Pre-op diet causing ......

[cls8402 26]

Possible TMI alert!!

I am on day 6 of my preop diet. It is both liquids and foods from the docs office. I have diareah on and off all week. Its horrible! Anyone else experience this? I am not too concerned about it, but its annoying when I have to make a mad dash to the bathroom!

[PatriotsFan28 29]

I'm not there yet so I can't be helpful, but liquids in = liquids out maybe??? Lol

[cls8402 26]

I thought about that, but the dietician told us it is not true and most will have trouble with Constipation. Maybe I am lucky...? Lol I'm going to ask when I call on Monday.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Make sure you are drinking a lot. You don't want to get dehydrated before surgery.

[shays4265 26]

Before I got on this sight, which was yesterday. I was not aware of a lot of things I am going to be going through. My first appt with the surgeon in Wednesday. I have been approved but now comes the test of the story. I am nervous but I have been wanting this for a long time. I want to have my surgery the first week of June. I hope it goes my way. I just learned about this pre op diet. Did you do anything different before your 2 weeks of pre op dieting?

[Jessica H 79]

I have the opposite problem. I've only gone once since I started my liquids.

[rigwife3 1]

I've been having the exact problem!

[makemyownluck 785]

Use some Imodium. Should "tighten" the stool up.

I have the opposite problem as well - I take Milk of Magnesia every other day to keep it soft. Wasn't expecting the Constipation and had it at work - it was awful, had to suffer through it for about 3 hours before it was time to go home. The Milk of Magnesia took care of it right away. I've been taking some every other day just to keep the stool soft.

Diarrhea and constipation are pretty typical on the pre-op diet, and for right after post-op. I have MOM and liquid imodium on hand for both possibilities.

[makemyownluck 785]

Before I got on this sight, which was yesterday. I was not aware of a lot of things I am going to be going through. My first appt with the surgeon in Wednesday. I have been approved but now comes the test of the story. I am nervous but I have been wanting this for a long time. I want to have my surgery the first week of June. I hope it goes my way. I just learned about this pre op diet. Did you do anything different before your 2 weeks of pre op dieting?

Good luck getting a surgery date. The visit should be easy enough, make sure you ask a lot of questions! Write them down so you don't forget anything. Most surgeons explain the different surgical options and let you decide what you want. It's elective surgery, after all. Unless you have some other GI issues, like reflux or ulcers, then I don't see why you can't get what you want.

As far as doing anything differently before the pre-op diet, you don't have to. I "weaned" myself into it by replacing a meal with a shake for a few weeks prior to the all liquid diet. Also, I was doing a low carb/high Protein diet as well. It's really a good idea to start incorporating post-op habits now - like trying out different Protein shakes to see what you like, and getting used to lowering your carb intake. Each surgeon has a different plan, so you may not even have to do a pre-op diet at all. Some people have to do all liquids for a month, some just a week or two, some just the day before, some people get to have a meal a day during their liquid diet - it all depends on what your surgeon prefers!

I wish you luck, you should find a lot of good info on this site.

[shays4265 26]

Thank you. I have found that this is going to be a great site.