Posted 6/1/2013 12:26 AM (GMT 0)
No not really... maybe five lb. Pre-UC I weighed 150 lb. During my flare my weight went down to about 115. After first surgery I probably went as low as 110. I had step 2 four months later and had gone up to 130 by then.
After surgery you won't be allowed to eat for at least a day while waiting for your intestines to wake up again, sometimes it can take longer so you might end up fasting or being stuck on a liquid diet for a few days. I also found that I had trouble eating a normal sized portion for a few weeks after surgery, probably because everything was so swollen. So due to the fasting I lost weight in the hospital, and then I didn't start gaining back until about a month later.