chewable fiber supplement?

Antimony40
on 3/22/13 7:57 am - VA
VSG on 12/06/12 with

Any suggestions? I'm feeling desperate for some fiber...and I don't particularly want gummies...powdered is okay...but at this point pooping is more important! 

 

Love,

a chronically constipated sleever

 HW 286.7--SW 264.4--CW 184.2  M1-24.8//M2-14.8//M3-7.6//M4-10.0//M5-3.8//M6-8.4//M7-6.4//M8- 4.8//M9 +1

Kcdietz
on 3/22/13 8:28 am - GA
I feel your pain... I know a lot of people use Miralax, but that makes me gag. Milk of Mag grosses me out too, but it does work.

    

joann P.
on 3/22/13 11:16 am

I feel your pain, same thing happened to me and I ended up using suppositories.  They worked to get things started.  Also, I don't know where you are in your journey but I also used ground flaxseed in my oatmeal and yogurt.  The flaxseed helps.  I really miss vegetables, can't wait to eat them again.

Kelly-AnneH
on 3/22/13 11:26 am - Edmonton, Canada
VSG on 06/26/12
All Bran, Hi Lo cereal, Fibre 1, broccoli, raspberries, flax meal, oat bran, Bowel Buddy crackers, beans, Metamucil, Benefibre...

   

Highest 303.4, Surgery 263, Current 217.8, Goal 180

 
  

     
  

A. Kondrlik
on 3/22/13 11:34 am
VSG on 01/24/13

I drink 2 teaspoons of Metamucil in  1 1/2  cups of water every day.  It does the trick. I have used Miralax, but it is a laxative and Metamucil is just fiber.  I prefer not to use a laxative unless I really need to

 

Anne.

  HW 259    GW 145    CW 140.2  Not finished yet?   

    

Michele H.
on 3/22/13 12:21 pm - NJ

Still pre-op here but when I need it.....Benefiber in a cup of hot tea

Michele

            

    

    

    

    
econtiff
on 3/22/13 1:25 pm - FL
VSG on 04/24/12
I have a ****tail I mix up daily. I have a 32oz bottle of water I use.

Fill with 24 oz water. Add in one serving Miralax and 3tsp of the mix in generic clear fiber. Then I add some Mio to it. Shake it up and add ice. It really just tastes like a Mio drink.

If you don't mix Miralax with enough water, it tastes oily lol
Antimony40
on 3/22/13 10:07 pm - VA
VSG on 12/06/12 with

thanks for the suggestions ladies...I'd love to go the food route, but my input amounts are so small that I am still limiting myself to almost only protein. (and brocoli last time I tried it was a SERIOUS no-go--VERY disappointing). 

 

I've done miralax so It's not an urgent issue anymore, but want something to maintain the progress I made...off to the store to get something benefiber orMetamucil...

 HW 286.7--SW 264.4--CW 184.2  M1-24.8//M2-14.8//M3-7.6//M4-10.0//M5-3.8//M6-8.4//M7-6.4//M8- 4.8//M9 +1

Kelly-AnneH
on 3/23/13 12:47 am - Edmonton, Canada
VSG on 06/26/12
I still can only manage 2-3 small pieces if it's cooked the way I prefer (stir fry), I've found that if I overcook it or put it into soup and let it coo****il very soft I can get more in. (Same with all veggies, really) We eat a lot of homemade soup these days.

When you can manage a bit more volume, Quest bars are loaded with an average of 16 grams of fibre, as well as 20 grams of protein. Lots of people find them a worthwhile way to plan some fibre into their days.

   

Highest 303.4, Surgery 263, Current 217.8, Goal 180

 
  

     
  

sarapilar
on 3/23/13 4:12 pm
VSG on 02/21/13

I am on soft foods now to help me not vomit.  But, last week I took fresh spinach and sauteed it in olive oil, and fresh garlic.  Then I threw doe feta cheese on top, and transferred it to my food processor while still warm, and chopped and blended it up into a sort of baby food consistences, for tiny bites.  I think it really helped and I will make this again.

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