I posted this in wrong forum, my bad, but wanted to share with fellow sleevers for advice. .,

Hello, almost week 4 post-op. Have been off and on but mostly "regular" enough. But after, let's just say an event, where I weighed myself because at day 3 of having not gone I thought, "that MUST be a pound lost!" (No such luck btw). I thought I cannot do that again, I mean I have not given birth but that must have been close.

So not to get too detailed (fleet). Let's talk prevention. Anyone doing the Fiber mix that you can supposedly mix in Water with no taste? How are they are non-fiber carbs?

Thanks!

I use benefiber. it really does have no taste, and it really does help me.

I have heard if you take a tablespoon of flaxseed with yogurt every day this will keep you regular. I have bought the flaxseed but have not started using it yet. Will leave feedback to let you know if it works. I believe it can be added to other food items as well. I have gone through ordeals with irregularity since surgery and did not have this problem prior to surgery.

I am interested in flax seed since I saw ground flaxseed at whole foods I have to check with my nut on whether this ok now or not though.

I was told by my bariatric NP that if you go 3 days without a movement to do miralax 3 times a day until you go. She also said a lot of Probiotics are crap buy VSL #3 off amazon is legit.

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Thanks!

Protein shakes bind you up bad! I add three heaping Tablespoons of colorless, tasteless Benefiber. Or you can add to coffee, etc. This helps me, but if I go 2 days without a movement, I take a stool softener that night. Back to normal next day. Others farther along than me have said that once they could have fresh veggies again, they didn't need any of these treatments. However., everyone is different.

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a little side note on flax seed, our body cant process the whole seed, so either grind it our get the ground. i eat flax seed and chia seeds in my yogurt.

I am very particular about smells and tastes and I just realized that Benefiber has a slight bit of both of those two. I reintroduced a low dose of metformin to my diet in hopes of getting rid of that problem because that particular problem is causing me lots of misery these days. I am about 8 weeks out and I have been desperate enough to take castor oil in orange juice in hopes of.. It works but it it's not meant to be taken more than once or twice in a week. But yeah.. Not too many results from Benefiber for me.

I can and I will.

Lema, are you saying you are taking Metformin to help you stay regular? I haven't taken any since I started my pre-op liquid fast 6 wks ago. Was hoping I wouldn't need to take it ever again.

Benefiber in the morning, stool softener with lunch and Miralax after dinner every day in the only way I've stayed regular. And I also eat beans daily.

Lema, are you saying you are taking Metformin to help you stay regular? I haven't taken any since I started my pre-op liquid fast 6 wks ago. Was hoping I wouldn't need to take it ever again.

To be very honest with you, I am. I was prescribed that over a year ago and I stopped taking it a month before my surgery. One month after, I went back to my regular dose which I felt was too much for my new stomach. I also started waking up shaking from low blood sugar levels so I reduced the dose and am only taking it during the day when I am able to eat every two hours in comparison to the night while I am sleeping and unable to eat. So far so good but I am going to see the doctor in August so I will see whether he suggests I keep taking them or not.

I can and I will.

Benefiber seems to already be making an improvement, but time will tell. I don't notice taste or smell, but I put in really cold Water and often add lime or lemon juice. I have also added it to a Protein shake.

It's Miralax once a day for me.

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I use ground flaxseed every day on my Breakfast Cereal. I now go regularly every day without a problem.

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