I am 5 days post op and last night started in with the diarrhea. I tried kaopectate, no luck, tried anti diarrhea pills no luck! Anyone have some suggestions. I know liquid in is liquid out but it is annoying.

Laura

Does your doc have an after-hours number? I recently had a round of diarrhea and the nurse was very concerned about it. She wanted me to call if it lasted more than one day because it's very easy for us to get dehydrated after the sleeve. She did NOT want me to take any anti-diarrhea medicine. Thankfully it cleared up after I ate some cheese, okay a bunch of cheese. She also suggested bananas

Maybe I can get some pureed bananas down, my bosses did my surgery so yes I could call them, I am still getting in the gatorade, but Lissa I will try your banana idea, it can not hurt at this point. Thanks so much. I am not sure when I get to have cheese. But what I would give to have that right now......

Many people get diarrhea following surgery and it clears up in the first couple of weeks. Do let your Dr. know though. For most people, diarrhea is just a minor blip that goes away on its own, but for some, it's a bacteria that needs to be treated.

If you are drinking/eating milk products, try cutting them out. I developed lactose intolerance following surgery. At 6 months out, it's much better now. I can have a little ice cream or some milk without it bothering me.

Lynda

What are the symptoms of dehydration? I oscillate between diarrhea and constipation.

My surgeon told me that the xray contrast that they give you to drink for your leak test gives you diarrhea, I had it pretty bad for the first couple of weeks. I wouldn't take the anti-diarrhea medicines either, you'll get the other effect if you're not careful!! I had bloody bowel movements and alot of gassy diarrhea, but eventually it went away. It's still better than constipation right now for you...ugh, that would hurt! Good luck!!