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My hubby had his band done this past Friday. The last time he had a BM was Thursday after drinking that yucky Magnizium Citrate.. Since the surgery, he hasn't had one single movement.

Is this normal? When should he expect to have a BM?

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My hubby had his band done this past Friday. The last time he had a BM was Thursday after drinking that yucky Magnizium Citrate.. Since the surgery, he hasn't had one single movement.

Is this normal? When should he expect to have a BM?

Sounds normal to me, i was 7 days , but I was only drinkig apple juice and Water for 3 days and then mushies....longer than 7 ays and I would be taking a stool softner

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Hmmm. That could be a problem. The anesthesia can cause some folks to get a little bound up. It had the opposite effect on me, I had to dash for the potty.

Is he uncomfortable? If so ya'll may need to buy stool softeners. If he's feeling ok (not all backed up) then I suppose let nature take its due course.

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3 days after surgery I took Milk of Magnesia and it got things moving.

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I was probably about 7 days w/o a BM however I wasn't "backed up" at all, when I went it wasn't uncomfortable at all. If he's in any pain or discomfort it wouldn't hurt to talk to the doc about recommended products but I'd imagine some milk of magnesia would work.

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Guest Leslie2Lose

I was 4 days out before a BM. I think it takes some time. Mine wasn't too bad - but I had a lot of gas that accompanied it.

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I'm assuming you mean bowel movement...

...I didn't have one for a week after and when I did, it was big and it felt SOOO good. I subsiquently lost 5 pounds. Now it's once about every 3-4 days. I lose a pound a day, but when I poop, I lose 2 :-)

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3 days here. I took some Milk of Magnesia on day 3 and have been great ever since. It also took away a ton of the gas pain, thank god!

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