Opti and constipation

I'm on day 4 of opti and so far so good other than I'm dealing with constipation. Should I be using psyllium fibre or will that just bung me up more?  

Sorry to hear your going through this. I had the opposite effect.  I would take some senokot to get things moving and then take the psyllium Fibre to keep it moving. Just make sure your drinking lots of water or you will get backed up again. The last thing you want is to go into your surgery constipated. 

When is surgery? Good luck with everything! 

Kim

It is recommended to take Sugar free Metamucil tablets with each shake I am not suffering from constipation it is the exact opposite for me I am down 9lbs so far and we are at day 5 October 1st can not come fast enough!!

I have the opposite problem. I am on day 5 . Having cramps like crazy. As for constipation the clinic recommends benefiber. Where is your surgery? Mine is at Humber on the 24

Thanks for your help. My surgery is October 1st in ottawa. Very excited and nervous. Today is day 7 of opti and I'm down 10 lbs already. It's pretty darn hard not eating anything though. Good luck to you. 

thankfully, it hasn't been too bad for me.  I've been taking a single Senekot every other day, and all is well in that end of my world :)

In Ottawa we are told to take 2 Metamucil capsules with each shake... and we CAN take up to 5 capsules per shake.

Metamucil will help move things along if you are having constipation, and ironically, if you have diarrhea, it can help solidify things too! Either way, it's a win-win!

Give it a try. I was taking about 10 capsules per day with my Opti shakes to keep things moving, but even then, liquid in = liquid out for the most part. I was only having a BM every two or three days. It was enough to get me through the three weeks of Opti and onto the operating table though!

Wishing you luck.