HELP!

I posted this on the main message board... and well... I only got 3 replies. Did anyone else go through this kind of problem? Im not talking a few days of not going... I am talking a few weeks. Any thoughts on this would be great, Thank You! My original post: Ok, now I am stumped. I thought maybe I had a bowel obstruction... but I am not in any pain. I dont poop (even with MOM, Miralax, Glycerin Suppositories, benefiber, apple juice, or colace). I know this is probably TMI but I am truely at my wits end with whats going on with my body. I eat B, L, D and have protein shakes. I drink water and take my vitamin in the morning. I am not losing weight (and if I am then my clothes must be shrinking because my fat girl stuff is still fitting) and I think I am on week 4 of a plateau. I honestly was begining to think I had a bowel obstruction... but I am not in any pain at all. Has ANYONE else gone through what I am going through? I thought maybe my old tummy went to my new tummy and reattached itself because Im never full and I dont feel yucky after eating 4 or even 5 ounces of any kind of food. I can gulp water and have no ill effects. Sugar does not cause me to dump (my stupid nut told me to try inducing dumping and like and idiot I did and I STILL DIDNT POOP!) I have tried many things just to go #2 and my surgeon isnt taking my worries seriously, plus she is very bad about returning my calls. I feel like a huge failure. What more can I do to spend a day losing some weight? Sorry for laying my business out there for all to read, but I seriously need people to talk to me about this. I thought MAYBE there was an answer to this (bowel obstruction) but everyone keeps saying that you are typicaly in pain... and well.... Im not in pain. I was hospitalized 2 weeks after surgery for dehydration, but drink plenty of water now. Ever since I got home from that hospital stay I have felt good (with the exception that being in the heat makes me vomit!) and my only real concern is no poop = no weight loss. Anyone wanna play Doctor and diagnose me?? lol Kathy

Hi Kathy... No playing doctor for me...but first of all, I would just call and call and call and annoy the CRAP out of my doc!! (no pun intended...ok a little) I always kid around on here about this, but SERIOUSLY, it works for me... Sugar free chocolate.... if I eat about 4-5 of those little sugar free hershey chocolate bars OR a cup of the "no sugar added" chocolate pudding, and it's as if I had taken that PHOSPHO soda they made me take before surgery! LOL!! I know that's HIGHLY UN-scientific, but man..it never fails me. I keep some on hand for just that reason! LOL! Girl, your doctor owes you a call. Don't accept being ignored. I wish you all the best...keep us posted on how you are doing... (By the way...it's NOT real uncommon to hit a KILLER plateau at the point you are at...it will come...promise.) Tami

...and you haven't called your doctor about this yet because???

It looks like she has called her doctor according to her post? I could be wrong but looks that way to me. Either way, I agree - keep bugging your doctor until you get a concrete answer that satisfies you ! Kia 284/203/155

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