I am still having diarrhea and it has been 3 days since my surgery. Otherwise, I feel pretty well. I called the doctor and he said to start on the next phase of eating today. So far I've had a small cup of SF pudding and about 3 hrs. later 1 cup of Lipton chicken noodle Soup. I was actually surprised how my stomach felt pretty full rather quickly. Up until now I've been really hungry.

My other issue is food. I made dinner for the rest of my family tonight and it killed me not to sit down and eat. I wasn't hungry, but smelling and seeing the food made me want to eat. If I only ate when I was hungry, I wouldn't be in this position. Now I'm going to have to learn to do just that. Anyone else have this conflict?

Liquid in :thumbup:Liquid out....

No. I'm not on antibiotics. Initially they thought it was from the barium I swallowed in the hospital, but not anymore. I'm just hoping it goes away in a few days when I start eating more substantial things. Thanks for the info!

When I was in the early post-op phase I had the same issue the whole time I was on a liquid only diet. As soon as I started mushies, the problem resolved itself.