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Pre-op I was always regular. I would go at least 2 - 3 times a day. The first month post-op they weren't as "robust" as they were pre-op but Once I went on day 5 I had 1 BM a day. Once I transitioned to soft foods, I was going ~ 2 times a day. A year out I'm back to normal. I am a vegetarian and eat as clean as possible. The lack of processed foods means it take my body less time to break down food, so depending on what I eat I go 1 -3 every day.

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15 months out. I take a stool softener every day along with my Vitamins. It makes me life so much easier.

This is what I do as well. I'm taking a softener along with a Fiber supplement everyday with my Vitamins.

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I took dulcolax this am and went in the afternoon. I think I'll take it for a while. I'm just scared I'll get dependent on it. Anyone know of any fruits aside of prunes that will make you go to the bathroom?

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Depending on your body apples, cherries, peaches & apricots. Other foods that work for me: veg wise, cooked spinach and any dark green raw veg like arugula, romaine, kale, or spinach. Black Beans also keep me regular. Really it's just getting good doses of fiber and roughage along with plenty of Water.< /p>

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Depending on your body apples, cherries, peaches & apricots. Other foods that work for me: veg wise, cooked spinach and any dark green raw veg like arugula, romaine, kale, or spinach. Black Beans also keep me regular. Really it's just getting good doses of fiber and roughage along with plenty of Water.< /p>

i have fiber 1 powder. I might give that a try.

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Be careful with those Fiber powders. Some poster have reported feeling bloated from them. If you want something natural to add, I would look into psyllium or flax powder.

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I just had a horrible bout with Constipation. My doc recommends 2 Colace (sp?) a day until regular then go down to 1 a day. Also to add fiber to the diet. Hopefully this helps, I am trying it now.

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3 ballerina tea for weight loss...

Be careful though... It's an herbal supplement...

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Hey sleevers how soon should you poop been on Clear Liquids 6 days???

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Today was the day... Had a movement and feel so much better ????????

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I have used ExLax a few times and find it works miraculously. I have read some comments that suggests it is not good for you to use it (and I would like to understand that) but it works when nothing else does. Plus, the chocolate version is surprisingly yummy.

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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