Oh no I am active...plenty of exercise...I mean going...yep that one. The problem I think is the lack of roughage. When you are getting ready for surgery you have a lot of liquid meals. Even though the protein shakes have some fiber, it is not enough to keep things cleaned out. And that can make you irritable and bloated.
How do you get around it? Well, I have tried many things. What I have found is to add fiber to the shakes. I have bought citrucel and tried it but the orange flavor really didn't work for me. Then I tried miralax. And that was wonderful. I put some in my shakes twice a day and it keeps things going. It also didn't cause a massive increase in gas. Metamucil will really stir up the gas! The increase protein and lack of fiber is stressful to our systems.
Even if you don't experience this during prep, post surgery you definitely will. Miralax uses the water you drink to help prepare your system. If you still are having issues, try a stool softener. Sometimes it isn't the creation, but the travel :-)
Hang in there my friends!
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