BM problems at 4 1/2 weeks out

[beachplum 133]

Hi All,

I am 4 1/2 weeks, almost 5 weeks out from the sleeve and I'm looking for opinions. I have an appt with my Doctor on wed, and will also ask her then.

For the last two weeks or so, I am been having terrible Constipation. And when I do go, it's extremely painful. I take 2 Colace every morning and it doesn't seem to be helping.

I also think the lack of Bowel movement is showing up on the scale as a weight gain or staying the same.

For the last two days, I added a bit more fat in my diet and that seemed to help.

I've been eating for the last week pretty much the exact same diet....

shake for Breakfast

shake for lunch

1/4 pound of extra lean turkey breast with balsamic vinegar and liquid aminos and about a 1/4 cup of 1% cottage cheese.

Boring I know, but I'm hardly ever hungry and this gets me to about 700 calories.

Had anyone else struggled this badly with BM? I've never had problems in this area in my life having always had a pretty high fat diet.

Thanks!

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

None of the recommended products helped me much. Add some veggies to your diet and yo will get regular again. You can steam many things to a soft consistency, spinach, zucchini, cabbage, yellow squash, etc. Once I added veggies my problems ceased.

[Sleeveless in seattle 208]

Water. Lots and lots of water. I had the same prob at 4-5 weeks out and realized I wasn't drinking even 1/2 the water I was supposed to. You are about the same weight I was and our water needs are huge at this weight. Stool softeners usually work by pulling fluids in but if you don't have the fluids to use then they don't work. Try milk of magnesia as a last ditch effort. Supposed to work quickly and better than the mild softeners. As I added more foods and fluids my problem has about disappeared since month 2.