I'm 4 weeks post surgery and I still have yet to have a "normal" bowel movement. I am far from constipated. I'm eating soft foods and some regular foods and still have this "issue" with bms. I told my surgeon about it and she said it's because of the foods that I am eating since they were pureed and are soft it's not a problem. I'm not so sure.

I also have major issues with the need to go to the bathroom about 1/2 hr after I drink a Protein shake. I won't get into details other than to say when it hits me I need to act fast.

Has anyone else had these issues? Will it go away? Do you think my history of IBS has something to do with it?

Any advise or thoughts are greatly appreciated!

If you have a history with IBS, then quite possibly yes, it has something to do with it. Also, if your Protein shakes are triggering it, possibly you have become lactose intolerant. Many people do after surgery. Do other dairy products do the same?

For me, the constipation didn't really start till about 4 weeks into eating solid foods. There is very little room for Fiber in our diet so....that's the reason alot of people are so constipated.

Of the foods that you're eating, what are they? Mostly protein? If they are, I would think you wouldn't be having this problem.

If you have a history with IBS, then quite possibly yes, it has something to do with it. Also, if your Protein shakes are triggering it, possibly you have become lactose intolerant. Many people do after surgery. Do other dairy products do the same?

For me, the constipation didn't really start till about 4 weeks into eating solid foods. There is very little room for fiber in our diet so....that's the reason alot of people are so constipated.

Of the foods that you're eating, what are they? Mostly protein? If they are, I would think you wouldn't be having this problem.

Everything I eat is protein. (What I wouldn't give for a salad!) I can tolerate greek yogurt but maybe I am becoming lactose intolerant? All I know is that I can pretty much guarantee a trip to the bathroom about 20 minutes after I drink my shake. I've got Lactaid on hand at home because one of my twin daughters is L.I. maybe I'll give that a try next time I am having a shake.

I did have my gallbladder removed during surgery because I had chronic cholecystitis. So I sometimes wonder if that has something to do with it???

I'm not sure but you might try a different protein shake and see what happens. If that doesn't help I'd keep after your doctor. It does not sound normal. If you are eating food, your BM should be normal. Just because you are pureeing it, that does not affect your BM. If you chewed up solid food it would hit your stomach in the same condition as pureed food.

FWIW I have exactly the same problem. I can eat normal food all day including milk, but then I am off to the can 30 minutes after drinking my favorite costco Premium shake. Other shakes are worse. It wasn't a problem until the last couple weeks. I am going to start taking some probiotic pills to get the right bateria in my belly again. I will also hit the active yogurt hard. I assume it must be lactose intolerance?

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i'm still preop but i've always been told NEVER TRUST A FART! lol

Well I did an experiment and made my Protein Shake with water today and VOILA! No bathroom emergency 20 min later. Looks like I am now Lactose Intolerant. Oh joy!

I am lactose intolerant post surgery. I understand that in time I will be able to reintroduce lactose to my diet. I am getting used to it, and as I tend towards a paleo type diet and study my own bodies relationship with foods, I realise more and more that mammals are not designed to drink milk past infancy.....(but that is just me and my own weird ways)

It's very common to become lactose intolerant after surgery but for me, it's gone away. I was extremely lactose intolerant for a long time. The diarrhea was bad enough, but the gas pains were almost not tolerable, they were so painful.

That has all gone away now that I am past 3 years. I don't have any trouble at all with dairy anymore.

shakes high in sucralose or sugar acids can cause terrible gas and diarrhea. I know Atkins does that to me, the bars and shakes. Everyone is different, but this may be a culprit.

Everything I eat is Protein. (What I wouldn't give for a salad!) I can tolerate greek yogurt but maybe I am becoming lactose intolerant? All I know is that I can pretty much guarantee a trip to the bathroom about 20 minutes after I drink my shake. I've got Lactaid on hand at home because one of my twin daughters is L.I. maybe I'll give that a try next time I am having a shake.

I did have my gallbladder removed during surgery because I had chronic cholecystitis. So I sometimes wonder if that has something to do with it???

I had the same problem after having my gallbladder removed. It was just like clock work, I had to go 20 minutes after eating. It finally stopped after 3 years.