Question:
has anyone had issues with diarrhea?? i was told this would be a promblem.
waiting for surgery date — jackie W. (posted on May 2, 2005)
May 2, 2005
For which surgery type? Even in answering that, everyone will have a
different answer. I have a most distal (radical) of the RNY, diarrhea
guaranteed. And I got a light version for a year and then it vanished.
Poof. Indeed, I deal with the flip side and have ever since. and before
surgery, as well.
— vitalady
May 2, 2005
Well, it depends on the person. I am distal RNY and do not have it. I have
microscopic colitis and you would think that it would have gotten worse but
no it got better. I understand that DSers experience diarrhea.
— ChristineB
May 2, 2005
I'm a 150 cm RNY bypass and usually diarrhia is not an issue for me.
Constipation is more of a problem at times. Most of the time I am
"normal" for my body which means 2-3 times a day. I've always
been that way and even though the food going in is much less after things
settled out my body went back to what it knew. At times when I eat
something that does not set well I will have the runs, but not on a regular
basis.
<p>This issue varies so much. It comes down to each persons body and
how it deals with the changes. Many do not go for 1-2 weeks after the
initial surgery. It usually takes 2-6 months to settle out to what will be
normal for you. My understanding is that even with the DS, which is a
super long bypass, that most in time do not experience a lot of diarrhia
issues. They learn what sets their body off and adjust accordingly. The
concern of continual diarrhia and the associated massive malabsorption is
the reason I did not choose the DS. I already had bowel issues and after
spending 2 months on Xenical and the horrible mess that was, I did not want
to gamble that my body would not adjust. Even with the minimal bypass I
have, my stool has an extremely strong odor. 1000 times worse than it was
before WLS. I've not heard of other 150 cm RNY's complain of it being so
bad, so obviously my body processes things differently.
<p>99.9% chance you will adjust over time and figure out how to
manage what you eat so your bowel behaves. I hope you get a date soon. It
really is a life changing operation and the start of a new healthy life.
— zoedogcbr
May 2, 2005
Proximal RNY here - not an issue for me. In fact, constipation was more
likely to be a problem early post surgery. Now, 2 and a half years later,
I rarely have any problems with either.
— sandsonik
May 2, 2005
I don't have diarrhea when I eat sweets but when I eat greasy, fried food -
get out of the way!! I'm 3 1/2 years post-op and when this happens I need
to RUN to the bathroom. But I guess that shows that things are still
working the way they should be!!
— Patty H.
May 3, 2005
I think what you may be hearing is some people describing the cronic
direahea that use to happen in the new days of Gastric Bypass...a lot of
doctors use to do things differently, which was really
mal-absorbtion...resulting in chronic direahea. Technology and the WLS
surgery have advanced so much now that it is not a truely relevent issue
with the current procedures. Good luck!
— l P.
May 3, 2005
I had issues of 'almost' diarrhea for the first six months. At 6mos I had
my gal bladder removed and had nothing but diarrhea for the following year.
It did eventually go away, and as someone else mentioned, it was as if it
happened over night. Anyhow, as others have said, everyone is different,
and you won't know until you go through it. Good luck.
— RebeccaP
May 4, 2005
I wish! I could use a stick of dynamite sometimes!! Some people do, and
some people don't. It really depends on what you eat and how much. There
are times that I pray I could get a case of it!!
— Tom
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