Question:
HAS ANYONE EVER BEEN 3 1/2 WEEKS POST OP AND GAINED WEIGHT WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?

I HAVE ALSO NOT HAD A BOWEL MOVEMENT IN 4 DAYS? I AM SCARED THIS IS NOT WORKING I HAVE LOST 26 POUNDS SO FAR IS THIS NORMAL?    — Tracey H. (posted on October 26, 2002)

October 26, 2002
Hi, i'm almost 4 weeks post myself. the first couple of weeks post op, you're hardly getting enough water in, and thus could initially lose some water weight. as our pouch heals, we can handle drinking more water at a time, and eventually when we can start drinking more water, we rehydrate our bodies, sometimes enough to gain a couple pounds of the lost water weight. that's all it is! and the bowel movement thing, it's really normal since we're hardly having anything to produce any waste!! i'm almost 4 weeks post and i have a bowel movement at the most 2 times a week. just drink as much water as you can, and despite any plateaus, this HAS to work for us all!! :)
   — Iris B.

October 26, 2002
It probably is a case of you retaining some water that you will no doubt lose in the next week. My surgeon recommended taking something if I didn't have a bowel movement for more than 2 days. I got some Citrucel at Walgreens (sugar free, orange flavored); it's a soluble fiber powder that you mix with water. You need to take the child's dose (1/2 packet in 8 oz of cold water). I tried it and it worked within 6 hours. Haven't had a problem since.
   — LLinderman