Guest guest Posted May 2, 2001 Report Share Posted May 2, 2001 Cath: What in the world are junket tablets? Regards. Joe Frost, old gentleman, not old fartSan , TX, 60 years oldSurgery 11/29/00 by Dr. Welker Lateral Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch340 starting weight, currently 246http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/Joe/joe.html [DS_PostOp_Problems] Re: Newbie Post-Op With Diarrhea Hi Jane,I tend to agree with everyone that it is early days yet and loose stools is to be expected.My DS nurse recommends junket tablets as an assistant in firming stools up. A more natural alternative.Regards,Cath - Brisbane> Hi,> > I had Lap BPD/DS this Thursday, April 26, 2001 at 7:30 a.m. by Dr. > Ren at NYU. My operation was without complications and > lasted about 3 hours. On Friday and Saturday I had only liquids; i.e. > (jello, consomme, water, very watered down cranberry juice cocktail, > tea with a tiny bit of lemon). I have been having very loose bowel > movements since Saturday morning. I am not having emergency bathroom > trips, but I need to go pretty frequently. I have little post-op pain > and no nausea or cramping. What can I do to firm my stool up? I > know it's not milk or any other food intolerance since I haven't had > anything else prior to the loose BMs. Also, when I got home, I forgot > to crush my pain meds and swallowed them (2) whole. I hope I didn't > cause any damage, now I am nervous. Thanks for any advice. > > Jane J.> Post-Op> Pre-Op BMI 42> April 26, 2001> Lap BPD/DS> Dr. Ren> NYU Medical Center, NYC> www.thinforlife.org.> www.duodenalswitch.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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