[WLS_duodenalswitch] Re: oil leaks

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At 3:22 PM +0000 6/21/01, gobo

wrote:

Steve;

....

I had not heard about wearing maxi-pads

and leaks.

Nothing to worry about if you are prepared ahead of time and know

what it is. Not everybody gets hit hard with the leaks.

I continue to leak--and of course, I stick the pads to the rear of my

undies and wear them to bed, too, to prevent nighttime surprises. I am

assured by others on the DS list that the problem subsides with time,

but so far, at week six, it is still very active with me.

One list member got the unwanted surprise of his life at week

seven when he leaked through his trousers and onto his chair at work.

Embarrassing and scary, unless you know about it. It's just that

your body will not absorb much fat, and that which is not absorbed

goes right through you--and comes out yellow, orange, or red, which

can make it even more scary if you are not prepared. And, if you

pass gas, you can bet that you'll spray oil in the process if there is

oil in your colon to be eliminated. So, you have to be careful

about those things--there's a real price to pay for acting

anti-socially. ;-)

I guess that's a small price to pay for

having a better future and a life worth living.

You betch'a. I couldn't have said it better.

YMMV,

--Steve