Question:
Does anyone experience incontinence? after surgery?? or bowels problems??

HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT??    — Atomickitten613 (posted on December 12, 2009)

December 12, 2009
I had RNY Nov. 18 and do not have any such problems. I haven't heard or read of that being a complication either. Best success to you.
   — Janell C.

December 12, 2009
I had my procedure done Nov 30-09, I had the loose diarrhea and incontinence of bowel and bladder.I'm still having episodes. My solution is Depends a good skin barrier and attempt to empty my bladder frequently..There are times when I get the urge at nite and don't make it..I deal with it the best I can..Lots of laundry.. Good luck
   — pw4242

December 12, 2009
While I did not have the RNY, I had a DS, I have had some bowel issues. If I eat a lot of carbohydrates I get more gas, most of the time it doesn't have any odor but I also get a bit of cramping. I had terrible bowel issues from about the first of November and tried everything over the counter and my surgeon ended up prescribing codiene sulfate. The very first evening I took my first dose, 10MG, I woke up and no longer had water stools. I had water stools 8-10 times every single day the first hour or so I was up. Then throughout the day as I ate or drank anything. But the codiene was an immediate cure. However I still could not digest milk without getting terrible cramps and foamy, water stools. I could eat any dairy products, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, etc... We always drank skim milk but I tried 2%, whole, goats milke, rice milk, soy milk, powdered, non-dairy, etc... in cereal, with protein poweder, as icemilk and nothing made a difference. I haven't had to take codiene since February or so but if I drink milk I get the same results, cramps and foamy, water stool. I can put milk in coffee, so I dirnk half a pot of decaf a day and put about 1/3rd of the cup as milk. I got used to not drinking my coffee black. GOOD LUCK and talk to your surgeon. -Jaime
   — Jaime Breckenridge

December 12, 2009
I had RNY too and I have MAJOR problems with constipation. I wish I could tell you what the answer is, but I do not have it.
   — FSUMom

December 13, 2009
I had the sleeve, and for about 2 weeks experienced some bladder incontinence....I just wore a pad for a few weeks
   — strongwilled

December 14, 2009
I had the RNY last March, and for the first few days at home, I had uncontrollable diahhrea - probably 3 or 4 times. Then, it went away, and now my problem is really bad constipation, even though I try everything I can do to get in my required amount of fiber. I drink 2 or 3 bottles of Crystal Light Live Active Raspberry Peach flavor with Fiber per day, and I eat Kroger CarbMaster Yogurt with two tablespoons of Nutricology Ground Fiber in it, but it really doesn't work too well. I also take two stool softeners per day, but they don't seem to help, either. I finally found something that DOES help, and that's "Smooth Move" tea (either regular or chocolate flavor). I have a VERY large cup that I use for tea, so I put in one bag of mint herbal tea, and one bag of the chocolate smooth move, and by the next morning, I have a regular bowel movement. My nutritionist said it was okay to take. Other people on this forum swear by Miralax, but it says on the bottle that it can take up to 2-3 days to produce a bowel movement. As far as bladder problems, I've had no more than usual for a woman of my age (56). I have some urgency now and then, but I'm thinking it doesn't have anything to do with the WLS, just more the fact that I'm drinking an awful lot of fluid these days.
   — Erica Alikchihoo