Diarrhea for 2 weeks +

buchannon · June 6, 2011

I made some Pasta salad a couple weeks ago and must not have washed the veggies well enough or something. I ate some of it and have been having some diarrhea issues ever since. I threw away the rest of the pasta salad hoping that the issue would go away in a few days, but it hasn't.

My friends are telling me to go to the doc, which makes sense, but I'm worried that my sleeve could have something to do with the issue. I'm not in pain or anything, I just feel very dehydrated and tired (and sick of having spontaneous BM breaks).

Has anyone experienced something like this post-op?

myrori · June 6, 2011

I made some Pasta salad a couple weeks ago and must not have washed the veggies well enough or something. I ate some of it and have been having some diarrhea issues ever since. I threw away the rest of the Pasta salad hoping that the issue would go away in a few days, but it hasn't.

My friends are telling me to go to the doc, which makes sense, but I'm worried that my sleeve could have something to do with the issue. I'm not in pain or anything, I just feel very dehydrated and tired (and sick of having spontaneous BM breaks).

Has anyone experienced something like this post-op?

Do you use whey Protein drinks? Those drinks in addition to 1200 mg of Calcium daily usually stop me right up!

kids05 · June 6, 2011

I suddenly had like 1 1/2 weeks of diarrhea at like 3 weeks post op. It finally went away on its own. I really had to keep up the fluids, you don't want to end up back in the hospital! Good luck!

Tammy~

kellyw74 · June 6, 2011

How far out are you??? Should you be eating Pasta?? My plan doesn't allow Pasta for 4 months!! And really discourages it because of the carbs anyway!

You should not mess around with the dehydration. Maybe you should get some fluids by IV if you can not stay hydrated. I will call your dr. and let them know how sick you are!

Feel better!!

Kelly

buchannon · June 7, 2011

I am 6 months out, Pasta is fine. I made a dr. appointment that happens in a couple days, hopefully it will go away on its own.

KellyL · June 7, 2011

I'm sorry you are having issues, but glad you made a drs appt. You need the peace of mind. Let us know!!

buchannon · June 10, 2011

Went to the doc and he said he didn't think this had anything to do with my sleeve. I guess a copule weeks of diarrhea is somewhat "normal". He said if it lasts more than a month or if there is blood or anything in the stool it's cause to freak out, but I'm probably just going through a phase. I'm also only going to the bathroom a couple times a day vs 10+ times a day, which is another cause for concern.

Anyway - crisis diverted!