A whole buncha #2's -- is this normal?

[heather5565 959]

Hi all, I know I know - ewwww but I have to ask

I am 3 weeks post-op (tomorrow) and for the last 6 days or so I have had bad bouts of ... um..well.... diarrhea. UGH so gross!

I just need to know if this is normal. I am guessing it is because the basis of my diet since surgery has been mostly fluids with only very small meals of full fluids/soft foods.

Am I correct in thinking that this is all part of it and when I start eating more solid foods that this horrible disgusting issue will reside?

also, do you wanna be my friend?

haha

Heather

[kradtke5 19]

I didn't have a solid stool until just a few days ago. (1 month yesterday) Be happy it's coming out and you're hot constipated haha

[James Marusek 5,244]

After RNY gastric bypass surgery, your stomach will no longer process fats and sugars. That can mean the fats and sugars in milk. I became lactose intolerant after surgery. Anytime I drank milk, it immediately led to an upset stomach and a trip to the bathroom. Some of the Protein shakes also contain lactose. This lactose intolerance condition went away after about two months.

[Cutwater 41]

I don't think it's abnormal in your case with your diet. Make sure you are getting your required Water in so it doesn't dehydrate you. At two months post op, I go about twice a week. If you're "moving", you're "losing" and that's our goal. It should decrease as you transition to more solid foods.

[gpmed 623]

If you're having continuous diarrhea, you might want to talk with your surgeon. If it's just once in a while, I wouldn't worry. My stomach has been doing all kinds of weird things these last three weeks since my surgery. I think it's just getting used to its new configuration and healing. I was having a lot of diarrhea a week and a half ago and now the pendulum has swung the other direction to Constipation. Neither is very fun. :-/ I'm sure we'll find our rhythms soon, though!