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In the beginning when I started to eat I would feel my pouch fill up, now I don't. I was wondering if it was the soft foods or I was afraid I stretched my stomach already. Weight loss stalls then goes then stalls. Then my stomach will act up and I need immodium or I can't leave home. Just frustrated but I guess it's normal. Just wanted to see what anyone else's thoughts /experiences were. Bypass was done 4/14

Yes prior to surgery all sugar free did that to me my whole life. Then the sugar free pops and sugar free jello were ok. I always had a bad reaction to splenda. The only sugar free post surgery I can think of doing this is my gum (I quit smoking) so I chew sugar free gum, which must be the problem. So now what lol. I don't want to smoke again, I don't want to stay in the bathroom for hours. I guess I will have to chew on air lol.

Hi all I finally found my April buddies I had bypass on 4/14 and the first few weeks like other stated I didn't go to the bathroom at all. Now the last 2 week I can't stop, I was told to take immodium. I have a history since I was young of IBS and even when I was an athlete, I worked with gastro docs and I really didn't want to rely on medicine again. I just can't do anything else. It is totally interfering with just leaving the house. I started to work out again with a trainer but had to cancel 2x b/c of this. I am getting my water in and protein, I'm still on soft foods and feel week. I spend way too much time in the bathroom or if the immodium works tooting something awful. Anyone have this problem?

Thank you so much for replying I feel better. I had the lap band a long time ago (removed 5 years later) so I know that full feeling you are talking about and in the beginning of soft food I felt it too so I was worried that it was gone. The diarrhea they said and probably is true is my IBS acting a fool, I've had IBS since I was in high school and was an athlete so I am sure beans are not helping. I also think it's probably from sugar free which always bothered me. And I have to chew sugar free gum to help with not smoking. Some days it's just so mentally exhausting you feel like F it but I keep trucking along. Thanks again and congrats on your loss and for so long that's very commendable!!

Then you should see my doctor's FB group, everyone praises him as a hero, and says how awesome everything is. I am like we are doing the work by the way lol. Not having problems or not feeling that my pouch is getting kind of made me worried that I stretched it or something. I had bypass 4/14 and on soft foods and I feel like I can eat a little more than I'm supposed to with no problem and don't feel as full.

Yes I did the patch and 0% nicotine vape which I barely used and I was a pack a day smoker I did this 3/31 and my surgery was 4/14 no problem. I did tell them I was on the patch and to deal with it. They said the blood work would show if it was cigarettes versus the patch, so I guess I passed. Now I am still struggling since it's been since 3/31 and I find it harder then the food restrictions to stay quit.

OMG I was just researching this exact question. After 3 weeks I'm stuck and I'm having the right amount of good protein, over 64 ounces of water, etc. Following everything I was told, I just got cleared to exercise so I started strength training and nothing. Granted I only went to the bathroom 4 times in 4 weeks. But 600-800 calories and no scale movement really got to me today and depression/anxiety can wreak havoc. I'm not happy others have the same but to not be alone is a relief. I was like I am doing something wrong or I failed again.