Hey guys! I was sleeved on Wednesday and usually I hear about constipation. However, I have diarrhea!!!!!! What's wrong and has this happened to anyone else? Think I should call the doc? I also don't urinate much... Sorry to be so gross.

I was told fluids in = fluids out... normal. Your body hasn't had anything solid so it's not producing solid. I'm in the same spot as you. Loosey-Goosey. I guess we're all different and react differently to the procedure. At least we're not straining.

This too shall pass, albeit rather quickly and with force.

Lol, I was like you. I had the runs bad. Just keep sipping! Keep getting in those fluids.

It's very common the first few weeks after surgery. The constipation doesn't start until you're on the high protein diet if you don't get much roughage in. That's hard to do when the portions are so small.

If you're using milk-based protein drinks, you could also be showing signs of lactose intolerance. I developed it very quickly post-op and diarrhea was my first clue.

I had diahrea the first few weeks too. Like the other posters said, liquids in, liquids out. I went back and forth in week 4 and onward, from diahrea to constipation. The constipation became a real problem later on but I was eating a lot of dense protein and hardly anything else. This happened at around 5-6 months. I now have that fixed by taking three stool softeners (colase) a day, all at once and drinking a muscle milk. Works great. I dont do it every day though.

At week three, I was back in the hospital having surgery on my kidney for a stone (unrelated really to the sleeve but just happened at that time due to me not drinking enough and taking calcium citrate), and didnt make it to the bathroom in time. I was heavily sedated and it was possibly the most embarassing thing to ever happen to me! I had great nurses that helped me and I was okay after that. I had loose stools for about the first month and then it started alternating between the two extremes. This is probably waaaaaay too much info but I like to be thorough. teehee.

Thanks!!!! I was lactose intolerant before surgery and I haven't changed I'm sure. Just

Iquids in, liquids out!