speaking of TMI

So, since we are all so close and we can talk about anything... here goes.  We haven't had a poop post in awhile. 

Saturday at Liz's we were talking about poop and regularity and the things we are taking to get things moving.  I said with confidence something along the lines of "Oh, I take Colace every night and have no problems going every day".    Well, I noticed yesterday that my poop is different this week then it was last week.   Then, I thought about it and realized why.  I have NOT had any peanut butter in 4 days!!!
Yes, I have been going, but it is definitely not as "easy", nor the same consistency,  as it was with all that extra fat in my diet.    The Colace may not be enough.  I'll have to wait and see. 

Just thought I'd share that tidbit.. maybe that was my form of dumping???

7am....and we're talking poop.  Boy how I love this place....

My opinion and I could be totally wrong... if you aren't eating the peanut butter and that was consistently part of your diet before, the oil in the peanut butter could contribute to that maybe.  Could be wrong, I dunno...  I'm tired and haven't had my second cup of coffee yet.  It's getting cold though, so I better pick up the pace...

I definitely think the oil/fat was a big contributor, especially now that I am noticing the difference. 

You better get on that 2nd cup of coffee.. wouldn't want it to get cold!

I had forgotten about that conversation.  Geez, how could I forget that???   lol  Interesting that peanut butter could make that much of a difference, but I guess it's possible.  Maybe you could add a couple of prunes to your daily foods.  That would probably help to keep things moving.

I think it was the quantity of peanut butter, Julia. 

I did not stop at just a teaspoon.  I could literally sit there and eat 2 or 3 TBSPs of it.. it was comforting and addicting to me.

LOL how did I miss that conversation?!

I think that the PB could certainly contribute to that. Try a couple of prunes every day, I buy those sun sweet ones that are individually wrapped in the canister, there is no added sugar. I eat 2-3 a day (but I am extra constipated from being pregnant)

Good luck!

Liz

not constipated.. yet.. but consistency is different and there's not as much.

I'm going to wait a few days and see what happens..not sure if I can do prunes.. maybe

I am betting that the extra oil/fat in the peanut butter was keeping things "moving" good. I tried colace, no help. Tried prunes, I was eating 3-4 every night, no help. Was to the point that I was taking Dulcolax every 4-5 days just so I could go at all. Tried a bunch of other stuff too. Smooth Moove tea was one. Anyhow, I starting eating 1/2 cup of Kashi granola with a 1/2 cup of SF FF yogurt every morning. So far through two boxes of granola it has worked like a charm. Tried Grape Nuts too couldn't eat them. Could only eat about 1/4 of a cup and they made me miserable, like too full, pains all over my abdomen, kind of miserable. Now it takes me an hour or so to eat that granola and yogurt cause I chew forever, but it is such a relief not to be well "full of it" so to speak. Hope that helps. I just had to do alot of experimenting until I found the magic combination.

Fresh fruit (with the skins) won't loosen things up, but it will make it easier to pu**** through the pipes.

Hey Lisa,

The bariatric nurse at our support group mentioned Probiotics keeping you regulated.  I ordered a chewable from Bariatric Advantage.  So far, so good.  I've only had to take a stool softener once in two weeks, whereas I was taking it every three days before.

Debbie