nichole33 1 Posted December 4, 2012 I am 5 days post op sleeve and have had gas but NO BM AT ALL YET. Kinda getting worried. I'm pretty much only eating (drinking, lol) liquids. I am eating sugar free pudding. Is this normal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enigmachik 403 Posted December 4, 2012 Yes, it's very common not to have a BM for several days after surgery. Especially if you are on pain meds; they are known for blocking you up. At this point though, you should take something to make yourself have a BM, you don't want to go too long without one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nichole33 1 Posted December 4, 2012 Oh thank u, I was beginning to think my surgery was messed up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nichole33 1 Posted December 4, 2012 Would u happen to know an estimate of about how much u lose in the 1st month after surgery? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doxieville 799 Posted December 4, 2012 Would u happen to know an estimate of about how much u lose in the 1st month after surgery? It really depends on age and how much you have to lose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fyre_storm 1,412 Posted December 4, 2012 I lost like 32.2 a month and three days out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GlendaLee 44 Posted December 4, 2012 I'm 1 week post op, and had your same concerns. I decided to take a softener ( miraLAX) before bed, 4 days post. This helped...I'm still taking each evening.. Sent from my iPhone using VST Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notime 340 Posted December 4, 2012 I used Smooth Move tea during that stage. The advantages are that it counts as a Fluid, it is warm so it goes down well, and it works overnight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jules27 4 Posted December 4, 2012 I'm one week post op and I've lost 11lbs so far. I don't know if this is typical or not but it makes me happy. :-) but I believe everyone is different! Good luck to u! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butterthebean 8,146 Posted December 4, 2012 Would u happen to know an estimate of about how much u lose in the 1st month after surgery? Do not ask questions like this. You are just asking for trouble. Your loss will be different from everyone else. There is no average. You will lose whatever your body loses. You can either view that as success or failure, but it won't change your weight loss. Follow your docs plan and you will do fine. 4 FiremansAngel, suzthebrit, nanaspez and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doxieville 799 Posted December 5, 2012 Do not ask questions like this. You are just asking for trouble. Your loss will be different from everyone else. There is no average. You will lose whatever your body loses. You can either view that as success or failure' date=' but it won't change your weight loss. Follow your docs plan and you will do fine.[/quote'] There are questions like this ALL over the forum. Some people just don't understand that we can't compare ourselves to others. That is so damaging to our self esteem. 1 Butterthebean reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites