Bm Problem Please Help Thanks

I am now 5 months post op and I have lost about 125 pounds But I have a question I am having the worst constipation ever My Surgeon recommended Miralax Its Ok I guess but it gives me really watery stools Is there anything else I can take for mennn

Don't know.  You may want to try the Main Board if we can't help.  I know extra water and alittle apple couldn't hurt and may help.  Brian 

Lots of water, weight training and some kind of activity where your feet are hitting a surface (jogging or jumprope, for example).

The weight workouts do cause BMs for some reason. Not sure if they ever discovered why.

I take Ducolate Sodium (15 ml) twice a day and a Bylcolate (sic) sup each morning and always have a smile on my face each day.  AND I'm on NPO (nothing by mouth just Boost and pain meds) for several months.  Good luck BobM.

In addition to the above eat a big bowl of oatmeal and raisons every day. And remember to take those stool softners. Try to get off the laxatives as soon as possible.  I feel your pain brother, I've been having the same problems for a couple of months nows, but it is getting better if I follow my own advice.

Hey Matt.... Man let me tell you...I hate that feeling, and my world will grind to a halt, if things get sluggish... You can fiddle with the Miralax....cutting down on that powder, till you find the sweet spot... I deal with some older people and this is a problem...I never understood it till it happened to me... I have to say, sometimes it's in the routine....TMI...I get up about 45 mins early every day...drink 2 big cups of coffee, on an empty stomach...and bam...i'm done for the day... find a routine that works for you... russ

For me its water.  If i don't go for one day I know I am not drinking enough.  And if it goes 2 or god forbid 3 days I start to chug water to extreme and this works. Bananas cause me some problems.  eat more than 1 a day and it seems to plug up the pipes. JIm D

Not trying to be funny, but have you tried pounding some Starbucks? I start "crowning" as soon as I walk in their door and get a huff off the espresso machine.

I eat All Bran every morning for breakfast.  Don't like it, but as long as I mix it with yogurt and eat it every morning I stay regular.  Sometimes I just can't stomach it anymore, so I'll have eggs for a couple of days as a break and take Milk of Mag at night.  The MOM works great for me -  gentle and not a blow-out (oops, tmi). CB