Bathroom question
i had my DS ON 8/31 & had a bout of diarrhea a couple of days later. I took Imodium to control the diarrhea & I haven't had a BM since. Do I need to take something like Miralax since it's been 7 days? I am still on full liquids. Before surgery I had constipation often, sometimes so badly that it required a suppository. I don't want to have diarrhea but I don't want to get impacted either.
Revision to DS: 8/31/2016 with Dr. Alejandro Lopez in Tijuana
SW: 260 (before pre-op diet)/CW:150(5/30/17)GW:140
First off, to get things moving, you need to get plenty of water and fat. If a doc or nutritionist said to eat low-fat, throw that advice out the window. If you are taking any pain meds still, they also contribute to constipation. In fact, I cannot take narcotics more than a day without constipation.
Next - I want to make sure you understand the difference between loose stool and diarrhea. With the DS, kiss the days of formed turds good bye. Your stools will always have a loose consistency. Mine are pudding-like, usually. Contrast to what I define as diarrhea, which is also loose, but you're running to the toilet from fear of crapping your pants. That is not normal. Normal for most is a giant poop once or twice a day. For many of us, this is first thing in the morning.
Valerie
DS 2005
There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes
Oh my - that's not normal either. If this continues, I'd start looking at what you're consuming. Two triggers of this sort for me would be milk (but not all dairy) and artificial sweeteners. Many of us are very sensitive to those at first. These days, onions are the devil to me, but not much else. That's bad enough - because I just love onions.
Valerie
DS 2005
There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes
Try whey protein Isolate. I can't use straight whey either, because I'm lactose intolerant. My surgeon recommended it in the hospital, and sure enough, the bathroom issue stopped.
The isolate also affects the milk when it's mixed,in a shake, so I can drink regular whole milk with a long splash of heavy cream.
Most of the lactose is processed out of Whey Protein Isolate, and that's what made the difference for me.
I use Now Sports unflavored Whey Protein Isolate. It also comes in Chocolate Vanilla and Strawberry.You can buy it in containers of 2.5 and 5 pounds, up to a 10# bag at luckyvitamin.com. Don't forget to search eBay and Amazon as well, for vitamins.