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I’ve been doing good I’ve been getting at least 70-80g of Protein a day one need 60g. I only need 64 ounces of liquids and I’m getting at least 100 ounces or more. Not forcing myself, not getting sick. Only once when I drank my Protein Drink to fast. Dr said it’s ok to take a hour and a half to drink 11 ounces of protein cause it’s just liquid. I do follow the do not drink 30 mins before and I do one hour after even though my dr only asks for 30 mins after. Getting myself prepared for puréed stage on 11/27/17. I’m waiting for them to approve me to go back on Metamucil or something. I’m starting to get some pain back into my colon and that’s scary when you have perforated in the past and survived sepsis 3 times because of it. My gastro dr wants me on it immediately as gastric dr says no. Ugh. If it gets to bad I will have to go against my gastric Drs wishes. I will not allow it to perforate again. I may not survive sepsis the 4th time and I have a child to care for.

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Have you discussed benefiber with your surgeon ?

I know Constipation is a common issue post op so I asked plenty of issues about it preop. My Dr told me colace and benefiber were fine to take as soon as I'm out of the hospital. Metamucil I could take as soon as I could tolerate it, about a week after (haven't tried it yet)

And keep Miralax or any other extreme measures as a last resort.

But benefiber and colace should be real options

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Whenever I felt like I needed to promote movement (pre op) I drank senna tea. It works well. I wonder if this would be approved by the Gastric teams?

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