Just gotta ask, BM?

[kimmyv 0]

Miralax is a lifesaver.....

[Sooner 0]

Hi! I was banded on 10-7-08 and had the same problem. Pre-op I took citrucel twice a day with 8 oz of Water. After surgery, I realized that wasn't going to work any more.

I resorted to 2 tablespoons of Milk of Mag in the morning and at night plus a colase capsule twice a day. I took 6 days, but for the last few days, I've running to get to the bathroom - thank goodness it has always been available. I have now halved the Milk of Mag and colase to see if that works better.

Life is an experiment!

[lipstix64 1]

My doctors suggested I take Colace or Senekot. By the way, I just had surgery on Oct 16th and havent taken any laxative since Tuesday as suggested. I have had a bowel movement every day since, although very loose and like diarrhea. But dont worry, ask your doc. Dont forget, your not eating! What do you expect?

[T-Bone 0]

At the risk of giving too much information - I used a fleet or enehma. Yes - it may a little embarassing to have it given to you. But it does work on a one time basis. I used it day 5 after my surgery just to get things going, without any straining.

[Sooner 0]

Update,

I had my yearly appointment with my gastroenterologist (GI) doctor and asked him what his recommendation was to replace my pre-surgery twice daily citrucel. He highly recommended Fiber (of course). He said the easiest way for a lap bander to get enough Fiber is to drink a daily "smoothie" concocted of the following:

a base of milk or some type of citrus juice such as OJ

add fresh fruit such as bananas, peaches, strawberries, etc.

2 tablespoons of ground whole flax seed

optional: walnuts or almonds for their Omega 3

optional: Protein powder such as whey Protein

Put all ingredients in a heavy duty blender, adding ice as desired for a milk shake consistency. Not bad!

He also warned against regular use of senokot as it can led to laxative dependency. Milk of mag and colase were fine.

Best of luck!

[Nessa38 0]

Wow! Thanks everyone. I really appreciate your comments. Oh! by the way, it's all good now. ha