Chronic Diarrhea with Surgery Next Week

[CherCare 34]

My surgery is set for next Wednesday (Dec. 14th). For over two months I have had chronic diarrhea. I've been to a gastro doctor, and had an endoscope. A colonoscopy was recent enough that he didn't think it needed to be done.

I see my surgeon Thursday. I'm wondering if this situation is going to hold up the surgery. What do you think?

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Naw, I mean even people who don't have your issue have it right before surgery because of the liquid diet. You start right before surgery so you won't have to worry about having the runs on the table. Don't worry.

[CherCare 34]

I'm not worried about making a mess. I'm worried that something isn't right with my system and it might not be a good idea to shock it with such a drastic change before we know what's wrong.

I'm sure the surgeon will take it under consideration, but I've emailed my gastro and PCP for their input.

I want the most positive experience possible.

Thanks. I'll just see what happens Thursday.

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[Queen_Bee 37]

CherCare, your dilemma sounds very familiar to me, so I will share in the hopes it helps you.

After what seems like years of suffering, I finally figured out that I have an intolerance to certain types of artificial sweeteners. In the last 2 months, you've probably been dieting, yes? I would start with the sugars you're consuming. Personally, I cannot do sucralose or stevia even in small quantities. Most premade or ready to eat foods have sucralose. Flavored waters, Water Enhancer drops, premier Protein shakes, Protein powders, diet yogurts, etc, etc. It's everywhere in low calorie foods.

And there is also a thing called FODMAPs. These are short chain carbohydrates that some people have problems digesting. All of the fake sugars fall into one of this overall category.

I suffered for years, had every uncomfortable test known to man, including my gastroenterologist removing my gall bladder because "maybe that will help." It didn't. They just kept telling me I had IBS and tried to throw pills at me. Somehow I made it through 30+ years without IBS, but suddenly I had this. In actuality, I was only ill when I tried to "eat healthy" aka diet, that I had diarrhea. When I went back to eating what I liked (non diet food), I wasn't sick. I used to think I was allergic to dieting.

The most Enlightened wisdom and profound eureka came in the form of an awesome nutritionist who taught me all about FODMAPs. My regular doctor and gastro doc have no idea what FODMAPS are. They both looked at me as if I was speaking Greek.

I would see a good nutritionist who will help guide you through a FODMAP elimination diet so you can figure out the offending foods and start feeling normal again.

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Edited December 7, 2016 by Queen_Bee