June 2007 Bandsters

[TexasFire 84]

BIGBABY!!! YOU DID IT!!! WAY TO GO!!!

DO THE HAPPY DANCE!!!

Edited April 1, 2008 by TexasFire67

[bigbaby 4]

thanks....the encouragement means a lot!!!!!!

[TexasFire 84]

Okay, folks! I posted new pics on my profile photo album!

Suzzzie already hit them up while our little thread was out of commission earlier. Thanks for putting comments on them, Suzzzie! I love comments! (As long as they are kind, that is!)

[Suzzzie. 3]

Hey, anyone experiencing Constipation with this band?

YES!!!!!!

I've done 2 colon cleanses and I 'go' well while on them (2 wks each one) but as soon as I've finished the treatment I go back to stopped up! I sooooo wish I could eat even a small side salad to help scrub my colon! Haha. I take stool softeners and thats not really a problem... I just don't 'go'...

They say that a 'normal' person should go 2-3 times a day - I know, I thought that was insane too, but yeah. Anything less than minimum once a day IS constipation! Insanity. Fiber suppliments make me fart.< /p>

[Suzzzie. 3]

Big Baby - You freaking ROCK!! Congratulations!!!

Stef - I love comments too. :thumbup:

All - I, like Stef, am promoting my pics in my profile. Lol. Be nice. Lol. Lol.

[Holliwagz 0]

GOOD JOB BIG BABY!!! I'm still about 75 lbs away from "oneder land" But I WILL GET THERE!!! Someone said something about the Constipation OMG!!! I haven't had a problem with that since I was 17 when I had my gallblader removed and have had IBS and spastic colon ever since! I have found (through someone at a support group) that drinking a FULL glass of prune juice REALLY helps! It didn't give me diarhea but it sure "put a move on me" LOL I think I need to drink me another glass of it today before I go weigh and get my fill!! LOL

[TexasFire 84]

Yes, Constipation is a real problem for me, too. I always got a little "stopped up" with my period every month, but since banding, it seems constant. Then WORSE with my period. I did a colon cleanse, too...but it didn't seem to do much. What brand did you use, Suzzzie? THREE TIMES A DAY!!! WOW! I'D SETTLE FOR THREE TIMES A WEEK! LOL

[bcrazy7 0]

I am so glad to hear it's not just me- I did use some tea I got from the chiropractor called chiro-clenz and I went twice the morning after I drank it. It is caffein free and you drink it before bed... I guess I'll just do that a couple times a week. Steph, you look amazing! I have lost 50some lbs and I am happy with that, but I have not exercised 1 minute and I need to badly. I have just had such bad back problems and that has gotten better with the weightloss so now that it is getting nice I need to start with walking. My butt just prefers to be planted somewhere and I can't get the signal from my brain to my butt to get up.

[o2bthin 0]

WTG Big Baby!! Under 200 is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha, I remember being there like.......23 years ago! Thanks for inspiring me!

[Suzzzie. 3]

Stef - I used the Herbalife Cleanse the first time and then I used one from the health food store that the lady there recommended. I liked both... but I can't seem to poop without them. Lol. Maybe I'll try the prune juice thing. I could just eat some of that low carb fat free ice cream - lol - it cleans me out with one bite!!

[wombat712 2]

Same issue here!!! OMG - I was a 1-2 x a week BEFORE banding!!! Now I'm just miserable!!!!

I tried eating 1-2 prunes a day - did nothing

I did the drink (sodium bicarbonate? I think) from walgreens - worked like a champ but OMG!! Take the day off!!! Nothing after that one day.

It seems to be better when I can eat oatmeal on a regular basis or if I can eat my Fiber one Cereal. I can't eat either for Breakfast - I guess I'm going to have to have it for a snack during the day.

[bigbaby 4]

I'm not sure if I posted this before and I'm too lazy to go back and read but if I eat Activia yogurt daily then I poop daily....when I don't--I don't

[Suzzzie. 3]

Well, then maybe I'll check that yogurt out... Lol. I'm desperate! I miss pooping daily. :huh2: Haha. I could talk about poop all day everyday. It must be the nurse in me.

[TexasFire 84]

Heck! Screw the prunes and fiber Cereal and crap! Suzzzie, gimme the name of that ice cream that does it for ya! That's the way to "go" for me! LOL

[karla 0]

OMG ~ I completely understand the farting thing! Sometimes I think I'm going bad from the inside out. My DH is always telling me to go take a dump. Easier said than done! After having IBS for years I never expected this to happen. I'll have to try that Colon cleanse trick.