Foul flatulence and stools

[loras68 8]

Have you tried taking Devrom? I read an article from an MD who had WLS. You can get off Amazon, it contains chlorophyll and is branded as an internal deodorant.

[Coexister 114]

I went to my Bariatric doctor a couple of months ago as I had been suffering some weight regain and I was worried about the direction my body was going after having had the sleeve Dec 2018 and then Roux Y Bypass Oct 2020. She put me on Metformin and Phentermine to help counteract the effects of some of my other medication and menopause. I too had been experiencing the worst smelling stools imaginable and felt that I could never travel. The Metformin had the best side effect and turned that around for me and for the first time since having the surgeries, I had normal smelling stools! Game changer!! I have no blood sugar issues and am only taking the Metformin 500 mg twice a day for weight management reasons but it is controlling the smell of my stools! So I had to share as I had too like the rest of you been suffering since 2018 with the same issues up until a couple of months ago....

[Jalapeño 13]

OP is describing steatorrhea. As for the smelly stools/flatulence, it's due to the very powerful nature of the procedure itself. There is no cure. I too had MGB and suffered from everything described with the addition of significant malabsorption. I had a conversion to RNY. Best thing I ever did. Smells are cured. I'm slowly gaining weight.