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Hi Everyone,

I started my liquid preop diet four days ago. I'm very upset because I've been following the diet very strictly. Since yesterday I've been experiencing horrible Constipation pain and this morning I check my scale and I gained 2 pounds. How is that even possible. My surgury is next thursday and I need to lose weight to shrink my liver. I'm so discourage. Has anyone experience constipation with the liquid preop diet and gaining weight? Any advice is truly welcomed. Thank you.

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Take Miralax or colace. I am almost 3 weeks post op and i am going on 4 days without a BM.. if nothing today, i will have to take something tomorrow.

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5 hours ago, Nycgal92 said:

Hi Everyone,

I started my liquid preop diet four days ago. I'm very upset because I've been following the diet very strictly. Since yesterday I've been experiencing horrible Constipation pain and this morning I check my scale and I gained 2 pounds. How is that even possible. My surgury is next thursday and I need to lose weight to shrink my liver. I'm so discourage. Has anyone experience constipation with the liquid preop diet and gaining weight? Any advice is truly welcomed. Thank you.

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What's your Water intake look like? Are you getting more than 64 oz a day, upwards of 128 oz? If not... you need to be. The human body needs 90-110 oz of water a day. This helps with many many things, including preventing constipation.

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51 minutes ago, Wickedwinner said:

I’m on the pre-op too and have this problem. I drink a cup of Smooth Move tea every other night. Works great!


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Careful, check in with your physician on how often a stimulant laxative can be used. I can cause issues also if taken in excess

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