Re: Re: Diahrrea after surgery: how long and causes

September 10, 2001

In a message dated 9/9/01 7:13:09 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< It would be nice if we could narrow it down to all this. But each of us is

different. Sometimes it's a food that triggers it, sometimes IBS, sometimes

spastic colon, sometimes we just don't know and time will cure it.Some of

the cures work for some people but not for others. All you can do is be

aware of all the possibilities and possible solutions and wait to see what

happens to you. You may be one of the lucky ones and never have the problem

at all.

>>

I was diagnosed with IBS/spastic colon before surgery and I still can get a

'spastic colon attack' as a post-op. HOWEVER, these are not accompanied by

diahhrea. I only had loose bowels in the first three weeks post-op. They

were never uncontrollable for me and evened out to two times a day: In the

early a.m. (hated those! LOL) and upon waking in the a.m.

Now, they are daily and regular -- once or twice in the a.m. upon waking

(except if I'm really stressed out or eat something that doesn't agree with

me - then I can go more frequently -- like from once in the a.m. to another

in the afternoon or evening. Nothing severe, though). I'm not saying

everyone who has spastic colon doesn't have diahhrea, but it was always my

experience that I was constipated rather than had diahhrea. Go figure! LOL

I can have attacks of abdominal gas (rare for me but when it happens -

ouch!), but this is not accompanied by diahhrea, either. Once the gas works

out, I'm fine. Same goes for flatulence -- at times it can be potent but I

haven't had an chronic problems with it.

I definately would say I'm one of the extremely lucky ones, but I just wanted

to say that I haven't experienced diahhrea as a post-op. I have had some

painful gas/bloating on occasion and flatulence but that's about it! I

drink milk and eat dairy products daily and haven't had lactose intolerance,

either.

all the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

january 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

seven months post-op and still feelin' fabu!

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 221

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