Hi I'm Tracie I had my surgery Nov.7 2015 I have trouble going to bathroom I have to take a pill every 3 to 4 days to go. Is this normal had bypass Thanks for any help on this today it was black and green

I was constipated until I started the pureed stage. I think the Protein shakes do that to you - and don't worry about the color; once I got started eating real food mine went back to normal. I don't rely on shakes for my protein anymore - although some folks do; I had a lot of trouble with whey protein so the incentive to learn to eat without the shakes was great.

Try to get some Fiber in and be sure you are drinking lots of fluids. Although some folks continue to have problems with constipation and take laxatives I do not need to.

Good luck!

Thank you so much for that info I was a little worried.

I'm 5 and a half months out. I use benefiber and take miralax several times a week. I was taking iron up until a month ago and I know that it along with calcium citrate can cause some constipation. I'm probably not eating enough fiber except beans. Really trying to focus on getting enough protein in. By the time I eat that I don't have much room left for veggies and fruits. I'm still not eating bread and very little grains. I just got my labs back and everything was normal tho.

Ok thank you!

Hi Tracie! I'm almost 10 weeks post-op and have to take Colace twice a day as wel as Miralax every other day just to go once, maybe twice a week if I'm lucky. Everything else is fine though, so I'm not too worried. It's the new normal for now!

Ok thank you. I'm glad I'm not alone.

I'm four months out and take a stool softener daily.

I'm 1 month out and my first post op poo was 8-9 days later and it was horrifically hard and painful. After that, I went to taking a strong probiotic daily and now I'm good! Not every day good, but every other day and it's soft and not painful at all. I highly recommend probiotics!

Yeah you defiantly want to be on probiotics and use colace that combo should help

I'm in the same boat. My surgery date is 04/27/15. I have to take Dulcolax at least twice a week or I won't go