issues going #2?

this is driving me crazy - I have a hard time going #2 any suggestions? my surgoen did not give me stool softeners Danni

Danni, I had my surgery on the 13th also...if you are on pureed foods yet, try some pinto beans and cheese side dish (10 gr protein and 1/2 cup or 4 oz.) from Taco Bell. Or try some fat free refried beans with some cheese. I had one of these for lunch one day and one for dinner the same day and let me tell you, by 2:00 a.m......I didn't need a stool softener!!!! A little too much beans I suspect, but it will solve the #2 problem I am betting!!!! Good luck, Barbara

stoped on the way home from walmart and got 2 bowls of them - I can eat them 3 times a day for a while if it will help this issue thanks timsdanni

OH LORDY....if you eat them 3 times a day, I suspect you will need a "stool stopper" rather than stool softener!!!! You might be to the bathroom! Barbara

I'm hitting TACO BELL tomorrow! Would I find the refried beans in the taco section of the supermarket? I can't take much more of the MOM - it's repulsive to me, especially since my surgeon had me take it for 3 days, 3 times a day before surgery. Ugh! But I NEED HELP. I'll try anything. Thanks for the suggestions.

I had surgery on the 13th and have had no problems with a BM. I go regular every other day. So far so good. My doc's directions are if you don't go at least every 3 day take Milk of Magnesia. I a a friend who had lap band a couple of years ago and she takes the MOM everyday with her vits. Good luck. Be strong and positive--bj

I am goin, but not like I should I've added some benefiber...not a lot don't want to be running to the bathroom...to my liquid yesterday hoping it will help, my son uses it. Mimi

the beans helped!! I feel a lot more like myself today - between constipation for the first time in my life and aunt flo showing up I was miserable yesterday LOL better today - walking the boys to the park at 10 then dh will come and retreive us when he gets off for lunch at 11:30 if I go and do in the am I get to wiped out by lunch to walk home - grrr oh well we do have a working soluiton at least danni 372 pre op/334 today/170-180 goal