Yay! Another poop thread. Requisite apology for the squeamish amongst us. So I only tend to have a bowel movement every other day, which my doctor said is fine and not to worry. And I don't. The thing I am having a problem with is that it's sticky. I feel like I use half a roll of TP just to get clean. When I asked the doctor, she was kind of vague about the reasons and generally not very helpful. Has this happened to anyone else? Has anyone been able to fix it?

I have struggled with constipation since surgery on 10/13/2015. I had black tar like stools for about a week and then back to normal appearance. My surgeon said this is normal and from dried blood from surgery. For constipation I started taking probiotics and a fiber that contains both solvable and insoluble made by Pinnaclife called Olivimine 10 Max Prebiotic Fiber. This regime seems to be helping.

Yep. Been there done that. Thankfully they have flushable wipes!

I started taking probiotics this week and it's been a serious help! I wish I'd started sooner!

Lol. I was going to post a "poop question". I'm 7 months post op and I've lost 40kgs. But just the past few weeks I have the "squirts". Not just runny but full on liquid.

I guess it's all just part of the whole experience. ????????