Newly Banded - Digestion Question

[mirihawk 7]

Hi, I got my lapband on 6/9/11 so almost a week! I seem to be having a lot of gas and diarrhea and I wondered if that's normal? I have completed 5 days of "clears plus Protein shakes" and moved onto "Pureed with Protein Drinks" . Thanks.

[jessyM 2]

i dont know about others, but it was definitely normal for me. the diarrhea went away after i got back on mushies and it's stayed gone (i was banded 5/16) as for the gas... it's definitely less than it was for the first 2 weeks post op... but i still have more than i did before the surgery. again, maybe that's just me. who knows! good luck

[Rachel412 116]

liquid in = liquid out.

[phatgirl 2011 1]

Rachel is right. lol

since no food...liquids was all I got. I was on Clear Liquids for 2 weeks! lol so... and that includes the Protein Shakes. But I couldn't do them. So clear liquids it was. And believe it was hell for two whole weeks! lol But you'll make it and it will be a distant memory a couple of months from now.

[mirihawk 7]

Thanks everyone! Adding in purees seems to have helped with the issue...

[roziecakes 20]

I had the same problem at first, but now that I'm on mushies, everything is fine. Adding a pureed banana REALLY helps. Bananas have enzymes that help when you have diarrhea.

[dert 17]

Yes it's totally normal and goes away with time. For me, my gas issues went away after about 3 months, and my pooping issues went away a little quicker than that. However, it turned into Constipation problems so I had to play with my diet a bit to find foods that helped make me "regular" without interfering with the band.