Always a subject that no one wants to talk about but here goes...I was alway regular but now everything seems to be moving way slower and way more difficult to move out.

I have tried softners and they sort of work but it still feels like a brick.

I drink 40-70 oz of Water but doesn't seem to help.

Since this diet is more Protein it most likely is because that has a natural way of blocking everything up.

Just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem and what they are doing to help minimized the effect.

I have had this problem since banding May 7th. I know one of the causes for me is all the iron/vitamins I take now. Both my family practitoner and LB surgeon recommended MiraLax. I take it every other day and no more issues. (it took me a while to figure out the perfect dosage for me).

They both assure me it is not "addictive" and its completely tastless. I just add it to my morning drink. My dietician approves as well.

l use senna..again, finding the right amount can take a while, but no more problems.

I use milk of magnesia. Works for me.

My father has also added lots of natural Fiber to his diet too since the Protein is really binding him. He eats 6 prunes a day along with other fiber.

Good luck! Constipation is never fun!

I drink a few sips of smooth move tea and it always does the trick! Doesn't taste great but really helps and its all natural. Hope that helps

Miralax all the way.

i was banded two weeks ago yesterday and went a entire week without movment, then i had some organic prune juice

that solved it .fyi:scared2:

Omg the only problem I have ever had with the band is constipation! It's horrible! I do yoga to help and it works a little bit, but not enough to do anything major.

I get all excited when I actually have one... it's so sad lol...

Here's my trick... one day, I eat a little more than regurarly and it seems to work. Also, try drinking a Venti White chocolate Mocha (if you're more than 3 months post op) from Starbucks. I call it my "coffee flavored laxative." lol

*Note: Decaf dosen't work.

Edited February 4, 200917 yr by Weas123

i take citrucel three times a day so I can go. I have IBS with constipation. It sucks but the citrucel is amazing.

No amount of medication or fiber did the trick for me. Oddly enough, 5 prunes a day due the trick.

i was very hit or miss, skipping a day or two; very annoying. i too started having some prunes and it seems to be doing the trick! :thumbup:

Yeah I had problems before surgery and they only got worse afterwards. I tried laxatives and stool softners but those didn't even work and I was noticiting blood whenever I did go...I got chewable fiber tablets with a multivitamin and they work like a charm...hope that helps....

I drink 2 oz. prune juice mixed with 2 oz. orange juice, heated. Works like a charm.

I am 4 weeks post op. I went about a week without going the first week, then it seem to be about a week inbetween still...HMMM...I should probably add something. I don't REALLY feel bad, its just weird because I was regular before.

Like someone else...I get excited when it happens too :thumbup: Just nice to know I still work correctly...

Ditto the Miralax.

I haven't been banded yet but this has always been an issue for me. My doctor, GI doc (post colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy) and my lapband surgeon have all recommended Miralax. I take a full dose some days, a half dose others, it has been easy to figure out how to adjust it for me. As another poster mentioned above, my docs reassured me this can be taken for life.

HTH!