It is that brown topic again, or not

mctready
on 10/3/08 2:33 am - South of Boston, MA

Here is the deal. After surgery (RNY) I had the regular diarrhea, brown. But now 5 weeks out I have regular stools, except they are the color of light sand. All the time. Any one else have this?

I am thinking that is because they have no pigment from the bile but I still have my gall bladder. I do take the actigal to prevent stones. ???? The color is oddly unnerving.

Marc

snicklefritz
on 10/3/08 2:50 am - Cincinnati, OH

RNY on 09/29/99

It could actually be the fat being released but I am not sure. I thought I read that somewhere

JFish
on 10/3/08 3:20 am - Crane, TX

RNY on 11/26/07

Yeah, mine was pretty light during that time period. From what I've read over on the women's, oops I mean the RNY board, there's nothing to worry about unless it goes straight white. That's an indication that a bile duct is blocked.

The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking....... If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog.

BamaBob54
on 10/3/08 4:00 am, edited 10/3/08 4:01 am - Meridianville, AL

RNY on 04/28/08

I read somewhere that it often has to do with the bile from the gall bladder and liver. After bypass, the bile is still being produced at the same amount, but the intestine has been shortened so there is more bile in the dump! That gives the yellowish or tan color to your excrement. The article also said that the continued production of bile can also lead to the formation of gall stones, and in some cases, bile build-up in the liver.

BamaBob54 ROLL TIDE!!!
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Bob L.
on 10/3/08 7:27 am - Clarksville, TN

RNY on 04/01/08

Dam Bama you really know your ****! BwaHahaha!!!!!!

Boner
on 10/3/08 7:40 am - South of Boulder, CO

RNY on 07/24/05

He works for the government so he's got to know his **** Sorry Bama, I don't mean to toss you in with the political lunkerheads from DC who just passed this frickin' "save the crooks" bill. What a bunch of turds.