havent felt well for 12 days now ....

I dont know ....i had six months of perfect good health and not one problem with my surgery. NOW, i have had diarreah for 12 days and very frustrated with this. I dont know i laid off the dairy...maybe lactose intolerant...nothing. I do clear liquids and broths......feel weak and icky...but once i go back on food im back in the bathroom. GOING so much causes other problems soo...i think the other problems are the wrost part. If anyone has remedies for ..... aside from what i been useing tucks, prep H cream and suppositories...i welcome the advice. I been takeing to hot baths a day...no relief! IM pretty frustrated. I made an appointment for the gastrointestinal doctor friday, but frustrated till then. MY regualr pcp blew me off said im eating wrong foods with my surgery. and a virus wouldnt last this long. Well, sorry i dont do that i follow the book very carefully with my tool and im to afraid of dumping or to find out that i dont dumpt that i dont mess with those foods. MY surgeon really said go see the gastro. doctor. So im still meserable day after day and it sucks. FIGURED i post if any one has any suggestions for me. IMMODIUM dont do anything. Im just disgusted with having this for so many days. THANKS FOR LISTENING! LISA 310/190/???

My Dear, I'm sorry that you are not feeling your best-that can be rough. It seems difficult but don't loose faith - you will win this battle!! I pray that you get better and find peace. It is tough when you feel bad- and don't know why. I'm sending you the biggest hug in town! I bid you health,strength and peace. Get rest Be assured that things will get better! Renee' C

Lisa, Sorry to hear you aren't feeling well. I too have had a relatively sick free recovery and great first 6 months. On Sunday night I felt horrible, acky, cold and icky stomach. I ate and went to bed. A few hours later I got up and dry heaved for about 5 minutes. I was so worried I thought I should go to the ER but then it stopped. I went back to bed woke up an hour later and had diarreah. After I took care of that I went back to bed and slept through the night. I haven't had any issues since. It was the very odd. I did nothing different than I did any other day and ate what I usually do. I just can't explain it. I hope you feel well soon. Your GI should be able to help. I hope there is a silver lining and your weight drops a good deal this week. Chip

THANKS guys and yes the silver lineing is there.... I did drop 9 lbs in this period of just not being well. THANKS GUYS! IM frustrated and i dont know why I have lost 120 lbs in six months but its hard to function with this bathroom issue and nothing has changed in my diet either. WIERD! LISA

Lisa, Go to the health food store and get some Kyodphyllis. You have to break open the capsule and sprinkle it in applesauce to take it since surgery. It is a natural bacteria found in the bowels and will help relieve some of the symptoms, also increase your fiber intake and fluids. I don't know what the cause is but I guarantee some relief of symptoms with this remedy. Wendy

Sorry to hear you are miserable. I take a fiber pill like fiber con, and the excess fiber soaks up the extra liquid in your intestines and it stopped my runs. sounds funny to take fiber to stop it but it worked for me and didn't have to go to the expense of a office call. Hope you get to feeling better. May just be you are recatching something the kids have. Affects us adults different than kids. Get Better, I am glad you are catching up to me just wish you were not sick doing it. Deloris

Thanks WENDY at this point im ready to try ANYTHING! I ll go get some after work tonight for sure. DELORIS...at first i had thought it was a stomach virus as two of my three kids were throwing up last week. BUT a virus wouldnt last this long. I am so miserable and in such agony! THANKS EVERYONE! NOW if the irriation from going so much would leave me i would be in great shape! LISA 310/190/???

Lisa, your Doctor could be wrong. I got that virus in October and it lasted for "14 days". I went to the Doctor and had a stool sample checked (Gross) and everything was OK exect for the virus. No stomach problems at all, just the other end. Maybe because of our "tool", it can last longer. I got no explaination, other than it was the flu. I lost 20 lbs during those two weeks, but gained 4 back and then lost no more for about 3 weeks until my body caught up. I made sure I stayed up on my "propel/smar****er" to make sure I didn't get dehydrated. I didn't eat much for those two weeks, as I just didn't feel like it. Hope you feel better soon and hang in there. Sara

WOW sara glad to here it can go this long....its very frustrating to feel this way. GOING so much has now caused me other problems related (hemroids) so im a mess. I think its virus but its hard, I have lost 10 lbs in this time already.... DONT know very frustrating. MAYBE it is whats going around THANKS LISA

Lisa, I am sorry that you are feeling bad. It sucks to be sick. I have a phobia about the stomach flu, I think from so many years of doing daycare. I hope that you get some relief soon. I will be praying for you. Have a good day and I hope the kids are good for you. I have a few less today due to some colds. I may have even less due to the ice we are having in Georgia so it may be a quiet day for me. I wish we lived closer I would take your kids for you so you could rest. Hope you feel better soon. Lynn