Digestive issues post surgery ? CAUTION- Graphic

Kristy A.
on 10/2/08 12:25 am - South Burbs, MN
Thanks KristI - I'm trying to get more veggies and fruit in now so I can continue once I'm back on solids post surgery.

Kristy   (weight loss below does not include 16lbs lost during pre WLS diet)
START:  325                            Day of Surgery :309                          GOAL:  180


Frozen_Peach
on 10/2/08 12:08 am, edited 10/2/08 12:16 am
I think your feelings are perfectly normal.....and it prolly won't be the last time you 2nd guess the decision....

however, I can honestly tell you this:  While I didn't have RNY, I had the DS, which supposedly has more issues than RNY as far as gas/poop goes - FYI:  this is a myth and not true, it's been proven the issues aren't any worse with DS than RNY  - with that said...I haven't had ANY issues with gas or poop...in fact, it's been consitpation I've battled....and gas?  You'll figure out your "triggers" and either avoid them or time them to coincide when you can "let loose".....

I did have to figure out triggers as a pre-op too and time them accordingly so this isn't a bad thing IMO

Good luck to you whatever you decide!!

ETA:  I don't regret my decision a bit either...it is a personal decision though and I know how hard it is to make...so I really do wish you well

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Kristy A.
on 10/2/08 12:29 am - South Burbs, MN
Hi- Thanks for the well wishes. Glad it sounds like after surgery is just the same as before, with certain foods effecting (or is affecting?) poop and gas more than others.

Kristy   (weight loss below does not include 16lbs lost during pre WLS diet)
START:  325                            Day of Surgery :309                          GOAL:  180


Christi P.
on 10/2/08 12:21 am - Mora, MN
The only tummy issue I really struggled with was the farting.  No sharts, never pooped my pants.  But frequent and stinky and slightly uncontrollable.  I lost my ability to burp, at all, for the first 7 months or so post-op.  As hunger started to return, so did my ability to burp.  I now fart no more, nor no less, than I did before surgery.  And yep, foods and beverages do make a difference.  But that was true before surgery, too.

Pooing is more of a challenge.  I do have to make sure I am getting enough fiber, but I'm not as regular, and my time in the bathroom is definitely more "challenging."  I keep mineral oil and MOM in the med cabinet, and if things aren't moving on their own within 3 days from last movement, I take a shot of something.  It's that or end up impacted, which really sucks. 

I don't get nausea.  I do get pain if I eat too fast, and/or too much.  My own fault there.

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Kristy A.
on 10/2/08 6:25 am - South Burbs, MN
OMG! I had to laugh about the "sharts," never heard that before. I think I'll get a small supply of just incase OTC aids just to be prepared incase. Sucks when you realize you need the help and you've got nothing in the medicine cabinet.

Kristy   (weight loss below does not include 16lbs lost during pre WLS diet)
START:  325                            Day of Surgery :309                          GOAL:  180


Lori J.
on 10/2/08 12:59 am - Minneapolis, MN

Here's my 2 cents from someone 5 years out....

The only tummy issue I deal with is constipation and you do figure out what works for you.  I eat Fiber One cereal everyday and take Miralax and try to keep the fluids up.  I don't fart any more than my husband does!  The only time I was blowing the roof off was when I was taking Benefiber.  I quit that and I settled down.  WLS is not like taking Alli - I've never heard of anyone pooping their pants unless they were sick!

The bottom line for me is that I'd rather deal with a few poop issues than be 300+  lbs again.  If it's the price I have to pay, than so be it.  I'm no longer shooting insulin, have sleep apnea, my knees and feet don't hurt, I can cross my legs, I can buy clothes anywhere, I'm no longer hot when no one else is, I can fit in an airplane seat, theatre seat, any seat....the list goes on and on.

Put plainly, I'd rather be poopy than fat!   

 

Lori J.

It's better to be imperfectly happy than perfectly unhappy. 

Kristy A.
on 10/2/08 6:27 am - South Burbs, MN
I think I'd rather have a FEW poop issues too than be fat. Good point! And to be able to sit where ever, comfortably--- Can't wait for that!

Kristy   (weight loss below does not include 16lbs lost during pre WLS diet)
START:  325                            Day of Surgery :309                          GOAL:  180


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