A Total guy Subject but you wimmenz will chime in!

Paul C.
on 1/16/13 1:54 am, edited 1/16/13 1:55 am - Cumming, GA

Ok One thing that MANY MANY MANY of post ops have in common is the Poo Issue (Hey It rhymes!).

So are you regular and still have the Mega Poo problems?

What Helps keep you regular?

What is your Mega Prize Poo experience? YES DETAILS!

Do you find you have this issue you if you eat one specific way?

Umm for the first time I am requesting that you resist the urge to post your Potty Room Pics I know a shocker!

Paul C.
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04

Cleopatra_Nik
on 1/16/13 1:59 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 01/08/08

I love you, Paul!

I am very regular and have been since pretty early out (immediately after surgery notwithstanding)

In addition to fiber, food pushes food through the digestive tract. I eat a lot of food!

Um...2 footer. Had to lug out the old plunger but I felt a lot lighter. In fact, I did before after on the scale. Three pounds. No lie.

RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!

fatfreemama
on 1/16/13 2:00 am - San Jose, CA

RNY on 12/07/09

Yes, I'm regular. Taking a magnesium oxide every day helps, plus eating avocados and almonds and drinking lots of water.

But boy can I go big sometimes. And not just once, but again and again in like half an hour. What I want to know is where is my body storing all that poo until it comes out?????

Oh, and did I mention the horrible cramps I get right before the big one?!

And for the prize, yes, I have gone so big as to stop up the toilet. UGH!

On another topic, how's your daughter and family?

Bay to Breakers 12K May 15, 2011 (1:54:40) First 5K 5/23/11 (41:22)
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21)   7/17/11 (3:30:58)   7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
   SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
HW/SW/CW  349/326/176
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Oxford Comma Hag
on 1/16/13 2:13 am

RNY on 09/12/11

Miralax every day keeps constipation away. I make a Miralax concoction my DH refers to as Pooplax.

I have clogged the toilet. Good thing DH is a plumber, huh?

A pound or so on the scale.

I fight badgers with spoons.

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Zachariah
on 1/16/13 4:43 am

No problems with constipation, but I eat oatmeal and high fiber whole grain food as often as possible. I block up the w.c. every day and have to whip out the plunger!

I think it depends on how much fiber you can take in.

Zachariah-Still crazy after all these years!

wendydettmer
on 1/16/13 5:03 am - Rochester, NY

RNY on 12/22/11

I do not have any bathroom problems. I get close to 50 grams of fiber most days, so I think that helps. If anything, I have more issues the other way. I don't dump that I know of, but sometimes too much fruit can make me have to GO.

I have had some mega ones that feel great to be cleaned out! Since I have my scale in a very inconvenient place, I have never weighed before and after.

Follow my vegan transition at www.bariatricvegan.com
HW:288 CW:146.4 GW: 140 RNY: 12/22/11