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You haven't pooped since your surgery. That is not good at all cause when you go you are going to have a very very hard time going. You don't want to strain yourself AT ALL. I would call your dr at leaste your family dr. After sugery (any surgery that is) you can get very very constipated. I did after I had a c-section. It was a very painfull experience. Your suppose to go to the bathroom before you leave the hospital after any surgery and they never asked me if I did. I didn't think anything of it until I had to go. Good luck

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Thank God LBT.com I dont know what I would do without it. I have been having the same problem. The first few days in the hospital were great then I came home, drank some chicken broth and man did it go right threw. Then I thought ok maybe its the strength so I added a little Water, didn't help. When I started drinking my fruit juices, I was sure to add water to them too and it didn't help either. I was banded on 8/5 and I tried a creamy Soup yesterday only to have it worse. All evening long and the first thing this am when my feet hit the floor from waking up. I can't take much more of this. I'm at work now and can't eat.

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I was bannded on Monday and I haven't had a bowel movement either. I guess it's because I really haven't been eating that much. Today is the first day I ate 3oz of applesause, the other days I've had a little of the Protein Shakes and a little chicken broth.< /p>

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Thank God LBT.com I dont know what I would do without it. I have been having the same problem. The first few days in the hospital were great then I came home, drank some chicken broth and man did it go right threw. Then I thought ok maybe its the strength so I added a little Water, didn't help. When I started drinking my fruit juices, I was sure to add water to them too and it didn't help either. I was banded on 8/5 and I tried a creamy Soup yesterday only to have it worse. All evening long and the first thing this am when my feet hit the floor from waking up. I can't take much more of this. I'm at work now and can't eat.

Each dr gives his own directions for eating. However, I don't think tht you should be drinking fruit juices. This is not recommended due to the large number of calories you consume from them. They could seriously hinder your weight loss. Watch out. Water, water, and more water. You may also want to try the Welche's, Crystal Light type powders that you can mix in your water on the go. Keep the faith. If you start telling yourself that you can't, you won't. :thumbup:

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I was bannded on Monday and I haven't had a bowel movement either. I guess it's because I really haven't been eating that much. Today is the first day I ate 3oz of applesause, the other days I've had a little of the Protein shakes and a little chicken broth.

Contray to one of the previous reports, it's not always an issue that you don't have an immediate bm. It took me about a week. Part of the reason for this is that it sometimes takes a while for your bowles to start working. Another is that you have not likely eatten enough to cause you to have a bm. If you are concerned contact your Dr., s/he might tell you get a good stool softner.< /p>

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