I've had chronic constipation from WLS. Calcium made it worse. I actually learned where the term to sh*t a brick came from. I have been on peri-colace since Aug 2005. It's a stimulant and a stool softener. When I had my plastic surgeries, the paralytics and narcotics really bound me up. Eating all the fruits and vegtables, and benefiber and all that crap just didn't help. Last year, I discovered the citracal soft chews and now I can tolerate 500mg of calcium a day. I think back to the time when I used to roll my eyes when someone complained of constipation. Until the day I had to disimpact myself, I used to think what a bunch of babies. Well....no more. Constipation sucks! Sue
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