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Lisa_85    118

Lisa_85
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Anyone have a hard time going to the bathroom? I was totally opposite before this. Now I am living off of Milk of Magnesia!! (Nasty)

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Craig Wildi    68

Craig Wildi
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Try benefiber. It is a tasteless fine powder that you can add to any drink, or sprinkle on your food. Totally tasteless. I think the problem is the amount of Protein we take in, if I am not mistaken.

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VDLT    244

VDLT
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I put Miralax in my morning Protein Shake

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Lisa_85    118

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Well I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with this problem.

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shortyvel    42

shortyvel
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Miralax should we take it everyday? I am also having issues with this. Doctor said to take Miralax if I had any problems, but I do not know if I need it everyday. Stool softener was also suggested.

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4MRB4PHOTO    3,900

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Do you keep yourself well hydrated? Also, do you happen to be taking a large dosage of an Iron supplement?

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Susan66    128

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Having the same issue & benefiber wasn't helping. What has helped very much is Smooth Move tea and it taste good to. I drink a cup every other night.

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jembell01    129

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Totally having the same issue here. I drank a Premier Protein this morning though and it went right through me, clearing my blockage...sorry TMI ????

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Nurse_Lenora    903

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Being high Protein low /no carb we are all lacking Fiber. Keeping hydrated will help as will miralax or the Smooth Move tea.

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theladyslipper    120

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It's terrible & completely no fun having "potty problems." I use miralax in my crystal light & milk of magnesia (cherry is good-ish) & am moving to colace twice a week. I look forward to the day when I can have a little oatmeal & some prunes. Oh gosh, I'm turning into my grandmother????

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avenever    5

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I'm putting mirilax in my am water... It's a daily must after the the most painful three days after starting real foods!

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GirthyGirl    79

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I can count on one hand the number of times in my life I've been constipated. This is awful!! I started taking stool softeners and they are helping.

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DaisyAmy    561

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I was having the same issues. I'm 7 weeks out or so. They told me to take up to 4 Colace a day and Miralax, if needed. If I'm consistent with the Colace, 1 a day seems to be working ok.

My NUT said it gets better as we are able to incorporate more veggies into our diets.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      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

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        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.

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