So I am on day 3 of my liquid diet. My surgeon said that I might need a stool softener for constipation, but I am having the other spectrum. It's loose and several times a day. Is this normal, or should I worry about IBS. I know that sounds crazy, but my surgeon said that if I have IBS that my trips to the bathroom after the surgery would be very frequent. I have never had a diagnosis, but have had issues with loose stools when I don't eat right. I am just a few days out and letting my mind play with me a little.

Thanks!

I was told that it's completely normal to have loose/liquid stools on the liquid diet, since we're not putting anything solid in our system.

Its provably the diet. I had loose stools on the pre-op diet then constipation post op. I take stool softener about once a week too help now. At first I was taking 2-3 a day and milk of mag on occasion. It was horrible. But now it's pretty much figured itself out. I hope lol

Liquid in, liquid out LOL! It may or may not happen after surgery, depending on how your body processes pain meds, you're all good!
PS...I'm having the opposite issue so I'm a little jealous.

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My surgeon told me to take Benefiber every day. So I have 5-8 teaspoons a day. This was pre and post surgery. I was was also told to keep taking it even if things were "loose/liquid" as it would help. So far no real problems, an occasion bit of diarrhea, but mostly it seems to help.

I have about six weeks until my sleeve. All of you are taking this is stride. I have an ileostomy, so it looks like I better stock up on bags. Maybe when you get to the pureed stage, things will get better. As I read all of your experiences, it just amazes me that all of you just keep pushing through with the help of the people on this forum. I will be coming to you all for the odd things that are happening to me, just to be reassured that it's okay and it will pass. I know that when I'm healed up and down to my average weight, it will always be a struggle. I would really like to be an inspiration to the new people like you all have been to me.

I don't think loose and frequent BM on a liquid diet is a probable indicator of IBS. Sounds perfectly normal to me.