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5 weeks post op. Diarrhea since surgery. HELP!

I'm exactly 5 weeks out with continued diarrhea. I can't take it anymore. I take immodium AD every 2-3 days, but as soon as it wears off I'm running to the bathroom. I've been on mushy food for two weeks and soft food for a week with no change. I've tried lactose free so it's not that. I go on vacation in two weeks to Europe and I'm dreading it. The doctor tested me for C Dif and it came back negative but said my white blood count was high so they are running more tests. I see no end in sight!

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I hear you!

Are you on any meds? Has your gallbladder been checked? Have you tried any Probiotics and or yogurt?

@@Kristy Haugen Oliver I was ok for a while (I'm 4 months out) but over the last month have had a lot of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. I wasn't sure it it was the antibiotics I'm on for my lyme or the surgery or what. My gall bladder function was tested and it is just over the wrong side of the line so we're trying to decide what to do. Did you have your gall bladder out with your bariatric surgery or was it something else that precipitated removal?

So has this been the case for you since surgery or or was there a time when you didn't have the gastro problems? Has your dr tested to see if there's a leak or an obstruction?

Where in Europe are you going? I am totally jelly.

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I've been doing fiber and probiotics since I got home from surgery. The diarrhea started about 3 days after surgery and has not stopped. I had my gall bladder out years ago. I asked about a leak but I'm not in pain and I don't have a fever so they didn't think it was a leak.

You need Dr. House!

Are you drinking and eating sugar free food. I was fine with it pre op but I can't touch anything sugar free since or it's off to the races for the bathroom.

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Have you tried stopping the fiber? Im having an issue with diarrhea now also but I am about 3 months out and it just started after I reintroduced salad so I think that is my culprit.

ive been having diarrhea too. im almost 3 weeks post op. narrowed it down to sugar free popsiclesm

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