Yellow, sticky, fluffy poop for three weeks(not parasite) gummy vitamins???
I have been tested for parasites, infections, and blood in the stool. Could it be after 9 months(2 on 3 types of vitafusion gummy vitamins) nothing? My surgeon's PA said it was not surgery related. Should I try to take nongummy vitamins? I had IBS since age 12 but it turned to constipation after the surgery due to the vitamins. I was confirmed not to have chrons before surgery. Thanks.
I would try swappiong up the vitamins. My vitamin brand and kind certainly have an impact. My iron make it this creepy green color. However, if I skip the iron and end up eating black beans..I have tarry-black/brown. Both...look like they should be in a sci fi movie.
RNY Surgery: 12/31/2013;
Current weight (2/27/2015) 139lbs, ~14% body fat
Three pounds below Goal!!! Yay !
OH..one more thing.
Have you tested your iron/hematocrit lately? Poop is brown because of the catabolized Red blood cells. I am wondering how your doing with your RBCs if your poop is yellow..not brown. Are you not breaking down RBCs cuz you dont have much left to spare?
Crazy..but this is the way I think
RNY Surgery: 12/31/2013;
Current weight (2/27/2015) 139lbs, ~14% body fat
Three pounds below Goal!!! Yay !
I'm just curious - if you are take gummy multivitamins, are you taking all the stuff missing from them separately? Like copper and selenium and everything?
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
So you are taking gummy calcium? So not calcium citrate? Because there is no gummy calcium citrate. And we don't absorb calcium carbonate or tricalcium phosphate.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Gummy vitamins are not a good vitamin for malabsorbers. The poop is likely due to something you're eating - possibly the vitamins.
With calcium, try upping your magnesium to counteract the constipation. Vitalady.com has "Tender Calcium" that has it all combined together and works wonders for many.
Valerie
DS 2005
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