Ok here it is ladies...I can't poop...have no desire too..don't feel like I need to...but I really want to because i'm concerned about this. I was banded Friday 6/19 and the last bowel movement I had was on 6/16. Now I am not really that regular to begin with so I wasnt too worried but I was on all liquids Wed & Thur before surgery and have been all liquids since...so when can I expect to poop here or any suggestions to help me move this along :thumbup:

Call your doctor. He'll want to know. It's dangerous not to poop for more than 5 days. If you're still on liquids try prune juice. You doc may suggest M.O.M. That's what I had to take after surgery. I had trouble with all this after surgery as well. All the protein drinks and creams soups. UGH. I had trouble for months. It's better now, but I have added more whole grains and fiber to my diet, and eat FRESH fruit at least 3 times a day. During a bad spell, 4 or 5 sections of grapefruit with the pithy skin peeled off seemed to help. I also boiled some prunes in a little bit of water and stewed them. I poured them and the juice over cottage cheese for breakfast. Make sure you're drinking enough water too. I've discovered that a small glass of water with lemon at bedtime helps.

I had surgery june 11th I had nothing to eat the day before and could not go until the 20 everyone was so worried and the 19 my boyfriend and grandmother had me take this stuff to make me go it was the worst thing to do i was in pain for 2 days..and when I told the dr that I had not been going he told me not to worry about it bc i was not taking food in.. that tryn to go and taking to stuff to go was not good and all and that when my body needed to go i would go...and he was right when i needed to I did...