Hi everyone,

I just had my first fill Monday. Since then, I have been having diarrhea and stomach cramps immediately after eating! Has anyone else had this problem? Am I doing something wrong, or is this what life is going to be like from now on?

Thanks for your help!

Cassandra

I have never had diarrhea with me fills. Maybe you have something going around. Hopefully some others will chime in but I know 6 people personally with the band and none of us have experienced that. I really bet you've picked up a virus or something. Sometimes I have also heard others say if your on liquids for an extended time like maybe after a fill that liquids in liquids out but I only have to be on them for one day after a fill so I guess I'm not much help. Hope your feeling better soon.

It may be something totally unrealted to the banding. Think about WHAT you are eating, rather than the band. You may find the culprit is something like being lactose intolerant or IBS. (Irritable Bowl Syndrome)

This has happened to me once but now I look back, I believe its unrelated to my band, in so much that its often what means my period is about to start. I've never been a PMT sufferer and havent had painful periods since before I had babies, but nowadays, I'm a hormonal disaster area.

So it could jsut have been a coincidence.

i had my fill tuesday (first one) and am having same problem

I had my band replaced last Thursday and I also had diarrhea. With my previous band (which I had for 3 years) it never happened at all. I was feeling really bummy all week so I'm guessing mine was a bug.

I usually have a lot of gas after a fill.....

The barium does that to me BIG TIME. Did you have barium??

Barium does that to me too....usually lasts about 24 hours.

Also you are on liquids after the fills right> My motto is - what goes in is what comes out! :girl_hug: horrible image, but its right lol Good luck!

straight after my op i had alot of nausea and diahhrea it settled down after taking somac (acid blocker) i believe its because of my gallbladder removal and my body regulating the bile....so now every time i have a fill my body reacts with nausea and diahrrea it takes about a week to settle down after using somac.

I had my first fill Monday and have been having the runs since. I'll be it is that barium.

Hi everyone,

I just had my first fill Monday. Since then, I have been having diarrhea and stomach cramps immediately after eating! Has anyone else had this problem? Am I doing something wrong, or is this what life is going to be like from now on?

Thanks for your help!

Cassandra

Hi Cassandra,

I'm having the EXACT same problem. I had my surgery Sept 5th, and since I've 'healed' from the surgery I've been having really bad diarrhea every time I eat, to the point that I can't go too far from the bathroom. (I eat, then it's like within an hour I'm in the bathroom.) It's been like this for about 12 days now. I started eating solid food in small portions again 2 weeks ago, so I'm thinking it has to do with the solid food? I'm actually looking forward to getting filled so maybe I can not go to the bathroom as much?? Any advice would be helpful for me too.

And wow- congrats on your weight loss, I've only lost 20 lbs so far, but I'm still happy with what is going on. 20 lbs is 20 lbs!

~AOW:paranoid

hi Anexa this is chouchou_62

My mother got banded 5 days ago and she has had diaria since she strated the Optifast but she never toold anybody but now she is feeling realy wear after surgery sow we change her protiem drink to glucosameen it help soome but she still has diaria do you still have same problem and if not what did you do to stop it would apriciate some help thank you and good luck to you too.

When I get my fills I start my cycle a day or two afterwards, have this ever happened to anyone???/

I have had the same problems and I agree with whomever said what goes in must come out. my doc tells me liquids and shakes for 3 days after a fill then soft foods fo 2 then solids as tolerated. I also find that the higher protein shakes have a tendency to do this as well, plus most shakes are milk based which too much of can cause this as well. After a year to avoid this i take half of an immodium advaned. im NOT saying it is recommened but for me it is a personal choice as I do not care for this.