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Sorry if TMI but I've been having diarrhea several times a day since the day after discharge (Saturday), I put in a call to my doctors office but just wanted to know if this was normal? I'm having trouble with fluids on top if this so I'm afraid I will become dehydrated, please help!

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Are you still on liquids? Liquids in, liquids out.

Or c-diff maybe?

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I have bouts of the poops often... I'm 16 months post op, I think it just comes with the territory sorry to say :(

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I am on full bariatric liquids. What is c-diff?

My first question would be, are you still taking pain medication?

Second question are you taking any type of laxative or Fiber supplement to help with Constipation from the pain meds?

If yes to the first question and no to the second question you need to be calling your doctor as C-diff is a very good possibility and it needs to be checked so you do not dehydrate which can happen extrememly fast with this.

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C-diff is a bacteria that grows in the gut. You get it after taking lots if antibiotics. The treatment is another antibiotic.

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"C. diff", is a species of Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Clostridium that causes diarrhea and other intestinal disease when competing bacteria are wiped out by antibiotics."

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I'm on the same day as you. We aren't eating anything that will bulk up and form a solid poop yet. I know it's gross, just hang in there.

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I had relentless completely liquid diarrhea 8-12 times a day for almost 6 weeks. It was awful, thought my life was over cause I couldn't be far from a bathroom. I was also very weak from so much diarrhea-although the weight really fell off me in those days!! Not c-diff. Everyone tests for it, but c-diff is not an everyday occurrence. My diarrhea did not improve till I started using benefiber, several teaspoons a day. I'm finally OK now, sometimes even go a few days w/o a BM! I am very careful to take in lots of fiber & don't need the benefiber anymore, but it was a life saver.

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I had the same problem. Turns out I am lactose intolerant. Switched to lactose free milk, no problems.

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Thanks for the help everybody! It actually stopped 2 days ago, so glad! My nurse practitioner said sometimes it happens right after surgery but hopefully everything will stay ok!

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