Question:
What are the bowel movements
I am trying to decied between the RNY and the DS and one of my concerns is the bowel movements after surgery? I am sorry if this is crude, but are there liquid Gas? Please tell me the truth, I need to decied between the RNY and DS. Thank you!!!!! — [Anonymous] (posted on August 22, 2001)
August 22, 2001
I had lap rny and had a reg soft b/m 2 days after I got home. It was not
bad at all for me. Good Luck
— ncgal
August 22, 2001
I had open RNY 2 months ago, and my BM's are almost the same as they were
before the surgery. Just softer. I've had no problems at all. Good luck!
— Becky H.
August 22, 2001
I had a RNY distal almost 10 months ago
and have lost 100 pounds
yes my BM's have changed
but also my chances of regain are lower
because of malabsorbtion
food goes thru me faster
and so it is stinkier
and runnier
graphic
but you asked
the gas i pass would kill anyone walking behind me..lol
but it is controlable
when going out for a evening i take something like gas X
or peptomismol so that it will clog me up a little
i have nerver passed gas and been embarrased
it is controlable
but at home go to the bathroom down the hall
not near your bedroom if you sleep with someone
if you choose to eat lots of fats and meats and dairy you will have
worse gas and BM's
would i do this again a distal
in a heart beat
— Kathleen M.
August 22, 2001
Distal RNY, 1994. First year was rather, exciting, to say the least.
Learning curve. Then, the constipation started, slowly at first, now
actually fairly severe. Is it related to my surgery? Or am I like my
mother & her mother? Or is something amiss that is unrelated to any of
it. At first I was not going to answer, but I did want to say that the
chronic, uncontrollable diarrhea that they "say" you will get
with distal is not a guarantee at all. Some WILL have it, some will be
very constipated, but the vast majority will end up somewhere in between,
perhaps a few more, slightly softer movements, but manageable.
— vitalady
August 22, 2001
I'm almost 2 year Post BPD/DS and the change in my BMs has almost made
having surgery worth it alone. Prior to surgery I probably had undiagnosed
Irritable Bowel Syndrome which was affecting my life with such urgent loose
bms that as a social worker, I could no longer eat breakfast or lunch
during the day if I was going to be in the field, as I could not guarantee
that I would have more than a minute to make it to the bathroom. However,
post-op, this has miraculously been cured (and I have heard from other DS
patients who have had the same result). Now I have one BM in the am,
almost immediately upon rising. It is softer in formation but definitely
controlable and not problematic. Sometimes, if I have eaten a lot of
dessert the night before I will have a second bm following the first and my
new intestinal system dumps it out so I don't absorb it. I've also noticed
that now that I can eat so much more (I'm at goal and maintaining), now if
I have a big lunch, I may also have another normal bm when I get home at
night. I don't know anyone, pre-op, RNY or DS whose s**t doesn't stink,
that's why there are bathroom exhaust fans and air freshener.
— Jill L.
August 22, 2001
I had an Open BPD/DS 4 1/2 mos ago. I usually have several BM's first thing
in the morning. I usually don't have another until maybe late at night
depending on how much I've eaten thru the day. Sometimes I only go in the
am and that's it. They are soft and formed but the only diarrhea I
experience was the week following surgery and now only if I eat a lot of
fatty foods. This really isn't an issue. I rarely have gas unless I need to
use the bathroom. In the beginning it was hard to tell if I was going to
need the bathroom or not. I just went until I learned how my body was
responding. I love my DS and all the freedom it gives me. I'm definetly not
a slave to the bathroom or to food.
— Linda M.
August 22, 2001
I had a lap RNY 3 months ago. I used to be very regular (every morning). I
had some diarrhea while I was on the liquid diet, but then I started only
going every 3-4 days. I have evened out at every 2 days or so (normal BMs)
and have learned to live with that without worrying. I figure that just
means I am absorbing more of what I eat! Gas is actually less for me than
before the surgery. I was fairly gassy before, but I really wonder if it
was because of what I was eating.
— ctyst
August 23, 2001
Liquid gas? A couple of people I know have reported passing an oily,
smelly, orange substance when they thought they were just passing gas. Is
that what you mean? It happens rarely, and typically only early after the
surgery, or to people who are sensitive to fats, and indulge anyway. I did
warn my husband to be careful in the first couple of weeks that when he
felt like passing gas, he might want to be sitting on the commode. It can
take a while to figure out the new plumbing. He ended up with a nasty
surprise on one occasion. I am now 14 months with my DS, and sound pretty
much like the others. I have one BM in the morning, soft stools, pretty
darned stinky. If I eat a very large meal, or something extremely fatty
(nachos seem to do it), I'll have a smaller BM during the day. On occasion
I wake up in the middle of the night as well, especially if I've eaten a
lot in the evening. -Kate-
— kateseidel
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