1 lb lost in 45 minutes...not for the sqeamish...enema talk

[carolynodien]

OK, so its my 2 week sleeve anniversary. I pooped just one time last week and it wasn't all that much. I have been wanting to poop for a few days now and it just wasn't happening. I took a laxative last night hoping that would help. This morning I knew I had to do the inevitable: buy an enema...ick! It worked, but for 45 minutes I felt like I was trying to give birth. My poop was SO HARD. (and yes, it was a full pound...I weighed myself before and after!)

So, my question is: will this happen again? Can I make changes in my diet to help? Is it due to all the protein and not much fiber in my diet? I REAAAAAAAALLLLY don't want to go thru that again! lol Sorry for the graphic nature...

[leilani]

I take milk of magnesia twice a week before bed. I'm 7 months out and still have issues if I don't do it so now I take it religiously, whether I think I need it or not! Work with the dosage, 2 Tbs was not enough and 4 Tbs gave me diarrhea, 3 Tbs works perfect for me, every Sunday and Wednesday night. In the morning it all comes out, easily!

[Rae]

If it was hard, you should increase your fluids. How much are you drinking daily?

[kitsonk]

It was like that for me too, and 8 months out it has almost gotten to be normal. The first few weeks are really difficult for some people (like me) and laxatives didn't quite work. From what I understand, even if you are doing everything right, some bodies just act that way.

For me about 8 weeks out it got tolerable, where I was having 2-3 movements a week. For someone who easily had 1 movement a day before and not difficult or painful, the change was the biggest thing. There are things you can do to your diet, fluids is a good start, but talk to your doctor and don't "freak out" about it, because it happens to a lot of us. Now I am every other day or every day and the stools have gotten back to a more normal softness, but that really only has been the past few weeks, so that was 7 months of challenge for me.

[kitsonk]

It was like that for me too, and 8 months out it has almost gotten to be normal. The first few weeks are really difficult for some people (like me) and laxatives didn't quite work. From what I understand, even if you are doing everything right, some bodies just act that way.

For me about 8 weeks out it got tolerable, where I was having 2-3 movements a week. For someone who easily had 1 movement a day before and not difficult or painful, the change was the biggest thing. There are things you can do to your diet, fluids is a good start, but talk to your doctor and don't "freak out" about it, because it happens to a lot of us. Now I am every other day or every day and the stools have gotten back to a more normal softness, but that really only has been the past few weeks, so that was 7 months of challenge for me.