I am 5 days post op and once I finally had a BM (after pain medconstipation), since then all BM's have been very runny and smell horrific. Is this due to liquid diet and maybe internal surgery clean out? Is this normal? I don't see this addressed anywhere. Sorry for the topic, but I would like to know.

lol yea it's gross. but we all go through it. the key thing is "liquids in liquids out". I started to go a little more normal when I transitioned to puréed foods

but honestly, for the love of god, don't trust your fluffies for the first couple weeks. always be close to a bathroom!

LOL! Yes, it is coming from all the liquid protein. You can clear out the bathroom area for a while!

It definately gets better as your diet changes.

liquid diet is a big reason, also you should be on antibiotics after surgery which this is one of its side effects.

when I finished taking my antibiotics, it got much better, not normal but better.

Mine was the same.

It's the liquid diet and the antibiotics etc. my wee smelt funny for a few days too!

The more you move through the diet stages, you'll see more of a 'consistency'.

I'm 5 weeks out and my bowels are still a bit up in the air. They take a while to get into a rhythm I think.

I'm 8 weeks out and still dealing with this daily!! But it's working, so it is a side effect that I am willing to live with!! Adios 30 pounds and counting!!

I been on a liquid protein diet for 2 weeks and I didn't have any runny problems, maybe only 1 or 2 times. I hope my stomach is ready for Monday 3/16 surgery and I won't have any bm problem because I hate that feeling.

My doctor told me about Devrom. If you're not familiar with it, it's an internal deodorant that helps eliminate the smell. My surgery is still 12 days away, but I have stocked up!