Question:
Does the Distal Roux-en-Y cause bad odor BMs, more BMs and bad odor gas?
I would like to know the real experiences with the DISTAL ROUX-EN-Y. My doctor is recommending distal instead of proximal, but I don't want to suffer from the bad smelling gas and bm's. Please let me know what you've heard or what your experience is. Thanks so much!!! — Nancy H. (posted on October 11, 2002)
October 11, 2002
Mine is a Medial, but to some considered a Proximal RNY. My gas and BM's
smell bad! I can stank up a bathroom! And all my BM's are '3-flushers'!
I guess its because of all the gas trapped in the stool that causes them to
be 'floaters' and not want to go down. But this is just small stuff. The
BM is over within 5 minutes (although the smell lingers a little while
longer), and the gas is manageable. Even with these side-effects, it is SO
worth it!!
— Cheri M.
October 11, 2002
I had distal rny, 5 feet of intestine bypassed. With the exception of BM's
the first couple of weeks I have had no problems with gas or BM's.
— Linda A.
October 11, 2002
Since when has anyones gas or BMs smelled good?????
— Robert L.
October 11, 2002
Mine smell a LOT worse than pre-op. And I didn't start having these
side-effects until about 8 months post-op.
— Cheri M.
October 11, 2002
I haven't had any problems at all. I had 5' 8" bypassed.
— Roxanne M.
October 11, 2002
Courtesy flush, everyone's happy....
— Karen R.
October 11, 2002
I am very, very distal. Only 40" common channel. The first year or so,
I had lots of gas, but it has faded with time. IF I eat chili or cabbage,
well, yes, it makes me wish my ex was still alive, so I could take revenge.
LOL! There's no hiding the fact that the BM's are worse than anything. It
doesn't delight me, of course, but there are worse things.
— vitalady
October 12, 2002
Does everyone understand the courtesy flush? Sometimes at work I don't
think so! Because they don't do it! I do and like another poster
sometimes it takes 3 flushes....Courtesy flush is when you flush as you
pass a bowel movement...the offending object(s) is gone, the odor is gone
(almost) and there is no offending "music" to the ears. I wish
more people would use a courtesy flush at my workplace. I also took it
upon myself to leave several cans of cheap air spray in each stall at work.
They cost $1 at Dollar General and I can relax. This is a funny question
but real. So it is important to talk about it.
— Mylou52
October 12, 2002
If the smell is really bad, I've always lit a match and blown it out, and
the smell is all gone, works better than some sprays...
— Janet M.
October 12, 2002
Well, am not sure what the difference is between the two but I had gas
before surgery and it is awful after and I do have smelly bm's half the
time. Am not sure if the type of surgery is the reason or not. I can't
seem to remember the gas ex type pills but it would be so expensive that I
just don't bother. Fortunately, I don't seem to embarass myself to bad in
public.
— Elizabeth K.
October 16, 2002
Thanks so much to everyone for your answers (except Robert)!!
— Nancy H.
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