Hey Sleevers,

My surgery was 6-27 and everything went well. My post op bowel movement was my biggest concern. Then I went to stage II, and I think I went overboard. I was showing a steady loss up until the puree part, and i ate pureed chicken salad with lite mayo and I felt like I was going to bust. This was on 7-8, now I haven't had a bowel movement and I am staying the same weight for 2 days. HELP!!!! Stomach still doesn't feel right, today I wouldn't eat anything slightly solid at all. I am going to wait 1 more day before I call the NUT and ask her advice. My question is, has this happened to anybody here and if so how many days until I feel normal again?

Thanx in advance for your help, you guys are a God send, I wouldn't know what to do without you.

AnEMal

I suggest using a small amount of flax seeds mixed into your food.

Yes installed out for 6 days when I started purée

I also had a auntie flo in town so no loss for a week!

I drank about 1 ounce prune juice mixed with Water that worked and then flo left town and then I started losing again Sunday night.

Hello Anemal, don't panic. It takes a while for your body to adjust from Fluid to pureed food, maybe chicken salad was just a little heavy going for you. I personally have a bit of a problem with mayo, it gives me indigestion. Maybe this is what's happened to you. My very first day on puree I got really cocky and thought I could tolerate homemade potato Soup with cream in. I could NOT. Dumping occurred very soon after.

I am 6 weeks out and bms are still only very occasional. You will settle into a new routine, but this is still so new for your system. I think maybe just still have blandish pureed food to start and get your new tummy used to it. Hope all goes well with your NUT and all the best in your new life.

Baby food fruits that start with a P are natural laxatives- peaches, prunes, pears.

I would try some flax seeds.