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02-23-2008, 09:08 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 1,907
Weight Statistics June 11,2007, lost 36 Lb. before surgery Start Date:
September 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 373 lb Start Weight:
218 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
155 lb Weight Loss:
53 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5549597855 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 62.0636686391 BMI Start:
36.2731360947 BMI Current:
27.4544378698 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Soften stools I am asking this question for someone else. I have no trouble with my stools. I have no answer for this person what to take. Does anyone take something to losen the stool. This person has a hardened stool and has problems having a bowel movement. This person says it hurts to go. This person is taking stool softeners and does not seem to soften the stool.
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02-23-2008, 09:13 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,556
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
93 lb Weight Loss:
36.0465116279 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
24.36357908 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |  the only thing i have ever used post op and SWEAR by is MIRALAX and at the same time i upped my fluids. miralax is a powder which you mix into drinks. it has no taste and doesnt change the texture of your drink. and it usually works for me by the next day the longest it has ever taken to work on me was 2 days. you can buy this over the counter at cvs, walmart or even in the grocery store. we all use this thanks to msvickie  good luck whoever you are!
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R.  Lap RNY 4/19/07     |
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02-24-2008, 07:12 AM
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| Super Moderator  | Other than stool softners, up your fluids, and up fiber food intake as well.
__________________ "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun."   Just a li'l bit 'bout myself |
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02-24-2008, 08:03 AM
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| WLS Mentor Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Troy,ny
Posts: 1,121
Weight Statistics Since birth:) Start Date:
postponed until ? Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 319 lb Start Weight:
294 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
25 lb Weight Loss:
144 lb Lb Left to Lose:
7.83699059561 % % Lost:
sometime in 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 51.4823232323 BMI Start:
47.4476584022 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method - | I agree with Kenya and Doc !
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02-24-2008, 11:26 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 1,907
Weight Statistics June 11,2007, lost 36 Lb. before surgery Start Date:
September 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 373 lb Start Weight:
218 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
155 lb Weight Loss:
53 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5549597855 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 62.0636686391 BMI Start:
36.2731360947 BMI Current:
27.4544378698 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | She does eat alot of fiber foods and also drinks all the required water and lots of times drinks more than the required water. She has no idea what to do next and the doctors are no help to her at all. They just keep telling her that it will get better. I had problems the first month and after that I got regular with my bowel movements, I gave her some of the oily stuff that I took and hope that it helps things move in her. I will tell her about the Miralax. Thank you all for the imformation and I will pass this along to her.
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02-24-2008, 11:29 AM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mira Loma, CA 91752
Posts: 352
Blog Entries: 2 Weight Statistics April 15, 2006 Start Date:
May 10, 2006 Surgery Date:
6' 3" Height: 345 lb Start Weight:
189 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
156 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.2173913043 % % Lost:
anytime Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 43.1173333333 BMI Start:
23.6208 BMI Current:
24.9955555556 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | Is she taking one stool softener pill per day? If so, she may want to take more. From my visiting with post RNY patients at support group meetings, most patients take 2-3 pills per day. I take 3 per day, two at night, and one in the morning. I find this works fine for me.
__________________ Dave Chambers  Dave in 2005, a few months prior to surgery  liquid vitamins:www.bariatricliquidvitamins.com  liquid vitamins: www.liquidbariatricvitamins.comDried peas-high protein snack: www.dried-peas.com , 1/4 cup has 6 grams of protein. Roasted Edamame:*** www.dried-edamame.com , 1/4 cup has 14 grams of protein Feeling fatigued or need appetite control help? Go to epicnrg.com/nopillvitamins  |
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02-24-2008, 11:54 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 1,907
Weight Statistics June 11,2007, lost 36 Lb. before surgery Start Date:
September 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 373 lb Start Weight:
218 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
155 lb Weight Loss:
53 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5549597855 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 62.0636686391 BMI Start:
36.2731360947 BMI Current:
27.4544378698 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Yep, she takes 2 to 3 stool softeners every day and still has trouble. this all started when they changed the meds on her. Ust to take the opisource med. and then the clinic shanged all med becasue they found out the people who where on opitsource had trouble with the blood tests and switched us all to different meds. I have no problem with them but she does and her problem is that it makes her stools hard. She went off the iron pills and she siad she needs to take them becasue she is tired al the time now and she knows it is from not taking the iron. She said the iron pills really made her constipated. But she said she needs to find something that is going to help her to go to the bathroom easier. I know iron pills make some people constipated but I am ok with it and I have no problem. I take an iron pill every night. My daughter is ok with it all too.
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02-24-2008, 05:54 PM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 459
Blog Entries: 2 Weight Statistics 10/27/07 Start Date:
11 March 08 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 239 lb Start Weight:
145 lb Current Weight:
143 lb Goal Weight:
94 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.3305439331 % % Lost:
12/25/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.3323255228 BMI Start:
25.6827916352 BMI Current:
25.3285462333 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Try Kiwifruit, smallish, oval shaped brown fuzzy fruit which is green on the inside. you can mash it up and make a smoothie out of it or what ever, it is VERY good for the bowel. Good luck to your friend.
__________________ Leelee  Your Attitude determines Your Altitude   239lbs - lost 22lbs pre-op= 218lbs day of surgery.   |
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02-24-2008, 06:02 PM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 329
Weight Statistics July 07 Start Date:
1/24/08 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 309 lb Start Weight:
166 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
26 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.2783171521 % % Lost:
02/01/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 51.4146745562 BMI Start:
27.6208284024 BMI Current:
23.2946745562 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | In regards to the iron, I too cannot take most iron pills so my dietician told me about the chewable iron pills from Bariatric Advantage. They have to be the Passion Fruit Flavored. They are not so bad, smell good and do not constipate me. They have a web-site you can order off of.
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02-24-2008, 06:04 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego
Posts: 147
Weight Statistics July 2007 Start Date:
12/03/07 Surgery Date:
5' 1" Height: 240 lb Start Weight:
140 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.6666666667 % % Lost:
12/03/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.3426498253 BMI Start:
26.4498790648 BMI Current:
24.5606019887 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Kitty..seriously Miralax is a miracle. Constiption is painful and horrible. When I was backed up for over a week, it was awful and rock hard like you described, but the Miralax helped within a day or two. Since then I take a dose of Miralax every other day in the morning and I stay comfortable and regular. My surgeon says its harmless and fine to use regularly as it is merely a stool softener. I also take 2 fiberchoice, drink 64-75oz of water per day, and exercise (walking is good for this problem actually Ive heard). Anyway the Miralax is tasteless and I mix it with water and crystal light. Hope this helps out your friend. |
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