A little embarrassing...but I'm going to ask anyway!

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  • shawndella
    shawndella Posts: 7 Member
    Water, water water! Your body is going through changes right now, good changes, but it is trying to adapt. Drink lots of water and then drink fruit juices also. Drink water before you get thirsty.
  • losermomof3
    losermomof3 Posts: 386 Member
    I have issues too...I take fiber pills to help boost it along.
  • Queen_JessieA
    Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member
    For me, it is a cuppa joe or tea. Works every time :)
  • jellybeanhed313
    jellybeanhed313 Posts: 344 Member
    There is a powdered drink called Natural Calm. It is calcium and magnesium. Easy to take and keeps you regular. You can find it at health food stores. Its marketed as an anti stress drink.
  • focus4fitness
    focus4fitness Posts: 551 Member
    I love prunes, and bran cereal. Both work well.
  • notnormallyacaloriecounter
    notnormallyacaloriecounter Posts: 71 Member
    i take a stool softener with my vitamins every day and it really helps. also, fiber one has some really yummy products you could try ( you don't know you're eating fiber!) here's to hoping for a good poop! :drinker:
  • MirandaEnlightened
    MirandaEnlightened Posts: 31
    IF YOU FIBER....IT WILL COME!

    Benefiber seriously does the trick until your body is used to the changes in food. Once your body decides "ok we are eating this stuff now, cool" then you should be back to loosy goosy! Worked for me!!!
  • Dwamma
    Dwamma Posts: 289 Member
    Increase water and fiber!!!!!.....you can try Calm a magisum supplement if you really need to ....been that way all my life....
  • ChaoticMiNd
    ChaoticMiNd Posts: 247 Member
    I'm in the same boat!!! It's making me crazy lol I know another 5 lbs will come off if I can just poop!! All the suggestions are nice they really are, but I am doing all of these even the water...I love water. Seriously considering a laxative myself. :embarassed:
  • RochelleR81
    RochelleR81 Posts: 3
    Go to wal-mart or anywhere for that matter and start taking a Pro-biotic this will make your regular everyday
    also you need to start taking a supplement everyday if you do not do so now purchase Fish Oil take it 3 times a day it will help keep you regular and not bloated
    you can also eat oatmeal for breakfast
    Drink Plenty of water to flush your system
  • holliph
    holliph Posts: 88 Member
    Your body is most likely just adjusting to the change in diet. It does take a couple weeks. Good chance you're also eating less food so there is less volume going through you. Fiber and water will also help.

    winner winner chicken dinner!!!!

    this is exactly correct!
    the body is undergoing a metabolic change with you changing your lifestyle for the better. Give it time to adjust. Some people will find that they go from having a movement a couple times a day, 1x a day to maybe every other day.
    adding external chemicals to the body will add a whole new monkey wrench to it...so if you handle it another day wait...high fiber/ruffage will help try not to add any pill/suppository unless you are close to the end of day 3 with no movement
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
    Wow, you're getting some pretty good advice here. I especially like those who pointed out that if you're eating less, you're going to eliminate less. I've had a "going problem" most of my life, until I developed diverticulitis (infection/inflammation of the pockets on my large intestine--and it's very painful) and had to learn to really watch my fiber intake. I aim for over 30 grams a day, if possible.

    Water is my friend, and yours. Beans, lentils, onions, lettuce (someone mentioned that--it helps me out, despite not being high in fiber), prune juice if you're really in a bind (no pun intended), unpeeled fruit is good, but many vegetables have more fiber in them than fruit, amazingly enough. Oatmeal is fantastic at helping to move things along, and I love to cook a serving of old fashioned oatmeal with 1/3 cup of Craisins in it for breakfast, which gives me 6 or 7 grams of fiber right there. Raisin Bran works well, too. But, what really works for me, and many others I've noticed, is my morning cup of coffee.

    Best of luck, and hopefully you'll be sitting happy very soon! :blushing:
  • holliph
    holliph Posts: 88 Member
    Your body is most likely just adjusting to the change in diet. It does take a couple weeks. Good chance you're also eating less food so there is less volume going through you. Fiber and water will also help.

    winner winner chicken dinner!!!!

    this is exactly correct!
    the body is undergoing a metabolic change with you changing your lifestyle for the better. Give it time to adjust. Some people will find that they go from having a movement a couple times a day, 1x a day to maybe every other day.
    adding external chemicals to the body will add a whole new monkey wrench to it...so if you handle it another day wait...high fiber/ruffage will help try not to add any pill/suppository unless you are close to the end of day 3 with no movement
  • frenchgrapes
    frenchgrapes Posts: 19 Member
    When your fiber is limited due to diet and/or WLS, Smooth Move Tea is very helpful. Otherwise, try to get in more fiber and water and eat less starchy foods. Before WLS, I used to get in a minimum of 25 grams fiber every day to help control blood sugar and to be regular. Now I rely on Smooth Move Tea and days with as much veggie fiber in it as I can get, usually including a veggie burger and broccoli. Broccoli, broccoli - the super food!
  • LinaBo
    LinaBo Posts: 342 Member
    Aside from all of the other great suggestions here (prunes, pears, water, healthy fats, etc) I have a couple more suggestions:

    Make sure that you are walking enough, or otherwise moving your mid-body area in a similar fashion, as this aids digestion. Too much sitting can actually hinder your digestion.

