How Often Do You Have Bowel Movements?

[cuteNATL 93]

How often do you have bowel movements?? I used to go everyday before surgery and now it's like every 3 days? What's the new normal for us??

[highfunctioningfatman 2,675]

Every 3-5 days.

[cuteNATL 93]

Really? Wow... That seems like such a long time... Idk how my mind is going to adjust to my new body lol

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[busybeebug 415]

3-5 days for me too (unless a food doesn't agree with me lol)

[highfunctioningfatman 2,675]

It is actually really nice. The only thing is that a bit of Fiber makes it easier to go when it is time to go. I found that eating chili from Wendy's is a great lunch for 2 days so I buy it twice a week and it is all of the fiber that I need.

[cuteNATL 93]

And your stools aren't hard? I love the chili from Wendy's too... It's great protein!

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Early on it was every 3 or 4 days, I won't let it go longer than that.

Now at almost 1.5 years it is every or every other day, depending on how much fluids I get in.

[cuteNATL 93]

Early on it was every 3 or 4 days, I won't let it go longer than that.

Now at almost 1.5 years it is every or every other day, depending on how much fluids I get in.

Do you think you go more often because you are further out and can take more in...?

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[Aggiemae 739]

Every 4-6 days. Not constipated, it's just such a way smaller amount of food that it has a longer travel time. I rarely had gas before and now I go days without farting.

[Hazel_eyez 173]

If you want to be more regular try Probiotics. The live kind that is encapsulated so they can survive your stomach acids.

[cuteNATL 93]

Thank you!

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[higher 966]

5 months out. Every 1-2 days.

[Brandeis 401]

A lot of the replies in here confuse me because I'm about 2 weeks out and it's every other day, pretty much; I'm extremely regular, now...I don't eat much, and I don't "put out" much, but it definitely happens frequently!

It probably depends on the specific person. Also, maybe, how active you are? Activity can help move it faster through your system, if you know what I mean. I definitely am more likely to ahem the day after I get my steps in!

[Susie. 5]

I'm 3 weeks out and I'm pretty regular as well, I don't put out much but I do go basically daily

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[krazibabigirl 8]

2x a day

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