Re: The delicate questions continue

November 8, 2001

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What kind of stressful job do you have?

Judie

November 9, 2001

Oooohhh Stacey....

::::::::::::waving frantically:::::::::::::

Me!! Preop I was told I " probably had IBS, " but nothing was ever done

about it. Postop I was terrific until 8 weeks out, then I wondered if

I was in hell.. nothing wrong with the labs, nothing in cultures,

nothing anyone could find. I was finally referred to a

gastroenterologist.. he listened to my description of my woes, and

diagnosed (officially) IBS.. and gave me the most wonderful little

green caplets (Symax-SR). I've been taking the meds ~ 6 weeks, I

originally was taking 4 daily, plus occasional " breakthrough " doses of

a fast-acting form of the same med (Symax-SL).. I'm down to 2 a day,

and even going back on flagyl (which gives me serious troubles), I've

been ok. I would suggest that you discuss IBS with your PCP, & then

if you have problems postop you won't have to deal with it for 6 weeks

before getting help. And I sincerely hope you don't have to go

through an exacerbation like I did.. it sucked.

Hope this helps-

Hugs,

Liane

> Hi all- Since this seems the week for delicate or sensitive

> questions, I figure I would chime in with my own

> delicate/sensitive/kinda icky question. I am pre-op and in the past

> few years I have had frequent diarrhea (not all the time or even

> consistantly just more often then a lot of people I think). I tend

> to think it is stress related because my job is highly stressful and

> none of the doctors I have seen (PCP and Obgyn) see anything

abnormal

> in my blood work etc. But I just got to thinking...if I am prone to

> diarrhea now, before surgery, do you think I will be in for a world

> of nastiness, with excessive diarrhea after I have surgery? Has

> anyone who is post-op been in a similar situation before surgery and

> what were you like after surgery?

>

> Take care,

>

November 9, 2001

In a message dated 11/09/2001 7:31:22 AM Central Standard Time,

shadow44@... writes:

> is that my diverticular disease hasn't been any problem either. I had

> asked Dr. Ren if the DS would have any effect on this and she said no.

I wonder if the " folds " (isn't that what diverticulitous is) were all in the

part that ended up being the bilio limb. That way food is not coming in

contact with it anymore. Or is the diverticulitous in the small bowel???

Dawn--South Suburban Chicago area

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November 9, 2001

Stacey,

It's funny. I don't know if it's because my diet is more stable, or if I'm

under less self-imposed stress, but I'm completely regular now. Used to

spend my life in the bathroom (read some great books there, DH called it the

Library!), now just use it on a stable and regular basis. The funny thing,

also, is that my diverticular disease hasn't been any problem either. I had

asked Dr. Ren if the DS would have any effect on this and she said no. Yet,

even though I eat nuts now (for the protein), formerly a huge no-no, I have

had no problems with pain, inflammation or diarrhea. Coincidence, I don't

know. Just very, very encouraging.

Marcia

The delicate questions continue

Hi all- Since this seems the week for delicate or sensitive

questions, I figure I would chime in with my own

delicate/sensitive/kinda icky question. I am pre-op and in the past

few years I have had frequent diarrhea (not all the time or even

consistantly just more often then a lot of people I think). I tend

to think it is stress related because my job is highly stressful and

none of the doctors I have seen (PCP and Obgyn) see anything abnormal

in my blood work etc. But I just got to thinking...if I am prone to

diarrhea now, before surgery, do you think I will be in for a world

of nastiness, with excessive diarrhea after I have surgery? Has

anyone who is post-op been in a similar situation before surgery and

what were you like after surgery?

Take care,

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November 9, 2001

,

I had frequent diarrhea prior to surgery, in fact the day before my

consultation with Dr. A, I had around 6 bouts. This wasn't a consistent,

daily thing, but certainly happened often enough that it was a serious

annoyance. I felt that I probably had irritable bowel, and Dr. A agreed. He

said that after surgery it would either get better or worse, according to

past experience! For me, after surgery, constipation has been the issue, so

I guess you could say it got better.

Dawna

November 9, 2001

I had some major IBS pre-op as a matter of fact I was real scared that after

surgery I would never be able to stand from the toilet again! I spoke with my

surgeon and told him about my IBS he said you will be fine after surgery. I

thought he was a bit lackadasical.....Turns he is right...For the first 5 weeks

after surgery everything that went into my lips about an hour later came out the

other end! Then after that one day to the next I became regular. I go in the

morning and that is about it sometimes and I do mean rarely I go in the evening.

I have noticed that I stick to a certain level of fats per day I am sure that if

I go above that level, that would bring on the dreaded oil slicks. But I am

regular now as a matter of fact I had a little problem with constipation go

figure LOL......I think the diahrea is very individual!

Lisbeth

Porcia30@... wrote: Hi all- Since this seems the week for delicate or

sensitive