Question:
I am 4 weeks out and 25 pounds lighter my question is this do any of you ever get con

I get contaspation alot wondering what to do? I am drinking my water and Protein shakes all day and doesnt seem to help. I am asking for any help you might be able to give me. Thanks, Kathy you can e-mail me @ [email protected].    — Kathy S. (posted on January 21, 2003)

January 21, 2003
I have read many post on constipation, some use milk of magnisia MOM, smooth move tea, grape nuts with grape juice, and Rx drugs. Your best is to contact your doctor to see what he recomends for you. Have you checked out the library here on obesityhelp? Just type in constipation, and anything and everything, on the subject will come up. Hope this helps.
   — wizz46

January 21, 2003
I have had the same problem and was told by my doc to take a suppository... (sp?) So I did, until my body started to get used to them. So she suggested prunes. I eat 2 prunes everyday right before bed and sometime during the next day, bam... poo!! I also found a sugar-free fiber choice at Target, they taste like orange. But I'd rather do the prunes if you ask me. Good luck!!
   — Heather B.

January 21, 2003
I had that problem too for awhile. Now I have added one meal of some kind of beans to my diet everyday and that does the trick. Such as bean soup, pork and beans, split pea soup, etc. Is a good source of protein too.
   — joeandteri

January 21, 2003
I had horrible bathroom problems post op...the only thing that helped was Phillips Milk of Magnesia. I have a whole medicine cabinet full of constipation medicine and not one them worked like Milk of Magnesia...I even had a prescription. Best of Luck.
   — Tinca-Thais J.