Question:
How do you drink so much protein and stay

Hi I'm 4 weeks Post op Lap RNY and am having trouble with getting in protein and being regular. This is embarrassing but I've been constipated badly several times all after consuming protein drinks for a day or two. I get in about 1/2 my water per day and very little food b/c I had a stricture last week and I'm back to liquids! Help! My brain is spinning and body withering.    — Tabatha M. (posted on July 8, 2002)

July 7, 2002
Try peri-colace or Milk of Magnesia, but make sure to try to drink more water, especially in this heat. Good luck.
   — Leslie F.

July 7, 2002
I'm 3 and half weeks out, and if I don't get in the protein and the water,I feel really yukky during the day, and then I don't sleep well. All this compounds if it goes on and I just feel yukkier and yukkier. Can you do V-8 or tomato soup? That helps me stay regular. Can you combine any fruit like blueberries or strawberries with your protein drinks? If so, that will help. Try your very best to get the water and protein in. Vitalady has a complete pre-digested protein in 2 flavors that you can mix with the water. Good luck!
   — Loretta E.

July 8, 2002
You may be a little early out for this but my surgeon told me to eat a couple of pieces of dried fruit (prunes, peaches or apricots) to prevent constipation. I eat two dried apricots every day and have no problems whatsoever. Ask you doctor - but in the meantime, try to get in as much water or Crystal Light as possible. The more fluids you take in, the less constipation you have. Exercise is also supposed to help. Hope this helps you some.
   — Patty_Butler