Sorry for the question but...

Do any of you on Opti actually poop?
I think it has been days...

Well...I'm using benefibre every day and it's been much SLo....o...w....w...er., and inconsistent.

Some people get diareah. Some can't go. Others are fine.... Someone else will chime in buying thinkyou can add stool softners

When I started on opti-fast I had the trots for the first two weeks, then the opti-clog set in!

I used milk of magnesia and it helped until l got the trots again!  LOL

Good luck on your journey

I used benefibre with EVERY drink - for three weeks.

I pooped 3 times - after supplementing with MOM - once each week.

It was not pretty..... but I got through it.

Good luck.

Donna

does anyone think there would be any harm in adding ground flax seed into the OPTI shakes??  I'm just wondering if a more natural way would keep things, ya know....going in the right direction rather than relying on Milk of Mag, etc.?  I mean, I'd do what I'd have to do, but I know post-ops get constipation too so I sure don't want this continuing long term....

I drank an additional 2-3L of water a day and took two metamucil caplets with my shakes and had no issues. Drink lots of water!

Oh Chanelle I am so glad to see your response...lol!!

I have already been drinking tons of water in preparation. Pretty sure that's what's helped me lose 3.5 lbs in the last week (as it sure hasn't been my food intake!).

I plan to continue with lots of water - just concerned this is going to have the opposite effect & give me loose bm's.

sigh- damned if you do, damned if you don't...

just gotta keep my eye on the prize...I WILL get through this...

I'm not good with the measurements Chanelle - but, say in bottles of water (regular sized bottles), how many bottles would you say you drank per day?  I'm currently at about 5 bottles a day, plus a tea, plus the 4 shakes and a couple of times I had a diet pepsi to "celebrate"...lol

 

First couple days I think I pooped 4 times. Now 7 days in I go once and it's not much.