Honestly, your symptoms sounds like a gallstone attack to me. Did they do an ultrasound to rule out gallbladder?

Girl, so sorry on your experience. Did your dr. not tell you to get something like Mirolax then? With such a high protein diet, and lack of fiber, you need something to "keep it moving." About every 3 days, if you don't go void on your own, take a capful of Mirolax (it looks like white sand, you mix it in a drink and it doesn't taste). By the next day, things usually move along. Just a suggestion! Glad something else wasn't wrong. But why in the world doesn't the ER know more about sleeve? That's the scary part to me.....

@SophieJ : Yes, they did...I have stones but they are "asymptomatic" according to the idiot with the MD behind his name. LOL @4ALongerLife: I agree, the lack of knowledge is VERY scary. I was taking miolax and fiber stuff for the first few months...then everything was moving just fine...until now. LOL Lesson learned. It also explains why I haven't lost any weight. LOL

I learned this when I had a gall bladder attack and was told I just pulled a muscle during sex (I kid you not): The ER's sole purpose is to make sure you aren't dying. Once they determine that, it doesn't matter what the diagnosis is. Call your regular doctor in the morning. I never rely on the ER to figure out what's wrong with me.

Another suggestion to help... my surgeon recommended... a tea called Smooth Moves. Gah, I love the name... cracks me up.

This was one of my first concerns. No bowel movement for 4 days after surgery. I used a fleets enema. nothing happened. Only air came out. The next morning I felt the urge and a small amount of black and choclate came out. dried blood and chocolate from the protein shakes. Mine contain fiber. Premier protein shakes from Costco and Sams club. Did u not have bowel movements after surgery?

Susan

I have not had any issues since my April surgery with my bowels...except having what I called rabbit poo. LOL

Hope it's just Poop!

The same thing happened to be in April after I had knee surgery. I was taking Percocet for pain and after 6 days of hell from not wanting to or being able to eat or drink for whatever reason, I ended up at Urgent Care. I told the doctor that I felt like **** and I was full of ****. He could feel my abdomen and tell that is was severe. He said I could go to the ER or head to CVS and buy Mag Citrate, an enema and Miralax and take care of everything myself. I bought suppositories along with my other fun OTC meds and went home. By the next night I felt so much better. It's not often you wish for diarrhea.