Hello all,

I'm 2 months post op...And DESPERATELY awaiting my first fill on OCt. 11th. ..

Anyway, since I've been banded things have been much slower...Meaning, I am not going to the bathroom frequently... I've tried raising my dietary Fiber by eating some more veggies and some popcorn. I've added a little fat to my diet hoping it will help things along.:embarassed:

Not so much...

Any ideas folks???

Gracias!

Rain

Hi Rain,

Know the problem. Try taking a stool softener like Colace or generic equivalent. One in the morning and one:ranger: before bedtime. Works like a charm. FaithMD also swears by Baby Apple-Prune juice but i just can't do the prune juice thing.

shelli

I tried the baby food prunes/prune juice and it didn't help at all.

I don't have an answer for this problem, but I sure would like to hear whatever anyone else has found to help out with this. I think part of my problem is Calcium. Calcium is constipating.

I agree with the stool softeners and taking Benefiber with lots! of water.

I just got back from my 2wk post op apt with my Dr. I asked the "constipation" question. He suggested 1, more water, 2, benefiber, 3, milk of magnesia, 4. Colace stool softner. I just happened to have some generic Colace from Walmart. I popped 2 of them, and had a result about a half hour later. Much to my relief! Try it. It's much easier than trying to mix one more powder into your tiny bit of food.

Does the colace ususally work that quickly....within half an hour? Also, does it just bring on a normal BM or does it cause the cramping and loose, watery stools that some other laxatives cause? Thanks.

I take two Colace at bedtime and then have results in the morning. None of the symptoms that you described have I experienced. Now that I am on soft foods and eat whole grain cereal for breakfast and fork tender vegetables things are moving better. I hope it works for you.

shelli:ranger: