Hello everyone, I had the sleeve done on 1/8 and am feeling fine at 22 pounds down. I eat all my meals and drink my fluids regularly. All that said, I am having almost no bowel movements. I do pass gas regularly but I do not have the feeling that I need to go. I don't feel constipated and I have no gas pain. Is any of this normal or am I doing something wrong? It just feels weird to me.

If you're going but just in small amounts, that's normal. It will increase in volume as you progress to puree and food with more substance.

I have had regular bowel movements daily since surgery, so I'm guessing that just each person is different and it'll change as you start to add food and more volume.

Thanks, Ed.

I also didn’t have a bowel movement for almost two weeks. Finally had it when I progressed to puréed foods and it’s been regular since then. So you’re doing fine.

My bowels are all over the place! Sometimes constipated and then loosy goosy . I have the feeling of having to go and then there is barely anything there and a lot of gas. I have advanced to puree and I wish my bowels would just regulate themselves. Sometimes when I feel stopped up I take the Milk of Magnesium and then its so loose and messy. I have IBS and my body doesn't seem to know what to do with all of this? I would take fiber supplements but I feel like that stops me up. I do drink more then 64 ozs of water a day. Anyone know how to regulate this stuff?

Check out my "let's talk poop" thread I just updated on here. 3 months out and still won't go for weeks unless I take an herbal stimulant.

Also on the "no go" train unless I take a stimulant and then when I take a stimulant, I have a stomachache. All around a shitty situation.

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