BM questions-kind of embarrassed

[TXBell 9]

Hi other sleevers! I had my surgery on the 22nd of Jan and for the most part feel great.

I have an embarrassing question to ask though.

I'm having a lot if loose bowl movements and I'm only having Water with a little Protein Water. (My dr has me on Clear liquids for a week)

I'm also having a hard time drinking the 60 oz of liquids. How do you do this?

Has anyone else experienced this? I just don't recall anyone saying this in class.

Thanks!

[JuliannaJ 83]

They have firmed up for me now although I have not had one in 3 days but no pain or discomfort or even the feeling I have to go. Since we are not eating solids yet and you just had GI surgery, your body needs to adjust.

As far as the liquids go, mix it up...add a squeeze from an orange or lime into your Water, get some good Soup with broth and strain out the other ingredients, I found it had more taste that just the broth in the box. Also switch between chicken, beef and veggie broth and don't forget about the other clear liquids...for me my treat was apple juice!

[abetterme4.2 268]

Hi other sleevers! I had my surgery on the 22nd of Jan and for the most part feel great.

I have an embarrassing question to ask though.

I'm having a lot if loose bowl movements and I'm only having Water with a little Protein Water. (My dr has me on Clear Liquids for a week)

I'm also having a hard time drinking the 60 oz of liquids. How do you do this?

Has anyone else experienced this? I just don't recall anyone saying this in class.

Thanks!

Hi there!

First...congratulations!

And...liquids in = liquids out. It's perfectly normal. Now, there comes a point where 'excessive' is no good. Stay hydrated!

It's hard to get in all of your liquid. My doctor just indicated to me,"if 32 ozs was your normal pre-surgery, then start there." It really made it easier for me. It does get easier with each day to get it in. I'm only 15 days post-op and I can now get my water in. Not every single day, but 90% of the time.

Hope this helps, and when in doubt, contact your doctors office to find out how much 'excessive' is.

Good luck on your journey.

[sleever10 109]

I had diarrhea the whole time I was on liquids. I read on one of these forums something about "liquids in, liquids out." It is what it is. Once you start eating solids it should subside.

As for the Water, I count my two Premier Protein shakes as Water intake, so I try to drink 3-4 bottles of water a day. One before Breakfast, one before lunch, and another before dinner. Then in the evening I try to get another one in if I am watching TV or something. I don't like plain water so I either add Mio or drink Propel. I would like to add in more water to my day though, but it is hard.

[JuliannaJ 83]

By the way, I only had about 2-3 "liquid" stools a day for several days and then it stopped and firmed up. I thought it might be because of the bowel prep preop I took. But when you say frequent....what does that mean? Because if someone is having like 7 loose stools a day, they are risking dehydration and need to talk to their doc

[920amy 409]

Perfectly normal. You really don't have anything in you, so in one end, out the other. It will solidify as you move on to puree and soft foods, then you will have quite the opposite problem once you go to solid Proteins. The way I got my liquids in is I always carried something with me and just made myself sip it every 5 minutes. Also, I found warm or hot liquids much easier to stomach at that stage than cold. Good luck!

[DeeBrownBaker 139]

OMG... please know that it WILL change... but be careful that you're staying hydrated... but enjoy the go... because sometimes, I can't...unassisted... I know, TMI!! I am 7 wks out and things have truly changed... trying to find a balance at this point...

[kristikay 60]

I had my surgery on the 22nd also and I have had the opposite problem I haven't gone for over a week. I haven't had any discomfort from it yet but I am worried I will soon. My diet is different than most as I have three double milks a day That is skim milk with sugar free instant Breakfast or dry milk mixed with it. They do not want us to use Protein Powder at all and I am okay with that. I have been eating alot of sugarfree popsicles and that helps with getting liquids in..

[Andrea8967 25]

Hi everyone. I was sleeved on 1/18/12 - just over a year ago and I went thru the same problem with diarrhea. I found the solution from reading this forum. I took two capsules of a probiotic called Culturelle. I worked almost immediately. Nothing else I tried stopped the big D! Problem solved.

Hope this helps.

[Andrea8967 25]

I should have updated my ticker prior to answering your question because my weight didn't reflect the update after I posted. I'm down 65 lbs now. Funny how I've become so vain about my weight!!

[MichiganChic 3,262]

Yep, it's normal. I had the same issue even after I was on solids. It was about 4 weeks for me...now it's gone the other way a little! I'm not sure why, but this is not something you hear as much about as Constipation, but this too, shall pass (pun intended).