Continuing Problems...help!

[xayia 0]

I had my band removed in dec 09. I had problems with gas, vomiting, 'stuck food", chronic diarrhea,etc. from 6 hours out of being banded. They were never able to find a cause, although my primary doctor said i had all the symptoms of gall bladder issues. My surgeon/aftercare facility always made me feel that these problems were my fault, they told me i must have had these issues before surgery. I was never able to tolerate fills. Its been almost 6 months and i still have the gas and diarrhea. I have searched the internet in hops that someone else had these symptoms and could offer me some answers about how to get these things stopped. I feel like my life is out of control. I have days were i'm cleaning myself 7-8 times...sometimes more. Sometimes i don't know that I have stool on my bottom until I feel the burning and it bleeds from the irritation. Surely i would remeber if i had these problems before banding-its not something I would forget. I can only find the successful, happy stories of lap band success. Once i found a post from a woman in Austrailia that was having the diarrhea every day. i hope i'm not the only person in the US with these issues? :w00t:

[jalomum 1]

Not had this problem but I have had a bout of gastro lately and the diarrhea side of it has hung on for a couple of weeks longer than I expected. I started using Probiotics a few days ago and now it is slowing down.

Gut problems are increased or prolonged by any food containig fat as it takes longer to breakdown and allows the bad bacteria to stay alive until the next meal moves through. Eliminate ALL fat for a few days while taking low doses aof anti-diarrhea meds, Probiotics and drinking at lease a couple of litres of electrolyte Fluid a day.

Good luck

[tinksmom 0]

You might need to see a gastroenterologist...or whatever kind of doctor does gall bladder. The bang doesn't do anything to the internal part of your digestive tract but maybe the change in your diet triggered something.