Diarrhea?

[Molly1978 6]

I'm post-op 1.5weeks roux en y with diarrhea everyday. Is this normal? It's been going on for about two days.

[luvlife 43]

I would call the doc to make sure, but I am pretty sure it is normal.

[Molly1978 6]

I would call the doc to make sure' date=' but I am pretty sure it is normal.[/quote']

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[Debbe 14]

What are you eating? . My friend was using a protien shake that was causing her diarrhea. I tried a shake that made me nauseous.

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[BBdoodle 483]

I am 5+ months post op and also had my gallbladder remove 10 wks after rny surgery. Ever since then I have had daily diarrhea, my doctor has even given me pills to stop it, the work at times then at times they don't work. I think its from the bile just going into the intestines now.

[itzme752 24]

I had daily diarrhea for a couple weeks after surgery. But then I was able to move to the soft diet and they became more formed then. I think it was just because of the liquid diet I was on at first.

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[Molly1978 6]

Ahh, that makes sense. Thanks for your reply itzme752.

[mizzlaw 130]

Does everyone get diarrhea? My surgery is scheduled for oct 3rd.... I only have two weeks off from work howvam i going to function? Oh boy im scared now.....

[Molly1978 6]

Don't be scared. You will be fine. It might be a little rough going the first week but the second week will fly by. I also think that not everyone has diarrhea. My friend who had the sleeve didn't. Even though I've had diarrhea a lot, never for a second do I wish I DIDN'T have this surgery. I'm soooooo glad I went through with it.

[JustJenn 542]

I had diarrhea for the first week and couple days. It's mainly because we are on a liquid diet nothing really there to form a solid bm. My friend who I met in our jouney was 4 days after and she went right back to work right after so our surgeon put her on the next phase diet of soft food so she can go back to work feeling better.

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[mizzlaw 130]

Good to know

[music1618 879]

I still have it and I am 4 months out. I just make sure I have my anti diarrhea meds with me at all times.

[LosingItForMe2011 320]

Definitely pay attention to it though. Some folks become lactose intolerant for a while after surgery. I do believe a lot has to do with no Fiber and no solids in our diets - I had the issues too and once I was able to have things with Fiber it helped.

Folks who have had to take antibiotics after surgery - especially strong ones....listen up. I had to take 500 mg of an antibiotic 4 times a day for a while to help clear up an incision infection. Those antibiotic caused an imbalance in my intestines/bowel and caused awful Diarrhea and some cramping. This may be TMI but, it's important....that diarrhea starts to smell really bad...kinda fishy like and can be greenish and well...flaky pieces within the Fluid. It's not something to ignore and you really need to contact your surgeon. I had this and called my surgeon and was tested. I tested positive for Clostridium Difficile or C. Diff. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_difficile ) I had to take yet another antibiotic to help kill off some of the bad bacteria so the good bacteria could balance out. That antibiotic was also 500 mg 4 times a day. I was done after 14 days and thought I was doing well. Well after about a week off the antibiotic it came back. Here we go again....this time around my doc put me on the same antibiotic Flagil (generic: Metronidazole) and Florastor to try to get the balance back. Tomorrow is my last day on the antibiotic but, I think this go round I'm staying on the Florastor for at least an additional week if not more. Believe me, this thing is awful! I have to bring extra clothes with me to work "just in case" and until about 11am, I can't trust that I can hold it in. I get the urge, I run!

Back to regular diarrhea though......I have read a few books on RNY and they do mention it happens. It can happen on the early stages after surgery because our systems aren't used to things going directly in so quickly, if you wash the food out of your pouch too quickly after eating, if you have a tad more fat then usual, you have a lactose intollerance or in my case antibiotics caused a problem. Make sure to stay hydrated and if it lasts longer than a day or two you should definitely call your doc.