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@leed2022

Hello again, I am about to start my morning ritual on day 3. I did have a little constipation this morning upon wakening, and realized that I also need to do something about eating more well balanced foods to include more vegetables and fruit--especially grapes. I have gotten into a bad habit prior to the holidays with eating foods that I normally don't. Not only have I gained weight, but am also eating foods that are not good for the treatment and with just having the colon surgery. Starting today, I am going to eat more of the good things and go back to eating the fun stuff in moderation. I have heard that prune juice is also good to have around in case one has this problem. Definitely need to keep a gentle laxative on hand. I will let you know how it goes, and I do hope that you will have better success. Is next week your one week off? All the Best in the New Year!

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I hope you're not too uncomfortable. Yes, I'm sure diet has such a large part to play and eating healthily will help avoid the need for even a gentle laxative. Whilst I haven't needed any for several days now my bowel continues to be irritable much of the time, despite eating lots of home grown vegetables. It needs to learn how to behave itself. I shall follow your advice and take the pills in easy steps in future instead of swallowing all 3 in rapid succession (mainly to get the process over with!). Thanks for the tip, and for the ginger recommendation.
Best of luck over the next few days. It's good to compare experiences.