Thank you all for help. I will try each of your comments and let you know what works best for me. As for alcohol.. I drink on occasion and my drink of choice is light orange juice with Grey Goose. It is the easiest on my stomach and only 2 will get me feeling good. Haven't had a beer or any soda since surgery. Once you let it go it is best not to even dabble I believe. It only opens up that pandoras box and I don't want to have to battle the diet coke addiction again. I used to drink coffee with that fiber supplement that dissolves tasteless but coffee seems to be real hard on stomach in the morning so I haven't drank it anymore and that tasteless fiber supplement on dissolves really well in warm drinks. I don't really like warm tea either. I will defientely try the msm and the veg. capsules and I have uped my water intake by at least 2 - 3 times more than before but the downside is I pee all the time it seems like. Oh well better than being constipated. Thanks again for the help and support. Good luck fellow bandsters and god bless you all on this difficult yet rewarding journey!