I am starting to get discouraged cuz I still can only eat soups, cheese, popsicles, etc. I am tired of having the big D. Just had to fly to Seattle from KC and back and it really sucks having to run to the bathroom all the time. When is this suppose to end?

It gets a LOT better when you get to solid foods. Until then, it pretty much sucks and you have to deal with it. Sorry!

I am starting to get discouraged cuz I still can only eat soups, cheese, popsicles, etc. I am tired of having the big D. Just had to fly to Seattle from KC and back and it really sucks having to run to the bathroom all the time. When is this suppose to end?

liquids in, liquids out.

Once you can eat some yogurt, it really helps with the GI tract imbalance. It is frustrating, but you'll have relief soon.

I got to start some regular foods yesterday - trust me they don't make the world much brighter. Of course the small amount is what I expected - but when I plan to eat 2 tbsp of chicken and get down 1.5 or think a whole cheese stick !! and only half goes down in my allotted time for eating I am disappointed. I sure feel like if I could have a swig of water it might make these teeny tiny pieces go down and then I could eat more. I take a nap while waiting my 30 minutes to drink because it sure seems like forever. Am I just a big baby? I felt prepared darn it! And some say oh my third week was my turn around then I read some one say oh yeah didn't get better til 6 weeks or two months - OMG I can't do that! There is no way I can work feeling like this, loopy and ditsy!! I sure hope it gets better starting the 5th week when I have to go back to work!!

The soups I was eating early on were the protein soups prescribed for us. They gave me the runs! In fact, most of the protein drinks and producsts did and do! I ended with a lactose intolerance which also means "the runs." Once I figured that out, it helped. I stopped the protein soups and made my own broth. The non flavor unjury powder seemed to help and I found one protein shake that did not give me the runs. Recently I've used Ensure, for lactose intolerance. It had many more carbs than others but at lease I am not in the bathroom all day and I feel alot better. I just work off the extra carbs. Hope this helps! All my best!