Anyone constipated?

Trying to go from band to sleeve.  Is chronic constipation a problem with the sleeve?  After I had the band for a while, I became chronically constipated.  I take probiotics twice a day, stool softeners twice a day, and a prescription medicine for constipation twice a day.  Even with all that I often become very constipated.  My stools are so hard that I often have to plunge the toilet and sometimes I have to snake it.  I am wondering if the constipation will go away when I change to the sleeve. Anyone?

There's nothing about the sleeve that causes constipation but a high protein low fiber diet can contribute. I never had issues with constipation until post sleeve but I manage it with daily miralax. It's a miracle substance for me. I was on all sorts of rx meds for it too at one point but then I gave miralax a 2nd chance and it's been fine. 

Yes, it is not the surgery ... it is the high protein diet and even if you eat vegetables, it is not very much due to our capacities... I find Miralax batter than Colace... colace can give me the opposite problem..

I third the vote for miralex.  Every day a half cap in my tea and if I miss a day, I feel miserable.

Miralax never agreed with me--it made my gut queasy. I find that 2 prunes every evening before bed (especially good with a hot cup of unsweetened tea, regular or herbal, does the job. Two prunes are 40 calories from concentrated carbs, so if fruit carbs set off carb cravings for you, something else will have to be tried.

psychoticparrot

In the very early days I was going low carb, and the constipation was brutal. Once I put a little carbs and got my fiber above 30-35 grams it was fine. I also drink a lot of fluid to go with all of the protein.

A magnesium supplement works for me. Also, even though it is a high fat item, if I find myself needing a little extra help, I eat something with coconut, I can't explain why, but for me it works.

a tablespoon of coconut oil everyday