Has anyone else had issues with the PRE-OP diet? 44 is a little old for pooping yourself....LOL! Maybe I too am lactose intolerant, but I have never had issues before. The sweet is kinda sitting icky on my stomach, and I am ready for something else! Surgery is Tuesday. I guess I can make it that much longer. UGGGGH!

Lol...ever since going on Metformin for my diabetes, I've been very musical

I have always been a "regular" person, and sometimes can be soft or liquidy anyways...this sharting thing is definitely something to look forward too **NOT**! LOL

Lol...ever since going on Metformin for my diabetes' date=' I've been very musical

I have always been a "regular" person, and sometimes can be soft or liquidy anyways...this sharting thing is definitely something to look forward too **NOT**! LOL[/quote']

I had that same problem with Metforin - luckily, after surgery, no longer diabetic! Bye bye Metformin!

Well here I was wondering whenever I was in the hospital with pneumonia if it was only me! lol... and I blamed that durn flagile. Productive flatulance (and for me it was also productive sneezing) DID go away. Thank you jeeeeeshus. Yours will too!

The day after the surgery the nurses kept asking me if I had passed gas yet, and I kept answering no, and asked if I was supposed to. I wanted to get out of the hospital as soon as possible and get back home to my nice comfy bed....so when the tummy started rumbling and I felt like I needed to pass wind I gave a little push....only to find that it was not gas at all !!!!

I was extremely embarrassed. I could not believe that this was happening to me. Luckily I had a private room, so I quickly went into the restroom and finagled getting my undies off which was complicated with a catheter and hopped in the shower. It really was the most disgusting thing that has happened to me since being pregnant.

I am so relieved to find out that I am not the only one that this has happened to. A week after surgery and I don't trust gas to be just that.

LOL!!! Thanks for sharing all the stories everyone! It is good to know what to expect!!

I actually switched to the zero calorie Vitamin Water due to my excessive "blow outs". Because of the Fluid loss, I am worried I will become dehydrated, as I was when I went into surgery. The vitamin water has some more electrolytes along with what is in the Vitamins. Also, the more solid my diet is...etc etc...

And it's weird with what my stomach will tolerate. Protein shakes and milk are a NO GO, but cottage cheese and regular cheese with whole grain crackers is fine- one day, I will get this all down.

P.s. Soooo thankful to hear everyone has had some surprises! My mom was up to help take care of me, and was home the first time it happened. I think she was more embarrassed than me, and told me not to tell my husband- of course I told him anyway, as he has shite himself and he hasn't even had surgery!

This happened to me in the hospital on discharge day. Had no idea, got up to go to the bathroom and left a trail on the bathroom floor. I had a roommate who was practically comatose, but she had visitors. Mortifying! I could barely move, was still attached to an IV, and was desperately trying to clean myself up. On the plus side, I had no problem passing gas!

Sharts! My favorite post eva!

I had terrible issues with the liquid diet before surgery. My stomach was so loud that you could hear it across the room. The sound was not that of hunger growles, but gas. I just apologized to the people around me and laughed with them. I also had the runs the entire two weeks of my pre-op liquid diet. I was actually nervous that I would lose my bowels on the operating table. After surgery, I was completely constipated for about a month. I am in my 6 weeks of post op and am getting less constipated. Sometimes, after I drink a protein shake, I need to make a run for the bathroom. I hate when I am at work and this happens. It is a very small office with the bathroom close to everyone.

I am totally peeing my pants from reading this thread!! Thanks so much, had a tough day at work and this really helped my spirits!! It has also educated me on sharts and productive flatulence !!!

This happened to me the day after I got home from surgery. I thought it was just a fart but then it was warm...lol. I made a run for it but alas, I had sharted. Then about two weeks later, I was hospitalized for a kidney stone and sharted in my bed. I didnt even have to fart and just woke up to feeling something warm and realized what it was! I had an IV and I was trying to stop it but there was no use. I made a mess in my bed and I had to call for help to clean it because I was under so much sedation. I had a tough time with constipation after that for months. It was horrible. I started drinking muscle milk again and even though its lactose free, it works like a laxative for me. After so much constipation issues, horrible pain with that, I welcome the runs from Muscle milk. It doesnt happen every time, just about every third day, I will have a very sudden and loose stool. Thats fine by me, at least I dont have constipation anymore. I dont shite myself anymore, but its a close call sometimes! Funny how things affect each of us differently. My sister who was recently sleeved too, had some sharting accidents as well early on. I guess most of us go through this at one time or another.

This thread has me in stitches!!! I now know not to trust any farts post surgery. Maybe I should just wear a diaper or plastic undies. HAHAHA

Add me to the list of post surgery lactose intolerant sharters! It has stopped since I gave up the lactose. The first was the worst, I was in a hotel room alone and sharted on the floor on my way to the bathroom. I cleaned up as best i could, but I have since asked my PA not to book me back into that hotel. The shame!

I have pooped myself far too many times to mention. It really isn't pooping but pissing through your a$$ :-(

Seriously, you guys, I almost sharted reading all these posts! This is some funny S**T! LITERALLY! Im not laughing at you, and im sure once im sleeved, ill be laughing with you

My boyfriend always used to say "never trust a fart..."