My doctor's nurse told me to take chewable Pepto Bismol. anyone else having trouble with this?

Quite often it is the OTHER way - diarrhea. Just goes to show how different was all are.

Try the pepto, it is mild and pretty harmless. If it continues I'd advise seeing the Dr. again before trying something else.

Rootman----it IS the runs I have. I'm afraid to leave my house. I hope the Pepto is working. I thought I'd love getting to Soups and Protein shakes. Well, not so much but I'm doing well for day 4 I do believe! Thanks!

Quite often it is the OTHER way - diarrhea. Just goes to show how different was all are.

Try the pepto, it is mild and pretty harmless. If it continues I'd advise seeing the Dr. again before trying something else.

Rootman----it IS the runs I have. I'm afraid to leave my house. I hope the Pepto is working. I thought I'd love getting to soups and Protein shakes. Well, not so much but I'm doing well for day 4 I do believe! Thanks!

when i emailed Dr. Aceves about this, they told me to cut out the dairy because even if you weren't lactoase intolerant before surgery sometimes people change adn can't handle dairy for as much as 6 months after. Mine lasted REALLY bad the first 2 months and now at 4 months its just a little anoying at times. Watch the Protein Shakes.....sometimes the protein is a type that you aren't ready to digest either. I got one that gave me cramps as well as diarrhea and I couldn't handle it.

I just had it the first day I drank a protein shake, then things settled down. I think my insides were so surprised that I was sending down something other than clear liquid they didn't know what to do except expel what was there--and what was there was liquid.

Day 3 was the worst day for me! Lucky I was not heading home till day 4. So I kept the fluids coming but avoided any Protein so that there was no "accidents" on my way home. When I got home I found that my bowels needed to adjust to the protein. Took me about 3 weeks and then I have been "normal" as normal can be.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

My insides must have talked with your insides. I'm better, I think. Trying another shake today. thanks so much!

I just had it the first day I drank a protein shake, then things settled down. I think my insides were so surprised that I was sending down something other than clear liquid they didn't know what to do except expel what was there--and what was there was liquid.