Youcangirl3

Yes you can use stool softeners. I swallow pills fine.

The fusion vitamins work best for me....they dissolve fast....I did not like the others. I. take 3 or 4 a day.

I pretty much plan my meals with protein only. Breakfast eggbeaters or cottage cheese or turkey sausage.......my main breakfast proteins, albacore tuna or salmon for lunch fish or chicken thighs/legs or breast(no skin or bone) as dinner. I can rarely get veggies in a meal. I reviewed which proteins were highest and try to incorporate them in my meal times.....if I don't mert my goal ....i drink a 30g shake as a late night snack. Water started to be easier when I add Trulime or lemon to some of the water in the day and I take a 32 oz water. bottle to work and sip on that all day...I usually finish before I leave work. and then refill for the evening. Good luck.

Get some benefiber and stool softeners. Constipation was the bane of my recovery. I'm at seven weeks post and finally think I have it resolved.

You will feel that way until you start pureed foods and vitamins. I highly recommend the bariatric vitamins, due to food intake limitations. I began to feel stronger when I began both. Just pace yourself and develop a schedule. I also found that adding unflavored protein to my broth helped a lot. I am seven weeks post op.