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Hello fellow sleevers! I had my Gastric Sleeve done five days ago. Aside from the nausea and pain, I have been doing well. Walking about 1/2 mile per day, journaling my food and liquids and feeling ok just fatigued. On day six, I was cleared to add some additional foods to my diet, including low sugar apple sauce, cream of wheat and low-fat cheese. I had about 1-2 small bites of thr apple sauce and a few bites of low-fat cottage cheese (which I've had before) and within minutes I had a massive diarrea attach. Not to be graphic, but it was mostly liquid and it just poured out. Think of the bathroom scene in the movie Dumb and Dumber. I had a few more episodes like this throughout the night. I called my surgeon first thing (9 am) and spoke to the nurse. She said it was likely dumping, due to the influx of sugar from the apple sauce. I can't imagine that little amount would set off such an alarming reaction, but what do I know - I'm new to this. The hard part is that this has continued on ALL DAY, so since last night at 8 PM until the following evening (22 hours). I feel like I have a stomach bug. I've gone to the bathroom 20+ times and can't keep anything in my system (broth, Water, yogurt, Protein shakes). I am exhausted, feel awful, I can barely sit up and my whole abdomen feels like its on fire. Again, it's all liquid that comes out. Lots of cramping, stomach noises and rumbling. I called my doctor again. They instructed me to take Imodium caplets and drink Powerade Zero. If it doesn't get better, they said to go to the ER. My husband went to the store for me and got me what I needed. It's been about an hour since my last episode. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm concerned that this may damage my stitches and that I will get dehydrated. Should I keep drinking fluids? I'm afraid to put anything in my mouth right now. I welcome your insights and advice.

Thank you for sharing! It's good to know that these unpleasant things are 'normal' and part of the process for some. I felt like I was really making progress, and this episode has set me back both emotionally and physically. The good news is that I took 2 Immodium caplets and haven't had an incident for about 4 hours. Lots of rumbling and churning but so far no 'explosions' :-) I hope this is helpful for others in the same place.