had a partial distal bypass
I am not familiar with a distal bypass or a partial distal bypass. Why would you have one over the other and why did you need to revise to it? what did you have before?
You say you have BM's all day long, isnt' there anyway you can control your diet to stop that - like eating less carbs - I know that is what the DS patients do - they eat less carbs to control the BM's. For me as a RNY, if I want to slow down my diarhea, I have to limit my sugars and my fats - high amounts of either one will send me running.
You could also be lactose intolerant so if you are eating or drinking any dairy products including protein shakes, this will give you the runs. You can try taking lactaid pills prior to ingestion, 2 pills at a time before the first bite or swallow of liquid. You can also try Whey isolate protein powder or use soy milk, lactaid milk, almond milk or coconut milk all these might help.
I Lost slowly also and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you keep it up. A good way to increase your weight loss is to eat 5 or 6 small meals per day - mostly protein, low carb - you can eat vegetables and fruits but limit starches. Each meal must have protein and you should eat every 2 to 3 hours, this helps increase your metabolism, maintain your blood sugars and decrease your hunger.
at 6 months out, you also want to make sure you are taking proper supplements - multi 2 times per day, calcium citrate 1500-2000mg per day in 3 or 4 doses, B12 sublinguals - minimum of 1000mcg daily - most need alot more, B1 - 100mg daily, Vitamin D3 - dry D3 - minimum of 5,000 - 15,000 daily or 50,000 units 2-3 times per week all depends on labs and then iron - carbonyl iron with vitamin C - you can get from vitalady.com
if you need any help, feel free to PM me and I will be glad to give you any assistance I can
You say you have BM's all day long, isnt' there anyway you can control your diet to stop that - like eating less carbs - I know that is what the DS patients do - they eat less carbs to control the BM's. For me as a RNY, if I want to slow down my diarhea, I have to limit my sugars and my fats - high amounts of either one will send me running.
You could also be lactose intolerant so if you are eating or drinking any dairy products including protein shakes, this will give you the runs. You can try taking lactaid pills prior to ingestion, 2 pills at a time before the first bite or swallow of liquid. You can also try Whey isolate protein powder or use soy milk, lactaid milk, almond milk or coconut milk all these might help.
I Lost slowly also and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you keep it up. A good way to increase your weight loss is to eat 5 or 6 small meals per day - mostly protein, low carb - you can eat vegetables and fruits but limit starches. Each meal must have protein and you should eat every 2 to 3 hours, this helps increase your metabolism, maintain your blood sugars and decrease your hunger.
at 6 months out, you also want to make sure you are taking proper supplements - multi 2 times per day, calcium citrate 1500-2000mg per day in 3 or 4 doses, B12 sublinguals - minimum of 1000mcg daily - most need alot more, B1 - 100mg daily, Vitamin D3 - dry D3 - minimum of 5,000 - 15,000 daily or 50,000 units 2-3 times per week all depends on labs and then iron - carbonyl iron with vitamin C - you can get from vitalady.com
if you need any help, feel free to PM me and I will be glad to give you any assistance I can
I wanted a complete distal bypass but my doctor has decided not to do them any longer. He says that added risk vs. the additional weight loss that may be lost is not worth it. I am do have some lactose intolerance depending on the consistency. I can eat cheese but not milk or ice cream. This is not a big deal to me.
I do not have a problem with the runs. Just frequent bowel movements. I have found if I cut out all carbs my stools are very hard and painful. I do eat protein with every meal. However as I could be doing better if I got off my lazy butt& did some excercising. I also know I do need to try even harder with my diet. I am so glad spring is here because I feel much more motivated.
I take many different vitamins every day. I don't enjoy this but again, I knew this was what I needed going into this, just didn't realize how quick it would get old. Heck if thats one of my worst complaints, I can definately live with it.
You asked why I needed a revision. I had RNY. I lost 100+ lbs, got pregnant which was my original reason for wanting to lose weight so I could have a safer pregnancy. Anyway 2 beautiful children later, I gained some of my weight back, never got to my goal before pregnancy to begin with. Started up many of my old bad habits again & then was unable to lose weight again even when trying. Turns out they did find some thing wrong with the length of the tube (forget medical term) that went to my pouch so my pouch was virtually not being used which enabled me to get my insurance to agree to pay for a revision.
So here I am. I am in therapy trying to figure out why I let myself get this way & why I don't stay on track. I want to be here a long time for my babies & I don't want them to be fun of for having a fat mom. I know I am my worst enemy. I am so strong & controlled in every other aspect of my life. However I have never been so with regards to my weight. Not only to I hope to become a healthy weight but I hope to work through whatever allowed me to be that person to begin with. People get mad when we hear fat people are lazy & just eat too much. I am not going to lie, I am lazy with regards to excercising. I do eat too much but I also believe there is more to it than that. I just hope I can figure it out soon.
I do not have a problem with the runs. Just frequent bowel movements. I have found if I cut out all carbs my stools are very hard and painful. I do eat protein with every meal. However as I could be doing better if I got off my lazy butt& did some excercising. I also know I do need to try even harder with my diet. I am so glad spring is here because I feel much more motivated.
I take many different vitamins every day. I don't enjoy this but again, I knew this was what I needed going into this, just didn't realize how quick it would get old. Heck if thats one of my worst complaints, I can definately live with it.
You asked why I needed a revision. I had RNY. I lost 100+ lbs, got pregnant which was my original reason for wanting to lose weight so I could have a safer pregnancy. Anyway 2 beautiful children later, I gained some of my weight back, never got to my goal before pregnancy to begin with. Started up many of my old bad habits again & then was unable to lose weight again even when trying. Turns out they did find some thing wrong with the length of the tube (forget medical term) that went to my pouch so my pouch was virtually not being used which enabled me to get my insurance to agree to pay for a revision.
So here I am. I am in therapy trying to figure out why I let myself get this way & why I don't stay on track. I want to be here a long time for my babies & I don't want them to be fun of for having a fat mom. I know I am my worst enemy. I am so strong & controlled in every other aspect of my life. However I have never been so with regards to my weight. Not only to I hope to become a healthy weight but I hope to work through whatever allowed me to be that person to begin with. People get mad when we hear fat people are lazy & just eat too much. I am not going to lie, I am lazy with regards to excercising. I do eat too much but I also believe there is more to it than that. I just hope I can figure it out soon.
In time, your body should get on a schedule so that you're not on the toilet all day. As a DSer, I've got the extreme bypass, and I go in the morning, and it's usually all I need to do all day. It's a huge poo, but only one and easy to live with, but these things take time to develop a routine for your body.
Valerie
DS 2005
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