Yes it's the question no one wants to talk about. Do you have problems with bowel movements? I have to say prior to surgery I'd go just about every day. Since surgery I've only gone I think 3 times. Not good! I would have to take ex-lax to make myself go. :biggrin: So I bought Benefiber yesterday and started adding it to my protein shakes. Has anyone else had this problem? :wink2::wink2:

Actually I have the opposite problem. I'm having a bm 3 or 4 times a day. Seems weird, I sometimes wonder if it is the gummy vitamins I am taking? Right after surgery I was constipated but took Milk of Magnesia one time and after that - woooo boy, I'm going like crazy and that was 3 months ago! Wonder if anyone else is having these problems.

On the advice of a friend who was banded 12 months before me, I started taking Benefibre as soon as I got home from hospital and continued with it right up to the stage where I could eat normal food. I never had any problems with constipation and I think that was due to the fibre. So I would say that you are doing the right thing.

Constipation was the side effect I didn't know about prior to surgery and wow did I suffer! I thought a trip to the Er was the next step. I took Miralax and nothing happened. I finally took Milk of Magnesia (good 'ole MOM) and success! Now I take 100mg of Colace every day and things are almost normal. I also stay aware of how long in between to see if I need to do anything else, but nothing is as easy as it was before surgery.

Good Luck!