Tammi,

I would call the doc tomorrow about the puree food not wanting to go down...that might be the issue but I hope not!

As for the pooping, it was a struggle for me too, until I started eating more things on my plan...I had a very aggressive approach to food per my doctor, and I am thankful as I am eating like a champ (when I remember)...

I had a bad poop stall while I was on vacation...tried colace for softening and then some fiber stuff to push through...took DAYS and I was miserable...haven't had a problem since though since I can eat whatever I want now.

Perhaps your doc can also suggest something to help you move things along.

Feel better!
Tracie

tracee what things actually worked for you on the puree - puree chicken and tuna not doing it for me. no problem with eggs and mashed potatoes. so lost right now

I don't know what structure feels like.
I had to take murilax to finally go to the bathroom. I took it twice now everything seems okay. I am just hitting my 4 week this Tuesday.
I have been calling the nurse weekly with random questions or concerns. I have to say my dr office has been amazing. They are reassuring me on things i have coming up are normal part of healing. I was nervous too. I just decided to call and am glad I did.

Hey Tami... I am not sure what a stricture feels like, but I would call your doc office in the AM... You should not be having a problem with pureed food getting stuck....

And pooping... Well.. I am 10 1/2 weeks out and in horrible pain.... I take two colace a day and it is not working.. I got so constipated this week-end, that I took two dulcolax and oh my goodness.... The stomach pains started, and then I couldn't stop going... My poor behind is hurting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From what I understand, constipation can be a problem... We don't get much fiber in our diet.... I see my doc on Wednesday and we are going to have a serious talk cause this is the worst thing about my surgery so far....

Please, please call your doc about your food issue... That concerns me... Don't want anything to happen to you.. You are such a blessing....

Hugzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... Kathi

Hi Kathi, worthi and bellzee, thank you for responding apparently my pouch does not appreciate tuna, Of course I had to hurl and then take some tums and the pain stopped almost instantly, thank God - I should have learned from the first go round but i made the horrific mistake of eating it again - silly me and this time the reaction scared the hell out of me. My pharmacist perscribed some liquid form of colace which does absolutely NOTHING for me so I tried ducolax which does less - this is the worse. I am my limits with this poop business, but grateful that the blockage has passed. OMG i will be more careful from here on out trust me - sorry to have worried you, but a sista was scared to death. LOL

Tam..

Tuna was good for me...i couldn't try chicken until week 7+ but that's because I was never in a puree stage...I went from liquid (2 weeks) to soft (2 weeks) to medium soft/chewy (2 weeks) to real food...

Something you might be able to try (if you like it) is corned beef hash...it's soft and protein rich, but is a bit fatty...the fatty stuff doesn't bother me...i also could tolerate cottage cheese...but i was in kind of a funk for a while...

i have chucked a few things myself, when Patty decides she doesn't want what I put in her...fussy pouch...i can eat almost anything now...

did you get a list of pureed things you can have, or is it boundless and as long as you smoosh it you can eat it?

I don't know if this would be something your stomach can tolerate but have you tried prune juice for the constipation?

no actually i havent tried the prune juice only because im not sure if i can handle it, but i will ask my doctor tomorrow. I will try the corn beef hash - i love it anyway and its worth a try. thanks

Call your doctor about things not going down and the pain. Also would tell them about constipation..a very important issue. Please do so today. debby

When I was released from the hospital Milk of Magnesia was in the list of items to purchase on my discharge instructions. When I felt the need for it I took it and had no problems. I am still taking Colace daily two + years post surgery.

On the constipation you could try eating 3-4 pitted prunes a day it's what works for me. I always try the "natural" way before resulting to drugstore stuff. The laxitive quality added to the fiber content does the trick. If you had a stricture nothing would go through you would just hurl everything including water. It's like a kink in a garden hose. Another suggestion is to eat more beans which a great fiber as well as protein source. FF refried beans with shredded cheese melted on top was one of my top pureed/soft favs. d

I am still taking Colace after a month and it is not working too much. the pharmacist told me that before to use something else to take more Colace. She told me that I can take up to 5 without any problems. I am taking 2 but I don't go each day, maybe each 3 days...

I an beginning to take some Fibers, Benefibres, let see if it is going to work...

I am 9 weeks out. Constipation has been the bane of my existence!! I do Metamucil at least once a day, 2 Colace a day, and for the last several weeks, Miralax every night. Been doing much better the last few weeks. Things are getting better as I can add more fruit/veg; keeping up on fluids is a non-stop challenge.

For soft diet: beans/cheese, low fat corned beef hash, greek yogurt/canned fruit puree'd together, pureed ham/bean soup, cottage cheese/canned fruit puree'd.

I had to take colace after surgery. I had a really rough time...but I started taking probiotics supplements and once I started doing that I could stop the colace. The probiotics helped me be more regular as well as soften it.
lisa

I couldn't do chicken for some weird reason, no matter how pured
I had that sort of pain but went away when I was given
Omeprozole
Hope it's just heartburn