Have Bowel Questions for the Banded

[titan05 174]

I was banded 2/22/10 and have lost 50 pounds. I can eat regular foods and have not had alot of problem. My concern is that all of my bowel movements are loose or very loose, and I have had very few solid movements. I am regular and not constipated. Should I be concerned? It is just alot different since being banded. Any advice would be appreciated

[zeniada 9]

I was banded 2/22/10 and have lost 50 pounds. I can eat regular foods and have not had alot of problem. My concern is that all of my bowel movements are loose or very loose, and I have had very few solid movements. I am regular and not constipated. Should I be concerned? It is just alot different since being banded. Any advice would be appreciated

I have only been banded for 1 month so I dont have a lot of input to give but have you tired to use a Fiber supplement like benifiber or something like that. I know that when I was on the liquid phase of the post op diet I had very lose stools and when I took a Fiber supplement it helped a lot...

[Manda87 3]

I think fiber would make you looser...

I've been constipated lately... probably from the Iron pills I'm taking. Anyway, I'm not really sure why you have loose bowel movements. Do you think you have diarrhea? Maybe you have a lactose intolerance?

[Dawn 16]

I haven't been banded so I can't say for sure but I would think maybe taking an Iron Supplement and/or getting more iron in your diet might help!

[John_Yeti 0]

I was banded 2/22/10 and have lost 50 pounds. I can eat regular foods and have not had alot of problem. My concern is that all of my bowel movements are loose or very loose, and I have had very few solid movements. I am regular and not constipated. Should I be concerned? It is just alot different since being banded. Any advice would be appreciated

Fiber will bulk you up when needed, and flush you out when needed. There are many different ways to get it. Foods (apples, oatmeal, wheat bread, etc), pills, or even drinks. Also, they make Splenda with Fiber, so maybe that's another choice. I use them since i drink a lot of coffee.

I was banded in 2008, and when i started eating differently than I was previously, i could see a change in my bowel movements, so it's most likely nothing to worry about.

BTW, If you go to places such as smoothie King or any other health smoothie place, they can actually add in a fiber enhancement, which makes it easy to get it down without tasting it.

Good Luck!