Jlec93

I'm currently about 16 months post op and I have been severely constipated ever since. I go once every 2 - 3 days, and when I go it's extremely painful. Before surgery I never had any problems. I'd be already done going before I could even sit down. Now I'm in the bathroom minimum 10 minutes but usually 20+ minutes. I've talked to my surgeon about it, all he did was give me some stool softeners and miralax and some other type of powder (basically just like miralax.) and told me to try to up my fiber intake and drink plenty of water. Nothing worked ....I drink at least 80 oz of water ...I eat lots of things with high fiber, I get plenty of exercise, nothing is making it ANY better. Has anyone else experienced this or still is ? I really want to fix this because like I said going has become really painful and unpleasant. Like I don't look forward to my next bowel movement AT ALL.

Hello, I've never actually posted on here before this is my first post, and I'm coming here because I'm scared I'm eating or consuming too much. I haven't gained any weight or anything, so really I have no reason to be concerned but I guess it's just some late night anxiety? So a little about me: I'm 14 months post-op. I was 336 pounds when I started the surgery journey, 302 pounds on the day of surgery, I blew past my surgeons goal of about 220LB's, my own goal of 199LB's, and currently weigh 156 LB's. I'm 24 a 5ft 9inch male. What I currently eat and have been eating like on a typical day I'd say for about the last 6 months usually looks something like this: Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese and 3 frozen sausage links About 2 and a half hours later: A Fruit (usually a banana, grapes, or an orange.) About 2 Hours after that: Ham and cheese or turkey and cheese wrap on a whole wheat wrap About 2 Hours Later: Strawberry Greek Yogurt About 3 Hours later: About half a bowl or I guess maybe a small bowl of Chicken Stir Fry (Usually has Chicken, Corn, Greenbeans, Broccoli, and Pea's in it) About 2 Hours after that usually another Fruit (again a banana, grapes, or orange usually whatever I didn't have earlier that day.) In between that I'm usually drinking water and 1 cup of 1% milk a day. Obviously this isn't what I eat EVERY day but I'd say it's pretty typical. Something similar or along these lines, I don't always eat the same amount. Some days I might only have 1 snack, some days I might not have any. I'm just worried about consuming a lot of food. I know my appetite has increased the last few months and my doctor said it would I just want to make sure it's increased to a normal amount. So does this seem to be about what you guys can eat a year out or later or does it seem like a lot.