To use Fiber or Not to use fiber.

Hi Heather, I have seen Tooter post that she uses the flax seed to help keep things moving.( Vitamin Shoppe and Walmart etc. vacuum sealed pkg. are freshest. Whole seed not crushed) If the problem continues it may be worth it to ask the doc about a Rx called Zelnorm. It was originally designed for irritable bowel syndrome ( the constipation aspect ) It works very well for me and believe me the misery of being bound up and under pressure is not worth it. and yes, being chonically constipated can cause a hernia around the navel area. Which I experienced on 2 occassions pre-wls which required surgery. Life has enough pressures this is one we can do without. Good Luck finding the solution for you. Mary

I drink half decaf and half caf tea. I am going to add decaf coffee back into my diet and see if that helps. I am going to wait to see what the doc. says about adding anything else. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ADVICE!!!!! It helps SO much knowing that I (we) are not all going through this alone! BIG (((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))) to ALL my June bugs!! Take care! Heather Powell