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Hey everyone! What a hectic week already...I had one job interview yesterday and another one for a different position in about an hour!

I have taken the last 2 days off of work because I felt like death and I don't think my employer appreciates it, but I have a doctor's note. (I'm not sure they know I got RNY, so I am going to tell them tomorrow...for some reason, they think I got my gall bladder out???) My stomach was feeling all twisted and it felt like things were "stuck". So I went to my primary care doctor and got zantac for my acid refulx. I took it this morning and it not only helped with my heartburn, but I feel like things have started moving again in my digestive tract (gross, but it had been days). So am I crazy for thinking zantac helped my issues? Has anyone else had this experience?

Also when I got weighed there, I was 6 pounds lighter than at the doctors on Thursday. It seems to be going away like crazy (I'm melting wahhhhh) Hopefully, this is normal and my body has adjusted to the surgery!

I can't find my post about greek yogurt, but thanks for the tips...I put raspberry crystal light in plain greek yogurt last night OMG SO GOOD!

My office made up my surgery reason too and I never corrected them. lol

There's a constipation ritual around here somewhere...lemme see if I can find it for you.

Congratulations on your WL so far. Rock on, babeee!

--gina

Vitalady's constipation ritual:

I had chronic constipation for 11 years. I tried: more fiber, less fiber, soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, no fiber, both fibers, stool softeners, Smooth Moves & Correctol teas and Metamucil wafers, together, apart, more water, less water, cut out anything bu****er (and protein), senna, cascara sagrada, everything one could possibly try until I was basically dependent on enemas for 3 yrs.

Miralax helped the stool be passable. It was rx and finally became generic, so went from $80 for 3 months to $20 for 3 months. Now it is OTC, but is about $8 for 5-6 servings. If you can get the rx, it is much cheaper, safe, daily, for life, according to my GI doc.

The stool softeners are store brand equal to Colace, not PERI-colace.

Word was that magnesium citrate was such a great thing. This is pills, not the green bottle, so I tried it and nothing happened, and so I kept increasing it. What DID happen is that my foot and leg cramps ceased. So, I kept doing that and tried magnesium oxide. This is small, cheap, found anywhere, like drug stores. And finally, it worked. Mine are 500 mg and I take 2.

My final formula:
1 serving MiraLax (rx) *
4 stool softeners at night
1 mag ox with lunch, 1 with dinner

In the morning, hot beverage first thing on empty gut

This has worked for several years yrs now.

* MiraLax was rx only until the end of 2007, and is now generic by rx. The original name brand is available at drug stores at about $20 for a large bottle. You might want to try one first, taken daily, at about the same time. If it solves the problem, then ask your doc for rx. It is NOT a laxative. It is safe, daily, taken for life, per 4 doctors I've asked. It was a pediatrician who introduced me to it. My rx plan allows me to have 6 of those big bottles every 3 months for $20. Check with your doc and your insurance to see if it's beneficial to buy it by rx. BTW, my doc writes for 2 servings per day, because they might SAY there are 30 servings per bottle, but somebody can't count. Me or them? I use only one, but if I spill or get too much, I still have enough to last til next refill.

As far as the constipation, I do a daily dose of benefiber and it keeps everything moving properly.

The weight will keep melting off,  And you will continue to feel better as time goes on.  Just keep drinking and getting your protein in.  Glad the zantac helped.  Benefiber helps me keep moving.

Are you on a PPI? Zantac will absorb up extra acid but a PPI keeps it from forming in the first place. So it tends to be more effective in the long run.