Hello, I am 30 days post op from a RNY Gastric Bypass and I have been having bad constipation! Right after the surgery I was emptying ok as tome went on the constipation has gotten worse.

I know it is a combination of water intake, balancing fruit veggies and that protein push...lol I think I am concentrating too much on protein intake instead of a balance fruits and veggies through out day. Called surgeons office they said "its a part of this type of surgery to just get milk of magnesia" . I want to op more for something a bitore natural like prunes or prune juice. Is anyone having this issue with constipation? Please feel free to take me under your gadtric bypass wing...lol. I could use the support!

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Yeeeeesssssss - plagued by constipation at 3 weeks post-op. I referred to the Post Surgery book given by my Dr. & tried Miralax, Dulcolax, Dieter's Tea, and probiotics. Dulcolax seemed to help more than anything. Since I have already had a partial small bowel blockage I also have talked to the Dr.'s office. Dulcolax seemed to help more than anything. When I am not able to go I'm not able to eat either. Prune juice daily should do the trick but know that it's high in sugar and carbs. Hope you get relief soon.

If you want natural, aloe Vera juice (inner leaf) can help with constipation and has less carbs then prune juice.

I've been there. I've had it bad too but eventually it passed and now I'm semi-regular to regular. I've been that way for two weeks straight at one time. I didn't take anything, I just ate salads and leafy greens and that did the trick. Even broccoli helped me. I just made sure they were really soft.

I'm not sure where you are in your diet so then again, me saying "leafy greens and vegetables helped me" is probably a bad suggestion. I just know laxatives don't help me much anymore so even though it sucks I either let it happen on it's own without doing anything or I eat a salad with spinach or something in it.

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HW- 273

Pre-op Wt- 230

SW- 226

CW- 181

GW- 130

Ht- 5'2.5"

DOS- April 26th, 2017

"Only those who try will become." ~FFX

Miralax or I added plain oatmeal to my diet with a couple of fresh blueberries and that really helped.