Question:
Has anyone experienced severe constipation after there wls

I'm a bandster but prior to surgery I was regular. Now i'm always constipated has this happened to you? Is this a result of surgery and when will it go away?    — bchicks42 (posted on January 22, 2008)

January 22, 2008
I am post RNY (8/29/07) and YES, it is terrible! I have to take stool softeners regularly or else I am in pain and going to the bathroom is next to impossible. I never had this prior to having my surgery. Good Luck!
   — stormi25

January 22, 2008
Are you drinking enough water? Also are you taking in 25g of fiber a day? If not, I suggest taking Fibersure everyday or some metamucil. It won't go away. Its one of the "side effects" of weight loss surgery if you aren't taking in enough water or fiber. Karen
   — Karen M.

January 22, 2008
Most RNY post op patients I know live on a daily regimine of stool softeners to make things "easier". Less food in, less waste, simple as that. Drink a lot of fluids, as that can help. It will probably never go away.
   — Dave Chambers

January 22, 2008
Dido! I'm sick this very moment from constipation. I take all sorts of things to make me go and it doesn't work. Since RNY I can barely go and it's just now becoming clear that it might always be this way. I drink lots of water, take stool softners, do the fiber thing...yet no results. Good luck to you and God Bless I truly now how it feels.
   — Ambitious

January 22, 2008
You would need to buy Fiber Choice with Calcium and you will get regulated, you will no longer be constipated. The doctor recomended that to me as well Good Luck!
   — 2409w.poplar_rodriguez

January 22, 2008
I had IBS before surgery so I was told to use MiraLax I got it from wal-mart, they have a small size to start with to see if it work with you, there no taste put it in anything your drinking and then drink glass of water. I had good luck with it. carman
   — carman

January 22, 2008
You are not alone. I take colace and 2 sugar free fiber choice chewable tablets every night, and the next morning, things come out easily. Both items are over the counter, at any drug store. I happen to get mine at WalMart. gabluecrab
   — gabluecrab

January 22, 2008
yes i was very regular before surgery, i'm talking twice a day no questions asked. Now it's like once a week and i'm constipated then. I was just given some advice to try a fiber drink like Fiberall. I plan to ask the dr when i go in Thursday. Good luck, Lynda
   — lyndayvette

January 22, 2008
5 1/2 YRS FOR ME AND NO IT NEVER GOES AWAY.JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT..UNFORTUNEATLY.
   — deb44m

January 22, 2008
I had lapband and it does not go away. Did not have it before surgery. I have tried everything people have all ready mentioned and the only thing that works for me is the Miralax as well. It is a miracle. Makes you regular and it is tasteless as well. You can put it in food or drink. Just once a day is all you take it and Wal-mart is the cheapest place to get it. Good Luck.
   — Babbles

January 22, 2008
Hi Brenda, you share a common problem with many wls patients. I am an RNY patient, and I didn't know that banders had constipation issues, but there is hope! I had GYN surgery after wls, and my GYN perscribed what you can not get at a pharmacy as "Miralax". It is a white powder that you mix with water or juice (I use juice). It is Tasteless, and does not thicken up like metamucil. It works great. My only caution is that as an RNY patient I use a half dose. A full dose is too big for my pouch. I don't think that is an issue for banders. Because it should go right through the band hold, you probably should take a full dose. It si NON habitforming, so you can use it daily. My mother suffers from chronic constipation and uses it every day, and I use it when I need to. It takes about two days to work, but it works VERY well. It has no taste, and that makes it so easy to take rather than a pill. Hope you give it a try. I get "Gycolax" as a perscription, but you can get the Miralax at any pharmacy or Wal Mart. It really works well. Take care. Patricia P.
   — Patricia P

January 23, 2008
Yes I go threw this as well. I am 1 year post op. I take once a week a laxative. Because I will go all week with out haveing to go to the restroom. I do drink plenty of fluids as well. This will never go away from what my doctor tells me. Good luck :)
   — izzywcw

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