Ok so I've read tons and tons about post op constipation. But I don't think I've seen a single thing about post op diarrhea? Surely I am not the only person to have this problem?? And at what point should I be concerned?

Nope! Me too! I thought I was constipated once, but I just waited like an hour and the diarrhea returned.

I hate to tell you this, but I have had some form of diarrhea most mornings since having gallbladder surgery 5 years ago. We didn't know if it would change after the sleeve, but so far, it hasn't. Pretty much daily, after my morning coffee. However, it doesn't stick around all day.

What I would say is that you can't count on anything working correctly gastrically in the first few weeks, so give it a while and see how it goes.

Yeah I had my gallbladder removed years ago and had terrible diarrhea for several years after. So I am familiar. I have my post op on Thursday so I will ask my doc. Glad to know I'm not the only one. I really just expected the constipation since that's all I have read about.

You are still pretty soon after surgery, but when you can, I would add Fiber supplements to your diet. I found fiber helps with both constipation and diarrhea. I use the powdered kind like Optifiber or similar brands and add it to my herbal tea, Protein shake, or other drink.

Will your dr allow you to take immodium?

Two months out, and I have diarrhea on a regular basis, with an occasional normal-ish BM every now and then. My surgeon didn't seem concerned, and said it was OK to take Immodium ever few days.

Be well…

Good to know this is normal. I am 6 days out and nothing at all happened for 4 days then WHAMO! I am strickly on clear liquids right now and was surprised.

Yeah I had my gallbladder removed years ago and had terrible diarrhea for several years after. So I am familiar. I have my post op on Thursday so I will ask my doc. Glad to know I'm not the only one. I really just expected the constipation si that's all I have read about.

I am 9 months out from sleeve. 2 months ago I had my gallbladder removed. I have been lucky but no issues with loose bowels. I did however for almost 10 days have loose bowels right after sleeve surgery. I do take align probiotic daily. I am very regular.

I am nearly 3 weeks out and have diarrhea daily since surgery. So annoying.

I had it the first month also. My protein drinks seemed to bring it on, especially Muscle Milk Light. I will say the pendulum swung the other way by the end of the fifth week. I'm not sure which was worse!

This was one of the questions on my preop test, something like "Diarrhea or loose stools is a common effect of surgery?-- T or F" or something like that. The answer was True so I think you are all right

They sent me home on an iron supplement. Not only did it give me diarrhea but it was black! They should warn a girl about such things! They let me stop the supplement but at 6 weeks out I'm still what you would call "loose". Most likely from the whey protein. Hang in there!

Ummmmmm that loose comment was about my stool.....not me personally LoL!

My doc said when you're on a liquid diet, you're liquid in/liquid out. So nothing to be surprised about. It will normalize. You will need to take fiber supplements eventually to make everything regular. Just make sure you're putting in as much as you're putting out so you don't get dehydrated.

Ummmmmm that loose comment was about my stool.....not me personally LoL!

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@@sophie'sChoice

are you sure???

thanks for the clarification

kathy

Edited April 22, 201412 yr by proudgrammy

Yep yep! Quite sure! I crack me up sometimes lol