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I can't stand it.

I am really tired of having to take the M.O.M. I am so sick of the bloating......

Is anyone else having this issue.....

Keri

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I can't stand it.

I am really tired of having to take the M.O.M. I am so sick of the bloating......

Is anyone else having this issue.....

Keri

Yes! I started Miralax yesterday hoping it will help.:cursing:

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i have udes miralax before and I guess I can try it again. It just didn't work before....

Thanks for the info

Keri

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I've been banded for 13 months and have had this problem since day one. It's a constant problem and I have to attack it more that I would like. My surgeon wanted me to try and do it naturally if I could so he gave me the following tips. For the most part, they work okay, but on occasion I have to resort to Dulcolax stool softeners or M.O.M.

1. Stewed prunes before bedtime. Put several prunes in a little bit of Water and bring to a boil. Let cool. Eat the prunes and the juice before sleeping. (Sometimes I leave it for Breakfast and pour it over some cottage cheese.

2. Eat several sections of a grapefruit per day. Be sure to peel the pithy skin off the sections or it could get stuck.

3. Up your Water intake, and reduce any consumption of alcohol if you drink.

4. If you're doing high Protein without any Fiber, you're going to be constipated. Add some whole grains to your diet. 100% whole grains like brown rice, 100% whole wheat bread or Pasta, etc. if you can tolerate it. I don't have a problem eating whole grain products. Just the slimy, gooey, white flour ones.

Doc said in an EMERGENCY to use M.O.M. If I still had troubles he preferred I used the Dulcolax stool softeners.

I know in my head that I eat a lot less than I used to, but it's still difficult for me to accept the tiny little bowel movements I have. It just seems strange. I have to keep telling myself that volume is also part of the reason I go less often, but still..... I just feel better when it's regular.

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Try eating some probiotic yogurt like activia or any other brand. In the first month or two I went from Constipation to diarrhea and back again, constantly.

I later figured out that all of the heavy duty antibiotics that I got during surgery, killed off the normally occurring bacteria in my digestive system. Eating the probiotic yogurt every day helped to balance out my system and I'm no longer having any problems in that department.

Bryan

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I've been banded for 13 months and have had this problem since day one. It's a constant problem and I have to attack it more that I would like. My surgeon wanted me to try and do it naturally if I could so he gave me the following tips. For the most part, they work okay, but on occasion I have to resort to Dulcolax stool softeners or M.O.M.

1. Stewed prunes before bedtime. Put several prunes in a little bit of Water and bring to a boil. Let cool. Eat the prunes and the juice before sleeping. (Sometimes I leave it for Breakfast and pour it over some cottage cheese.

2. Eat several sections of a grapefruit per day. Be sure to peel the pithy skin off the sections or it could get stuck.

3. Up your Water intake, and reduce any consumption of alcohol if you drink.

4. If you're doing high Protein without any Fiber, you're going to be constipated. Add some whole grains to your diet. 100% whole grains like brown rice, 100% whole wheat bread or Pasta, etc. if you can tolerate it. I don't have a problem eating whole grain products. Just the slimy, gooey, white flour ones.

Doc said in an EMERGENCY to use M.O.M. If I still had troubles he preferred I used the Dulcolax stool softeners.

I know in my head that I eat a lot less than I used to, but it's still difficult for me to accept the tiny little bowel movements I have. It just seems strange. I have to keep telling myself that volume is also part of the reason I go less often, but still..... I just feel better when it's regular.

Thank you so much for this..........

I forgot to menton I had chronic constipation.....

I am going to try all of them as soon as I am back on regular food!!

Try eating some probiotic yogurt like activia or any other brand. In the first month or two I went from Constipation to diarrhea and back again, constantly.

I later figured out that all of the heavy duty antibiotics that I got during surgery, killed off the normally occurring bacteria in my digestive system. Eating the probiotic yogurt every day helped to balance out my system and I'm no longer having any problems in that department.

Bryan

I will give that a try too

Thank you both for your help!

Keri

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I MUST take metamucil or some such Fiber twice a day. If I do not, then I pay the price. So, I made it part of my routine. I drink it before Breakfast and before dinner. No problem...problem solved.

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I was banded on the 13th of nov. and didnt have the problem at first. But i am constipated now even after taking stool softeners.:tt1:

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I use Miralax on a daily basis. Just cant' go without it. My surgeon and Family Practitioner both assured me it is fine to use daily and not "addictive" as most laxitives can be.

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I use Miralax on a daily basis. Just cant' go without it. My surgeon and Family Practitioner both assured me it is fine to use daily and not "addictive" as most laxitives can be.

Another vote for Miralax. That stuff is God's gift... if I stop taking it, I PAY. :tt1:

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I've had this problem since last week. I started using benefiber 3 times a day, becauase I didn't want to do a laxative or stool softner yet, and it has helped. Since our Fiber intake in limited, we need the extra fiber and that's the way that I'm getting it.

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started the benfiber......and that is working!! YIPPEE

So hopefully this will continue to work!

Keri

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FYI- Per Miralax.... I must take it everyday for success. If I take a few days off, then it takes a few days of the Miralax to get me going again.... The good thing is it is SUPER gentle and there are no annoying side effects...

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