Newbie looking for Oct sleevers!

[Kpar909956 87]

I would be interested seeing a few of your daily plans. I was just moved to puree for two weeks then regular food. Email at crazygirlmarrero13@live.com

[AgentShepard 88]

A heads up...

So if you are anything like me, the move to more and more solid food may also be accompanied by a move to more and more solid... other things. *cough*

During this period where we aren't supposed to have much Fiber yet it can be especially difficult to mitigate the effects through dietary intake alone!

My doctor says that if you have trouble in this area, the preferred treatment is Colace, not a more harsh stimulant laxative which is still too harsh for our healing plumbing. It's gentle enough to take every day.

I had an unfortunate GI weekend, so I am passing along (no pun intended) my lesson learned! It was a surprise to me because I've spent the last decade on metformin, which tends to give me GI trouble in the opposite direction, so I wasn't prepared!

[downsizingdebs 61]

My Surgeon's office recommended benefiber daily mixed with any liquid, if that is of any help to anyone.

[rmspencer 79]

My nutritionist recommends anything nutritional, natural apple sauce, flax seed (super tiny) can be mixed into lots of stuff, and prunes

[rmspencer 79]

Sorry I meant natural items to help your digestion.

[Jen - a work in progress 178]

I use Milk Of Magnesia. It's also gentle on the GI system.

[Vsglady 142]

My dr. Recommends aloe Vera juice. I believe it's available in different flavors.

[Peekboo 472]

Vsglady, have you tried the aloe vera juice?

[Vsglady 142]

@@Peekboo Hey Peek, I haven't, thankfully needed it so I haven't tried but I did buy 2 bottles to have on hand just in case as well as some glycerin supossotories. i got mine at the local grocery store but I think my NUT recommends ordering it from Douglas labs on line.

[***** 155]

Just tried this recipe tonight. ???? it!

pumpkin Protein shake

This is a wonderfully decadent way to get in your protein! Spicy, creamy and icy-thick.…milkshakes never had it so good!

1/4 cup pumpkin puree

1 cup skim milk or soymilk

1 scoop vanilla Protein powder (such as Matrix Simply Vanilla)

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or 1/4 t. cinnamon, 1/8 t. cloves, 1/8 t. ginger)

2 tablespoons Splenda Granular

1/4 cup Cool Whip or NSA vanilla yogurt

1 cup ice cubes

Place pumpkin, milk, Protein Powder, spices, Splenda, cool whip or yogurt, and ice cubes in blender container; process until slushy. Makes one Meal Replacement serving.

[downsizingdebs 61]

Sounds delicious!!! Will have to try when I get some free time. Thanks for sharing!

[***** 155]

I actually got it off one of the threads on BP.

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/46651-200-protein-shake-recipes/

[Peekboo 472]

Sll of those shakes look good

[Peekboo 472]

Sll of those shakes look good

[***** 155]

Ikr?! I gotta get busy trying em all! I can finally start using my ninja