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I am 6 days post op and I have been shitting alot!! My doctor said to call him if i have more then 3-6 liquid stools in a 24 hour period and today i have had 7 i don't want to go back to the hospital and my kids don't want me to go back is this normal?? Anything i can do to change it. I have been able to get liquids and Protein in. Not all my protein but I am up to 2 shakes a day as of now and my urine is still pale yellow so I am not dehydrated. I know this is so gross but I don't know where else to ask and I don't want to call my doctor over something that he is going to tell me is normal or related to not getting in enough protein.

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Hi , are you using milk to make your Protein Shake? If u are , you should change to lactose free and make sure you are using gas x and some thing for the acid in your stomach , and you should call your Dr and ask him for a prescription for the acid meds , and having diarrhea does not mean you have to be hospitalize so please don't suffer call your Dr that's what he is there for. You are only prolonging your recovery cuz the longer you wait the more dehydrated you will get , you should also asked him if you can drink pedialyte to replace the electrolyte you loss . Good luck and congratulation on the new you .

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I had the same problem and it was because of an Iron supplement they gave me. When I went for my 1 week follow up they told me I could stop the Iron. Not only did I have diarrhea constantly but it was black....freaked me out! LOL

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Turns out mine was from my gas drops! so yeah now I'm not taking them and i am scared that i am going to start having gas issues again.

I had the same problem and it was because of an Iron supplement they gave me. When I went for my 1 week follow up they told me I could stop the Iron. Not only did I have diarrhea constantly but it was black....freaked me out! LOL

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no turns out it was my gas drops but the Protein Drinks that i get are ones that my doctors office sells and its in the form of a Soup or shake that you add Water too... thats all i have had since surgery and i am so sick of it already i want to try others but my doctor ( because he gets a pay out for pushing the product they sell ) is really strict about only there stuff for the 1st two weeks so on the 4th i can start my soft things like cottage cheese and yougurt and I cant wait!!!!

Hi , are you using milk to make your Protein Shake? If u are , you should change to lactose free and make sure you are using gas x and some thing for the acid in your stomach , and you should call your Dr and ask him for a prescription for the acid meds , and having diarrhea does not mean you have to be hospitalize so please don't suffer call your Dr that's what he is there for. You are only prolonging your recovery cuz the longer you wait the more dehydrated you will get , you should also asked him if you can drink pedialyte to replace the electrolyte you loss . Good luck and congratulation on the new you .

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You sure this isn't just a side effect of the anesthesia?

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I am having the opposite problem. I have not gone 5 days post op. Taking a softener but no results yet

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RedRobin drink pear juice from the baby aisle. Always works for me!

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Thanks for the reply will try it

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Keep me posted!

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I had the same issue. I went to the doctor. It could be 3 things. You could have C - diff which is a stool culture, small leak - check to see if you have fever or your stitches are not extra hot, or it could just be your body getting rid of everything. I would double check with the doctor so you do not get dehydrated.

I had same issue and doctor had me do immodum AD liquid. Hold nose as it is gross, but makes you feel better.

Hope this helps as I has the same issue for 10 days after.

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I too think it's a conflict of interest.

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Jajmj.....thanks for the advice! I too am going to try this!

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Is it just me or does anyone else think it's a conflict of interest for a dr to be selling supplements and insisting you purchase them? Not cool.

Definitely a conflict. I know my bariatric office is going to start selling, but as of now, they don't require that you use the products they carry, it's more a convenience thing for people that don't like shopping online or have trouble finding the right stuff in stores. I would definitely have a problem if I were forced to take a certain brand, because post-surgery, I couldn't tolerate most of the things I enjoyed pre-surgery...most of the shakes were far too sweet.

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