When is the constant "pooing" supposed to kick in?

2ndChance2k13
on 7/23/13 7:57 am

DS on 07/08/13

Okay... when are the constant bathroom trips supposed to start happening? I thought the primary method for loss was the potty time. Am I unique?

It's Day 15 for me, BTW.

Revision to DS from RNY on 7/8/13 - HW 493/SW 483/CW 383

ANGELOJOS27
on 7/23/13 8:12 am - Phoenix, AZ

DS on 02/05/13

it was day 3 for me... Lasted about 3 weeks.

Banded on 7/1/09, removed on 11/11... Switched on 2/5/13. Ticker includes 23lbs lost on preop diet...

southernlady5464
on 7/23/13 8:54 am

DS on 01/24/11

About the second day...lasted 2 weeks.

After I got on full solids, I shifted to constipation not diarrhea.

"Constant pooing" is a myth created by those who do not have a DS.

TxKev
on 7/24/13 11:19 am - Haslet, TX

Me too, never had been constipated until after surgery. Not what I expected at all

LadyLucky
on 7/23/13 9:11 am - KS

Everyone is so different. It might depend on your pre-op and post-op diets too. Don't get too excited. It will happen and you'll be wishing for the exact opposite. But I agree, "constant" isn't really what happened to me. It was just more frequent and liquid. Gas also relieves pressure on the tummy so I hope you're having some of that. Ha!

PeteA
on 7/23/13 10:44 am - Parma, OH

DS on 04/15/13

Constant pooing???? I'm 3 months out and can say that wasn't my experience. Even when I was figuring out that I became lactose intolerant I would go 5 or 6 times through the day. For the last two months I go from 1 to 3 times a day.

It's not a method of weight loss. Just an indication about how well your malabsorption is working. Still, at 15 days, very little in means very little out.

HW 552 CW 198 SW 464 4/15/13 - Lap DS by Dr. Philip Schauer - Cleveland Clinic.

fattynNC
on 7/23/13 11:17 am

DS on 08/28/12

I poo a bunch, whether I'm in a losing phase or not. I have done it since about 1 week out from my DS. I go in the mornings maybe 3 to 5 times. But the important point is that a BUNCH comes out each time. I am constantly amazed. I don't know how I possibly even eat enough for all of that to come out of me. It is a mystery.

meq815
on 7/23/13 1:55 pm - PA

I agree! I don't go that often, but when I do, I am amazed at what comes out....tons! Even if I didn't feel like I went that much, the bowl is filled! Sorry if that's TMI, but I'm glad someone else feels the same way!