more ecstatic for the future

mines was 3 days post op...on the 2nd day I was given milk of magnesia(sp) about 3 times and up until I left

2 weeks.... Lol

15 days : / & only after mom & stool softness!

Amanda- can you tell us more about juicing? Any particular kind of juicer? What are you juicing? How many times are you drinking juice?

I am 6 days post op and went today with no problems. so all systems are a go.

Amanda- can you tell us more about juicing? Any particular kind of juicer? What are you juicing? How many times are you drinking juice?

I juice every day! Usually in the morning, before I put anything in my mouth (minus an 8 oz glass of water) I juice. I focus a LOT on greens and veggies and citrus fruits. My favorite so far has been kale, celery, cucumber, broccoli stalks, cilantro, parsley, carrots, ginger, strawberries, mango, lime, lemon, and grapefruit. I know it sounds like a lot, and it is! But I made 3 quarts of the stuff and drank two of them today! Even without taking my bariatric Vitamins, juicing had allowed me to maximize my intake of nutrients! For instance, today I got (strictly from juicing, not including my food intake) 429% of my daily Vitamin A, 1739% of my Vitamin C, 156% of my daily Calcium, 240% of my daily Iron, 22 grams of Protein, and 3523mg of my daily potassium. Juicing keeps my bowel movements regular, my energy sky high, my joints painless, and with my stomach being so small, I can still maximize my nutrient intake and never have to worry about being malnourished

The juicer I have is a GE I got from Walmart for 50$, there are a lot to choose from, but I started cheap and small because I wasn't sure if I'd like it or not, but in a few months I plan on upgrading to a fancy one if you ever have any questions please feel free to ask, I am so in love with juicing lol