    Make sure that you are ingesting plenty of fluids (water, juice, milk) with your fibre. The fibre can't work properly if it isn't sufficiently hydrated.

    Apricots, berries (especially raspberries and blackberries, which have 8g of fibre per cup), and tomatoes are also great for fibre. When I was a kid, I spent many summer vacation's on my grandparents farm, picking fruit and veg. This included tomatoes which, being awesomely home grown, were tasty enough to eat out of hand like an apple. My mom warned me about eating too many, and I learned just why! Grab yourself some cherry or grape tomatoes and snack on those for awhile. If that doesn't sort you out within 3 days, I don't know what will, and it's time to see your doctor.
  • arcticfox04
    arcticfox04 Posts: 1,011 Member
    I recommend getting into taking Psyllium Seed Husks. Somewhat costly $10 for 2 weeks I'm using the Yerba Prima brand which was the cheapest but had good reviews. I super recommend this if your on a Low Carb diet.

    Also taking a Lactobacillus Acidophilus-Probiotic helps also. I recommend pill form over yogurt since your getting ALOT more Probiotics and dairy products seem to back me up.

    That and water keep on drinking. When you get past a certain point your body doesnt retain water it'll just pass through. Clear is the key.
  • amberleighM04
    amberleighM04 Posts: 108
    lots of water and I have a small bowl of bran or raisin bran cereal every evening.
  • kuttinupgirl
    kuttinupgirl Posts: 1
    1 tsp of Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar twice a day will keep you regular and has lots and lots of other health benefits! Helps with weight loss too! You can research all of the benefits online and read testimonies galore! It is available at health food stores, don't buy the Heinz brand at grocery stores.
  • HeidiSmith419
    HeidiSmith419 Posts: 71 Member
    Maybe somebody has a link to dr. oz and the "scoop on poop". :wink:
    http://ezinearticles.com/?Everybody-Poops---What-Your-Poop-May-Be-Trying-to-Tell-You&id=112905


    About 1 to 2 inches in diameter and 18 inches long.

    Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/112905

    OMG! if I saw a turd that big in my toilet I think I'd be going to the ER! LOL
  • BandForAlyAnne
    BandForAlyAnne Posts: 321 Member
    take some kind of digestive health supplement for now, but this is very common. i can say from my own experience that your body gets used to the change and high protein in a few months. i eat high protein(70g-90g) and about 1350 cals a day and my bodies gotten used to it. at one time in the beginning i was lucky to go once every 4 days. o.O lol
  • lueymagoo
    lueymagoo Posts: 2
    I have had problems in this area all of my life. I finally started drinking metamucil and found that to be fantastic. Whilst on holidays a friend told me about Psyllium Husks. I now sprinkle two good heaped dessert spoons on my cereal at breakfast and haven't looked back. It's so cheap compared to metamucil and is natural. Give it a go you'll be hooked hahahaha I have also been told eat heaps of fruit, drink lots of water blah blah blah, I have always done these things but it never helped.
  • KeriLoy
    KeriLoy Posts: 23
    Thank you everyone for your comments, since I drink a ton of water - hand on on gotta pee (again)...okay I'm back, I will try the fiber, or more of it!, flax seed (I'll have to look that up since 'm not familiar) and get some smooth move tea. I'm not much in for suppositories (sp?) or laxatives and wuld rather go a more natural route - no pun intended...lol. Thanks for the support friends!!
  • Mrs_Sheila
    Mrs_Sheila Posts: 39
    YEP! Water is great! :drinker:
  • IllianaIman
    IllianaIman Posts: 131
    bump
  • IllianaIman
    IllianaIman Posts: 131
    mutamucil, fibar bars, if you check Fiber one they taset very good and you could get them on sale for 2 for 4$. H2O, prunes.....I hope that helps
  • jetabear10
    jetabear10 Posts: 375 Member
    Water water water coffee water water fiber...lol

    I used to be the opposite (sometimes 2-4 days) but now I pretty much go regularly since starting to eat healthier! Go figure!
  • josiereside
    josiereside Posts: 720 Member
    I have never really had an issue with constipation. I drink a glass of warm/hot water with half a lemon squeezed in it, have my cup of coffee, and I barely make it through the cup of coffee without having to go...
  • JulieDive
    JulieDive Posts: 29 Member
    As a nurse, I know that it is not necessary to have a BM daily some go as many as 3 days. The usual advice increase fluids & fiber. Gentle laxative would be the last resort.
  • kneasles
    kneasles Posts: 23 Member
    You said you eat spinach like crazy. I love spinach but too much constipates me - too much iron does that to me. Maybe mix in a different leafy veggie to cut back on the iron but still keep the benefits.
  • Jezebel9
    Jezebel9 Posts: 396 Member
    I used to poo once every day or two. When I got more serious about my diet I began to poo every day- now it is like 2 or 3 times a day! Awesome! The things I changed in my diet are that I added
    drinking 8+ glasses of water a day- infused with Bengal Spice Tea (no caffeine no sugar)
    the great green raw juice- basically juicing leaves, fruits and veggies
    more strenuous exercise-strength training.
    I think the cinnamon in the tea helped increase my metabolism and the juice gave me lots of fiber- so I am really happy with my poo these days.

    Good luck!

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