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hey there everyone, got banded on 6/26/08. got REALLY sick. my bowels backed up inside and caused an infection. saw dr. this last mon (7th) and she sent me for emergency cat-scan to see if i had an abcess, no abcess but huge pocket of air caught in my back and still LOTS of pain in my abdomin. lost 10 lbs in 12 days. has anyone else experienced as much pain as i have gone through. no fill for me until 6-8 weeks. i have also had the FULL feeling but just because i ate and drank together but i was also super dehydrated. just wondered how quickly others got well, or if anyone got sick like i did. i hope this pain goes away soon, almost 4 weeks out from surgery and still hurting. she but me on anti-biotics just in case.:cool:

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Hi,

I was banded 2/28 and my husband 3/6. We never had a Constipation issue till then. I cleaned myself out before the surgery but went 10 days!! before I went again. I took milk of mag (YUCK!) on day 7 and 8 and went on day 10. After having to go through this a couple of times I can't stand MOM anymore. I switched to Benefiber chewable tables and am doing great. My pain and bloat issues was in the end usually from constipation. I take a variable amount of Benefiber depending on how much actual Fiber I take in in a day or if I remembered to take it the last couple of days. You've got to remember they tell you to eat the Protein first and then go on down the line of your food. Poor little Fiber that moves everything can't always get eaten. I also found that pushing myself to get my fluids (water or crystal lite) helped a lot. Of course my husband likes coffee so he just drinks that, I can't stand it though. We walk 6 days a week as well. I hope some of this helps you. It will get better.

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