Constipation
i am making note of these suggestions, because i had a TERRIBLE experience with constipation: i developed (TMI alert) anal fissures from being too constipated, and they have been the most painful thing i have ever had to deal with, including the VSG surgery! i was on percocet for the pain and still was barely functioning. they are healing now but it is now my goal to never be constipated again! i already was doing daily miralax and benefiber, but have added daily colace and may add prunes.
I also never had a problem until my VSG surgery. i am 3 1/2 months out and still have problems . I can't go for a few days and then it is VERY painful to go. My Surgeon first said to take Benefiber daily, which helped at first then no longer did. then I added back oatmeal and 2 prunes which was my routine before surgery, but of course now I can only eat half the oatmeal I ate pre-op. the I tried pink Ducolax nightly but that didn't hel. Last Friday when I saw my Surgeon I asked if I could start taking Miralax daily because I had seen so many people take it daily here, but my surgeon said No, to use Citrucel daily instead so ai started that yesterday...I hope this works!
5'7" HW 256 (1/6/2014) SW 236.2 (VSG: 1/26/2015) CW 165.5 (01/10/2016) Total Weight Lost 90.5
Pre-Op: -19.8; Month 1: -19; Month 2: -12.7; Month 3: -9.9; Month 4: -7.2; Month 5: -6.4; Month 6: -2.8; Month 7: -3.7; Month 8: -4.2; Month 9: -0.6; Month 10: -2.1; Month 11: -0 Month 12: -2.1
GOALS: BMI Normal = 159 (6.5 to go); 100 LBs Lost = 156 (9.5 to go); FINAL GOAL: 139?? (26.5 to go)
I use fiber gummies every night. If I need to add something, I'll have a cup of Smooth Move tea. I had to use MOM about a week and 1/2 after surgery. I started with the fiber gummies after that. I do eat a fiber rich diet, which helps, but find things can still back up easily without the gummies. Good luck!
HW (recorded) 323 Start of Journey 298.9 SW 263.6 CW 177.8 GW 180
