Bowel movements

[AUTigerATL]

It's now been 72 hours since I got my band. When can I expect a bowel movement. Also, is it normal to feel so bloated?

[Dolittle]

It's now been 72 hours since I got my band. When can I expect a bowel movement. Also, is it normal to feel so bloated?

Having surgery sometimes does that to you. The bowels lock up. Milk of Mag,, works wonders. LOL

[jhawkchick75]

Having surgery sometimes does that to you. The bowels lock up. Milk of Mag,, works wonders. LOL

After surgery I looked about 7 mos pregnant and did not go for quite some time. Keep those liquids coming and I agree on the MOM that can help too. Totally normal!

[Apprehensive]

It's now been 72 hours since I got my band. When can I expect a bowel movement. Also, is it normal to feel so bloated?

Yes, after surgery...your body is adjusting to the many different things. Especially your new diet. It is important to have a bowel movement. As a rule, if a person does not have a BM in 72 hours or more, it would be a good idea to use some Milk of Magnesia. Just remember that the results of BM's are not going to be as they were in the past due to your new eating habits.

The MOM should do the job for you. Also..drink plenty of fluids.

The bloated feeling is probably gas. I had quite a bit of gas for a while after surgery. Gas-X helped me get though that part. Well, I hope this bit of information helped. If you don't get results from the Milk of Mag, it would be wise to see your doctor.

[CxJx]

Milk of Magnesia is good, but the thing that works THE BEST for me and everyone I know that has had problems has been Natural Calm by Peter Gilliam. I get the rasberry kind that has calcium plus magnesium. You just throw in a few teaspoons with a small amount of warm water. The cheapest place I have found it has been on vitacost.com. I try to get all my vitamins from there. Hope this helps!