Jalapeño

The politicians in the USA are filthy rich, most of them anyway. We the people, need to have each others backs.

I can confirm that stools and passing wind is a lot more pungent following the gastric bypass. It's because the anatomy has been altered and food is not being digested in the normal way. It's being bypassed. Hence the very strong odour.

I remember standing on the old, non-digital scales, and the dial would spin around one full rotation and then get stuck at the top. It was so embarrassing!

I was taking my creon tablets like they were going out of fashion. Because I wanted to absorb nutrients from the food and vitamins I was having. I found some bloating and constipation but nothing major. The part I didn't like is the having to take tablets before eating. Sometimes I'd forget and then have a mouthful of the tablets straight after finishing my food. My issue for malabsorption was MGB, pancreas was healthy so creon was never going to helps, and didn't. I revised from MGB to RNY.

I've gained about 5kg and am approximately 5 months post RNY. The surgery is something that I'm getting used to because of the restriction. I definitely feel full after eating a smaller portion. With the MGB, I had zero restriction and could eat like a horse, but not one iota was being absorbed. My energy levels were shot. Post RNY, energy levels are better and blood test results are showing that I am actually absorbing the multi vitamins etc that I take, this absorption was absent with MGB. If you are going to revise from MGB to RNY to a little gain weight, your surgeon will have to tinker with the limb lengths. My stomach pouch was kept the same, so I have an RNY with MGB stomach pouch but customised limb lengths. I think I will know more about the final result in a year from now. I can hand on heart say that MGB was a mistake, because it was too powerful a procedure for me. I should have just opted for RNY from the very beginning, but because I was paying privately for the procedure, I thought it best to go for MGB at the time, for two reasons, one it was powerful and two that it was safer than RNY. Only one limb gets cut and replumbed with MGB but two with the RNY. I have seen fantastic results with people who have been sleeved. But, for me, I have a food and sugar addiction. I do not have an off switch, so in that sense poor discipline when it comes to controlling my relationship with food. I'm also bone idle. On that basis I had ruled out the sleeve. I hope it was the correct decision. Ideally, people should opt for the sleeve for weight loss and RNY for those who are in a similar position to myself.

I converted and am glad I did. The main difference you'll notice is that there will be restriction when it comes to eating. You may experience occasional constipation, but this can be remedied with stool softeners. If you have any specific questions, feel free to message me.

OP is describing steatorrhea. As for the smelly stools/flatulence, it's due to the very powerful nature of the procedure itself. There is no cure. I too had MGB and suffered from everything described with the addition of significant malabsorption. I had a conversion to RNY. Best thing I ever did. Smells are cured. I'm slowly gaining weight.

I was on creon tablets briefly to help with malabsorption on a trial basis, my pancreas was fine. Thankfully I didn't have to continue longterm but feel for those who do.

I've had to say I'm diabetic. I know it's really bad but I've had enough of people prying.

I think my problem is that my brain programming is still the same, where I still have a very high appetite but due to the surgery, can't act on it. For example, if I was to go to an all you can eat buffet, I'd fill up my plate to the brim despite not being able to eat much. It's frustrating. Will get easier over time because hopefully my gluttony for food won't be that intense.

I hate foamies! But feel much better when I've vomited.

Some people experience more harsher dumping syndrome symptoms than others. Thankfully, I don't experience much in the way of dumping syndrome despite eating a high level of sugar content. That said, I do experience daily constipation and can't get a decent amount of volume down me.

What do people find helps for their constipation? Those who take medication, is it daily?

I have a very high appetite, but the problem for me is restriction! I can't seem to get a lot down me. If I try to fight against it, I end up vomiting. Would prefer to be able to get a decent amount down me, but alas it's not happening.

I like to drink energy drinks from time to time, but I try to get rid of the fizz. The caffeine does tend to play havoc on my internal plumbing.