I hate to ask this really gross question but I've noticed that since I've had the band, I've been pooping alot more (as in a couple of times a day). Is this normal, has anybody else noticed this?

I do know that some people will burp more (which I also do as well) but pooping, I'm not so sure about.:ohmy: Anybody got some advice?? LOL

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well i havent been banded yet but from reading and talking to alot of bandsters on the board most are consipated so.......now,,,,,,,,,lets c which is best???????? is it loose..........

Well now right after I had the band, yes, I was constipated but now....not so much. Yes it is loose, not runny but loose.:ohmy: I'm so sorry to be so gross!:huh2:

I actually poop a crazy amount LESS. I use to poo 2-3x a day.. now I poo 1x a week.

Are you on solid foods yet? I would think mushies and stuff you may be more apt to diarhea.

I am now one of the "Other People"--who are constipated all the time! (And believe me, this was NOT the case pre-op!)

In fact, I had to go on Metamucil, which actually gives me gas :tt2: so I weighed my options: constipation versus gas--and gas won :eek::biggrin:

Sorry, sweetie, but I think your time will also come...

Hey Beach Bum! I also was "going" several times a day after my band and once I started solids.......exact opposite! Once a week now and celebrating EVERY time!

I'm like everyone here - I'm going a lot less and thank goodness for it!! I use to have a major problem with diarrhea. Some days I'd live on the toilet. Sometimes now, tho, I go days w/out going and that that can be a bit uncomfortable (not to mention carrying unwanted baggage around)! I do remember a time when I was doing the Atkens diet and I was going all of the time - reaction to meat?

i've been going less...so i started taking benefiber...which has helped a lot!!!

Oh, yeah, after the 8th day or so post surgery of no pooping I did take Miralaz, which did cause a little discomfort/cramping. But I figured I needed to get it all out.

All that fat has to get out of the body somehow...

WOW!! Thanks everyone for your posts! To answer a couple of questions, yes I am on solids now, have been for 7 weeks now but my nutritionist wants me to just eat proteins and nothing else soo....maybe that's what it is. :confused2:

Sorry so late, but I wanted to get in on the "pooh" action here.

I use to pooh about 5 times a day.. Yeah, I know, a lot. Now I pooh once a day and sometimes twice a day if I'm lucky. I eat Fiber One cereal and that stuff is amazing! I have just half a cup and it's enough to clear ya out and it's still healthy. I'm so glad I haven't suffered with the constipation or the other. :teeth_smile:

I definitely have the opposite problem. I have to make sure to eat my high fiber cereal and still have to add extra fiber in it. It's a big problem, not getting enough fiber!

I know what you mean...I had no BM for @ 2 days prior to surgery then 2 days after....I went yesterday!!! Hallelujiah!!! :tt1:I think it was due to drinking bean soup that I mixed up w/a hand mixer and strained....did the trick!!:teeth_smile: