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I'm an artisan. I own my own biz and create and market coastal home decor, and sell it on Etsy and my own website, beachgrasscottage.com. I'm in Michigan too! This is a fun topic!

How are you doing adargie? Congrats on a date, gardengirl. I had dr. Foote also and he's just great. 7 weeks now and starting to feel pretty good, except diarrhea issues that we're working on.

thanks Misty. I'm going to pick up some poweraid 0, sounds like a good idea:)

So, I'm 7weeks post op and still having daily diarrhea, sometimes up to 6-8x a day. I'm lactose intolerant so those things will cause it, but sometimes it happens with meats and other non-lactose foods. I'm wondering if all this diarrhea will have an effect on the absorption of nutrients for me? Often the diarrhea follows a meal after only 5-10 minutes. So far my labs are fine but wondering if this is going to be a problem. My surgeon says no one really knows how long nutrient absorption takes and just wants me to take Immodium or Questran, guess I'm going to have to break down and fill the nasty Questran script:( Does anyone have any info in this issue?

I have similar issues, 7 weeks out. I have been able to tolerate Jay Robb egg white Protein in vanilla if I mix it with iced coffees. Otherwise, Peanut Butter is great protein and easy to get down, just lick it off a spoon. I have also had good luck with the roast beef inside of Arby's sandwiches, easy, thin, and lots of protein. I hope you find some help here, I feel your pain as I am experiencing most of it too.

Yes, give it time, you will get there. I am 7 weeks out and I still feel yucky on some days... Is this normal? I can tolerate eating but have low energy most days. Also struggling with diarrhea all the time, ugh. So, can you tell me also that it will still get better in time?

I have seen this type of thing at TJMaxx too, thinking of trying one:)

Glad to hear it Curvy:). We have very similar numbers across the board. I am just beginning to feel human this week. I go in for the dr. Visit tomorrow and can't wait to be released to more foods. Totally over the cat food diet!!! I've had a lot of trouble with shakes and lactose intolerance. Diarrhea all the time, ugh. This week my energy seems to finally be reappearing and I don't feel like #%£¥ anymore, so hoping I've turned the corner. It's been pretty rough.

Using egg white Protein shakes but they do the same thing as the whey ones. I'm still on purée til I go in tomorrow, so just getting in the protein grams has been a challenge, so I have used cottage cheese and little bits of cheese. Can't wait till I have the go ahead for all foods so I can get my Proteins from more diverse foods and dump the shakes in the nearest trash, lol. Lynda, when were you able to add in cheeses again? Most people sound like its a temporary thing.

I just don't understand the constipation thing. I'm 6weeks post op and I have yet to have a solid BM. Total diarrhea all the time. Protein shakes take about 10 minutes then I'm in the bathroom, lactose intolerance too. I'm hoping to get to just a solid BM soon.

Hey, surgery buddy! You look great!! How much have you lost? I've gotta get some pic on here. I've had a lot of food and Protein intolerance that has made it a bumpy road, but I'm down 27 pounds:)

Atheists-- what if you're wrong?

I'm in that boat too. The Protein shakes make me sick and cheese gives me intant diarrhea. Lactose intolerance. My mainstay is meats. Deli meats, the insides of Arby's sandwiches, gyro meats, chicken, pork tenderloin. I can do cottage cheese and/or greek yogurt on a good day. I'm 6 weeks today and going in for checkup in a couple days. Hoping they add eggs, nuts, and some other things cuz this very limited menu is getting old.

Can't wait til I can add fruit, but I'm only 5 weeks, so hoping next week with the 6 week checkup.

That sounds awful. I'm afraid they will find a reason to hospitalize me when I go for my 6week check next week. Fortunately I haven't vomited, only once a bit with sliming when I ate too big of a bite. I wish you luck too, it's nice to hear you're not alone, and I hope it improves for both of us:)

I'm wondering about fiber gummies or chewable a... Is this something others are told to take? Fiber has not been mentioned to me at all, even with several phone calls to the dr office about diarrhea.

How far out are you, angel? I have not heard of fiber tablets, I think they would help, thanks!

