Question:
Embarrasing Question/Has this happened to anyone?
The other day I had flatulence and released a smelly, oily discharge similar to when I was on Xenical. I never knew this was a side effect of this surgery. The only thing I had eaten the night before was 1/2 a lean turkey lunchable (all of the cheese) apx. 13 grams of fat. I never had this happen before. Even when I ate mayonnaise. Anyone have this happen and will it continue? — Gay S. (posted on April 26, 2002)
April 25, 2002
The same food affects us differently at different times. On day I can eat
garlic and the next it will make me throw up or pass mucho wind. It's a
long strange trip we have put ourselves on. --Good Luck
— Robert L.
April 25, 2002
I may have to do with the type of surgery that you had. I have read that
some surgeries will cause you to have the symptoms that you are having. I
read it on this site somewhere in the section on types of surgery.
— Shiwanda H.
April 25, 2002
Ha! Hahahahaha. Just had to laugh. Been there. Until we figure out our
new plumbing and what works like Drano and what has the opposite effect
it's a crapshoot... pun intended. And while advice from me or another
Postie can help, what affects your body will be uniquely yours. It's all
trial and error.... unfortunately error sometimes. It helps to keep a
panty-liner handy or an extra change of short and a zip-lock bag for the
dirty shorts. Eventually you will get your bodily reactions down to a
science. Meanwhile, try to laugh. It helps. Best wishes.
— Nancy G.
April 25, 2002
I'm laughing too! The same thing happened to me! Actually, it didn't
happen when I farted, it happened when I went to the bathroom. I noticed
the orange-oily stuff in the toilet. This has happened to me twice...over
the same food. Every time it has happened to me I ate crab dipped in
BUTTER! I think it was the high oil-fat content. My daughter likes the
lunchables, but I believe the cheese is a little oily~that's probably what
gotcha. Good Luck
— Kristin R.
April 26, 2002
I have had that happen a number of times since my surgery. I am a year out.
the first time it happened i had eaten a Aktins Chocolate crunch bar. The
second time it happened after eating sugar free snackwell cookies. I have
discovered it is sugar free items that make that happen to me. I dont eat
them anymore and had no problems since.
— C. L.
April 26, 2002
Oh yes , this has happened to me. My dad brought me a coffee from a coffee
house place he frequents, and since I drink coffee everyday, thought
nothing of it. Drank it, went out and had an accident about a half an hour
later. I wasn't positive it was the coffee or something I had eaten prior,
so the following weekend he came over with another, but THIS time I stayed
home, lol, happened again. I guess those real strong coffee's just do it
for me, but Folgers does nothing. Weird. I don't drink them anymore haha
— Carey N.
April 26, 2002
If you are RNY or BPD, we malabsorb our fats & oils, to varying
degress. I had "oil slicks" in the beginning, but not so much
any more. Not sure if it was cuz I got smarter or my body got more
efficient. My dh, though, still has them. It's gotta go somewhere! But
as I said, not everyone manifests it all the time.
— vitalady
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