Why does no-one tell you about the poop? How do you unsoften stools?

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sandrapinchedmysandwich · 01/09/2024 16:08

I used to weigh a lot. But over the last year I got my arse into gear, started strength training / walking and cut out the crap. My diet now consists of mainly fruit and veg ( veg heavy), protein such as eggs, chicken, tuna, cottage cheese plus lentils and a small amount of cheese. I also drink around 2 litres of water a day

I feel fantastic. My mental health is better than it has been, I have lost 3 stone and I am visibly more toned.

But my poop is awful. I have always been constipated and still only go every 3 days or so. When I do it's soft and thick and sticks all over the toilet. It's also awful to wipe.

Is this normal? How do I harden them back up again? It might be worth mentioning that at one point I had a fissure from constipation and passing very large hard stools. I don't want that again either but something in the middle would be good 😊

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Meadowfinch · 01/09/2024 16:20

Op if your stools are soft, that's a good thing, produced by the high-fibre fruit & veg diet. It will avoid any fissures in future.

Egg acts as a binder so you could try eating a little more egg, but you're healthy as it is.

PuzzledParrott · 01/09/2024 16:19

You probably need to see a doctor but when I lost a lot of weight my bowel movements definitely changed, albeit in the opposite way! Could also be a lack fibre, although you are eating a lot of fruit.

redtrain123 · 01/09/2024 16:14

I’m surprised you’re constipated by that diet - although with all that fruit etc I’m not surprised they’re loose.

Have you enough fibre in your diet?

Could it be a milk protein allergy? My son used to go every few days . Since discovering he’s intolerant to dairy milk protein (not lactose) and changing his milk to goats milk, he’s improved a huge amount. He can still have hard cheese as the protein is processed out of it.

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