Diarrhea 3 days post-op, normal???

[Woodstock girl 0]

I had bloating and the runs so bad before surgery that I developed blisters on my rear and had to put diaper rash ointment on them! I think the liquid diet is to blame, but my nutritionist believes I was also experiencing the symptoms of lactose intolerance. I switched from milk to unsweeted almond milk and the bloating cleared up.

[SusanH77 0]

liquid in :thumbup:Liquid out....

[TSB 1]

No. I'm not on antibiotics. Initially they thought it was from the barium I swallowed in the hospital, but not anymore. I'm just hoping it goes away in a few days when I start eating more substantial things. Thanks for the info!

When I was in the early post-op phase I had the same issue the whole time I was on a liquid only diet. As soon as I started mushies, the problem resolved itself.