So I'm 5 weeks and feeling regret because I can't seem to get over major digestive issues. Frankly I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired. So I started off not tolerating whey, major diarrhea. Ok, tried a bunch of them and ended up with egg white Protein which tastes ok, but I can only stomach one shake a day. That one shake still is proceeded by liquid diarrhea. Next, they check for C Difficile. Negative. Nurse says take Imodium. Now it appears to also be lactose intolerance, now that I'm having cottage cheese and some cheeses. Switched to lactaid milk, same results. Liquid diarrhea following everything I eat. I run my own business so I am being active but then fizzle out and hit a wall with fatigue in the early afternoon. dinner comes, more diarrhea, and just weak and worthless the rest of the day. Rinse and repeat for the next day. Used Imodium intermittently and it did help but I'd be taking the max every day so this week I tried lactaid tablets with the milk things and nothing changed. I get the diarrhea really after eating ANYTHING, even if its meat, fish, etc -- not just with milk based things. So, I guess I'm asking if this can really be normal in the early weeks, and if so, when is it going to be better? I'm trying to remain in good spirits about it, but it's getting really old and I feel so weak and tired all the time. I've lost 23 pounds, which sounds good, but when you consider how many calories I'm eating and how much diarrhea I have, it seems like the loss should be more. I'm not even focusing on the weight right now, I just want to feel good. Can anyone tell me if they went through this long of feeling crappy, and when it finally gets better?

I will try one. NtvTxn. I've got to try something as I'm just eating to overfull to try to get the protein in. I can't tolerate the whey shakes at all - bloat like you wouldn't believe -- but maybe I can tolerate 3.5oz to get 42g protein. Gonna head to GNC today and see if they have any other advice too.

Yes, I haven't heard much good about those little shots, but she obviously did a lot right if she made goal in 6 mo and never lost her hair. I can't do whey anyway, that's part of the problem. All the "old standby" products are whey and I was miserably bloated and sick on the whey shakes. I can tolerate vanilla egg white Protein, but as I said, no more than 1 scoop daily. Hopefully when I'm allowed to have "real" food it will be easier by supplementing with a bar or other bariatric protein foods but right now it is a struggle, not knowing which to favor - getting protein in or not feeling like I've overeaten.

I don't know if I'm doing this right or not, but I am in constant conflict. I am a month out, and I find that I always eat more than I want to, because I have that 60g Protein goal in my head that just hangs over me like a cloud! I can stomach only 1/2 to 1 scoop of Protein shake a day so I feel like I'm overheating in order to get all the food in that I need to make the protein goal, and obviously that isn't right. It's not a lot of food really, no more than a half cup, but it's more than I WANT, and then I feel overfull and bloated. Like right now, I want to go to bed, I'm full from my meal hours ago, and I still feel like I have to try to drink a cup of milk to get to goal..... So which is it, eating the way I want and stopping when full, or forcing it to get the protein in? It's becoming a conflict every day:( I'm gonna give up on the milk for tonight but will check in in the morning, thanks:)

I use it and like it. I'm a month out and spent the first couple weeks bloated, full, and miserable on the whey shakes. My NUTs finally switched me to the egg Protein and I tolerate it well. I tried the chocolate too, but got the vanilla because it will mix into lots of things. Word of warning, the "unflavored" is gross, smells horribly of fish when you open the package, which turned my stomach and made me very resistant to try it. I did try a half scoop in some Soup and didn't taste it, so maybe you can stomach it, but the smell of it was a deal breaker for me. The vanilla is great though:) hope that helps.

I am looking for an answer to this too!! Anyone??

Sounds a little like not much research was done. Some of the things you're venting bout are commonly known once you've spent some time researching. You are new to all this, as am I, so I expect it will all get easier and become just part of life as we get more experience doing it every day.

I just bout a beautiful dress at Coldwater Creek, a size 12. I wear a 20 but its really stretchy material so I tried it, and it fit!!! Skin tight, but it went over my hips! And I've only lot about 22 lbs so far. It's great motivation. I also have a list of things I can't wait to buy that I've never been able to wear: Leggings with a short cute skirt A tight sheath dress in white linen or eyelet Lacy sexy panties and other lingerie Short skirts without chub-rub Linen dresses, same as above