Re: Smells

[Guest guest]

At 4:40 AM -0700 10/9/01, Gold-Dust wrote:

>Are gas and smelly stools an inevitable side effect for everyone, or is it

>just a certain percentage of patients who have these problems?

Some claim to be uncompromised ;-)

I suspect that most of us have it to some degree; some a lot worse

than others. It's a crap shoot (pun intended), though, and you pays

your money and takes your chances. Of course, my $#!^ don't smell .

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--Steve

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Steve Goldstein, age 61

Lap BPD/DS on May 2, 2001

Dr. Elariny, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Virginia

Starting (05/02/01) BMI = 51

BMI on 10/07 = 40 (-70 lb.)

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to respond that prior to surgery my stools were absolutely the

worst. I would turn the fan on, flush in the middle, and spray afterwards and

the smell would still permeate the entire house. During my DS hospital stay I

developed uncontrollable diarrhea and had to be put on flagyl. Now my stools

hardly smell at all. So strong stool smell can not necessarily be attritubed to

this surgery. I think I had a GI bacteria that caused the smell pre-op and the

flagyl cured the problem. Anyway, that's my opinion.

Judie Hensel wrote: Are gas and smelly stools an

inevitable side effect for everyone, or is it

> just a certain percentage of patients who have these problems>>>>>>

Sharon in KY

312 lbs

BMI 57

Post-Op Dr. Hares 9/24/01

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[Guest guest]

I think I had a GI bacteria that caused the smell pre-op and the flagyl

cured the problem. >>>>>>

That is usually the case! Thanks for this insight as it shows most of the

time it has to do with bad bacteria overtaking the good guys in the gut.

After all, during surgery we are given antibiotics and they do kill most of

the good guys. That needs to be replaced somewhere down the line and if it

isnt, well you know the rest of the story lol

Thanks again......

Judie