Regularity???????

This isn't the favorite topic after WLS but my bowels move once a week. Is this normal????????? I'm 9 1/2 wks post op, 57# down and have no complaints. I don't feel any discomfort. I exercise a lot. My fluid intake is usually what it should be. The nurse says if it goes beyond a week to take a laxative -- Ugg!! THIS I want to avoid. Any suggestions???????

hi ruthanna. you should definately at this stage be going more than once a week. a good product to check out would be benifiber, they have that new one that's a powder instantly dissolves and is undetectable even in water. you can add it to your protein shake once a day. a really great product that i use is called inulin. its something you have to order online, they may have it at GNC, but i swear by it, its not a chemical like benifiber, its natural vegetable fiber, that completely dissolves, a tsp. a day will keep ya going. definately something worth checking out. i'd stay away from the typical over the counter laxative, they irratate the bowels too much. i hope things get moving for ya.

Hi Ruthanna! I am 8 weeks post op and I have had the same problem. I found that if I get a small jar of prune baby food that helps. I hope this helps ya!! Rhonda

I have the same problem. I was told to drink more water.

I guess I am just lucky. I was regular before surgery & just as regular now. I believe it may be related to drinking soy protein but I'm not sure. Dixie