what to take for constipation

hello all....

I will be 3 wks out of surgery on thursday......... 1st wk I went twice loose and last wee****i finally went this morning, but it was difficult....

I have just started stage 3 ...... mostly eating pureed veggies and yoguart etc..... some pureed chicken very little..........

any suggestions of what I can take to help me along with constipation and build up?


robyn

I find restoralax or lax a day very gentil
It takes about 24h to work. Take It once a day it's order less and tasteless and dosent cause intestinal cramping or gas.
Like colace dose.

hey lindsay....

thank you so much......... I am sure working at a pharmacy you get these questions all the time....

I so appreciate the info........ I heard you got ur date....thats fantastic....i remember we did the nutrition together with barbara....my daughter was with me....

my weight loss is slower this wk, could be due to constipation..... they did say that i would lose slower since I do not have as much weight to lose as most people.....

i hope it picks up next week..................

have you started your optifast?

robyn

Hi Robin,

For me the best thing has been Benefibre. I take it in a big glass of water once a day...and  has worked for me. I buy the ones in the little packs and take it at work. Also keep drinking pleanty of water...

Ada

 Yes robyn.
I did start my Optifast/thedevil! lol :) the first couple days sucked the big one.. I started on Thursday the 4th.. I'm so far down 8lbs. 
I find a 1/2 teaspoon of whipped peanutbutter has saved my liquid diet life! I add it to the chocolate opti and it tastes so much better! 

I may have had a bit of a meltdown tonight about food.. but I am better now.. Benefiber is a great idea too Ada..I didn't mention it because it gives me what I call bubble guts lol!!  makes my intestines go all crazy! not a big fan.. however the lemon raspberry is quite delicious! 

Are you ladies planning on coming to the oct 17th meeting???

Hry Robyn,My mom has been having the same problem,shes been using benefiber but shes still having problems,Martine the nurse from sacre coeur saidvshe can take senekot when constipated,its natural and the safest as per martine,My mom has been constipated but when she dose go its very hard,Martine said bariatric patients should not stay constipated and should never force to go either may do harm,she also mentioned to increase foods with fiber and prune juice,
Lindsay thats great i never taught of adding peanut butter must taste nuch better,
So happy your date is getting closer,Hope all is well and you enjoying the countdown till your sx,

And robyn i totally understand i too loose very slowly as i did not start at a big weight so i loose slowly but i loose inches very fast,