Toilet troubles! Advanced warning

[SamDS100 7]

Hello apologies for the unsavory topic!

I'm waiting to hear back from my surgical advice but wanted to ask here because people are so helpful, I'll be 3 weeks post op this sunday and every day since the surgery I've had bad diarrhea (as in complete liquid and orange) apologies tmi I know

Has anyone else had this? I'm struggling because it makes me feel nauseous all day nearly and I know it's only a matter of time before I need to go and sit on the throne again, I lie down after and about 20 minutes later I dont feel so awful

Surgery advice said they would expect it to be dumping syndrome but I haven't had sugars because they taste foul at the minute and I'm hardly eating or drinking either and it's been every flipping day now! I know it must clear up but it's making it so all I'm doing is lying down and feeling like I made a stupid decision

Thanks in advance!

Sam

[Jeanniebug 473]

Yep. I had diarrhea for the duration of my liquid and puree phases. Once I started on soft and solids, it improved. Some of the colors were interesting, for sure. I never had nausea and I was able to get in all of my Water. Hang in there. This too shall pass. It might pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass.

[pintsizedmallrat 473]

This happened to me too; I had diarrhea for like a month

[summerseeker 2,236]

Yep I had it too. It made me really weak. The nausea was wicked. I doubled up my PPI and things started to improve slowly. Just check you have not become lactose intolerant. It happens. I also stopped my Iron in my Multivitamin

[oldandtired 238]

hi-- I copied and pasted from my original post.

"OK, anybody have persistent diarrhea? They are apparently just now connecting the loss of pancreatic function with WLS. Sometimes. Google it. I went for months to the GP, and they threw antibiotics at this gas/poop problem; while I ate yogurt to get it to stop. Horrible gas as well. BAD stinky gas, lol sorry. Nothing worked. I ASKED MY WEIGHT LOSS DOC TOO. "Oh no, no diarrhea reported with this." That was horse hockey as well. I then went to a Gastrointestinal specialist, who did a protease enzyme test. Turns out my pancreas is not working. While it is not life threatening, it is darn inconvenient. I am not posting this to have you not have the surgery -- I still would have done it, even if I had a crystal ball. BUT if you have those symptoms, Google it, ask your doc, and maybe even if your WLS doctor says nope, go to a Gastrointestinal one. It can be managed. FYI."

[RaiderRhode 36]

I had really bad diarrhea the first couple weeks, it did eventually solid up. It was B.A.D. As in, it would come on and if I wasn't in the bathroom when I felt it coming on I'd have to be in the shower and doing laundry. My doctor did tell me that if it lasted any longer they'd want me to call them, just in case something was up. Definitely reach out to your team to check with them.

[Pkump 47]

I still have it to some degree after 2 years. Had the same issue before surgery. I take Imodium AD and it helps.