I'm 4 1/2 weeks out from surgery and my stomach hurts all the time. No matter what I eat, it starts hurting and I end up in the bathroom all day. Most people have issues with constipation but no me!! It's the opposite. I'm drinking plain Water and getting my Protein in. I'm not eating sugars or fatty food. Someone please help!

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Suggest that you go back and see your doctor

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Check to see if the Protein you are using has milk in it. I became Lactose intolerant and I had "the back door trots" all thru my Preop which was 2 weeks of Protein drinks and then my Postop which I had 4 weeks of protein drinks. I had the rams so bad if I left the house I had a huge Pad on just in case. When I was almost finished with my postop my DSurgeon finally told me to try another protein. Well Gee's now you tell me!! Just a suggestion.

I had this to! For me - it stopped all of a sudden. Im 11 weeks out. I had to stay near the toilet because I would have made one big mess hahahah! If worried see your doc but it does go!

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Thanks for the replies! I'm going to call me dr on Monday. Did y'all have painful stomach cramps along with the chronic diarrhea? I'm so miserable

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I didn't have the diarrhea. I had painful cramps (mostly on the left side under my rib cage.) It is finally subsiding (I am about 8 weeks post-op). I still get them but not as much and they don't last as long. Sometimes they are just as painful as my first couple of weeks but overall not as bad.

What I keep telling myself is "this too shall pass." For me it was hard to believe that when the pain got really bad. Hang in there and hope you feel better.

I became lactose intolerant also and your symptoms sound exactly like mine.

I could drink milk just fine before so this has come as such a shock to me. And is extremely painful. I'm going to try lactose free milk tomorrow and pray that works!

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Sounds like the milk based Protein is the bandit in disguise... Hope you feel better soon... I had a little of that n when I changed to tasteless protein it helped (the shakes were starting to taste chalky to me)...I'm 4wks out since Friday and if I wait to late to eat (sometimes I sip Water so much I truly forget to eat..which is different for me!) I get those pains n finally when I eat it hurts...I believe I try to satisfy the hunger and don't chew properly n rest between chews so the pain comes..when I do it right..no pain ..Good luck yo you on your journey.

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Found out Wednesday I developed an ulcer on my incision line! No wonder I have been in pain!

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Oh no! Did they say what causes this and whether it will heal?

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