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Posted 9/29/2018 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
Well Tuesday will be 6 weeks since surgery #3. Everything still running thru me.Im taking 3-4 Lomitil and 3-6 imodium per day and it doesn't do much.WOW-Now i know BIG D might be part of my life from now on.For breakfast i sometimes have nothing or a seedless buttered roll with a decaf tea with honey.Lunch is very light compared to my lunch before surgery 3,maybe chic noodle soup or grilled Roast Beef/Turkey sandwich??? Dinner i try to be ultra careful bc i can't eat late[or ill be up during night] and i can't eat anything that will run right thru me[even though everything runs thru me],grilled/rotiseree chicken,mashed potatoes.Now this week i had pizza for first time since surgery.It is tough at night bc u just want to eat,seems like no food goes thru you quietly.I guess i give it more time and hope intestine absorbs even a little more???? its not easy
Posted 9/30/2018 5:16 AM (GMT 0)
How many times per day are you going? Yes, the beginning can be a bit rough, but if after 6 weeks you are still experiencing major diarrhea there might be an underlying cause.

Do you have any other symptoms than the diarrhea? Any abdominal cramps?

Maybe try to eat food that add more bulk. For me that basically means carbs, i.e. potatoes, pasta, rice. I also use psyllium each morning and night. It works vey well for me.

Have you spoken to your surgeon about this? If I were you and things don't start picking up soon, I would probably want to have the pouch checked out. Some people have pouchitis from the start without knowing it.
Posted 9/30/2018 2:02 PM (GMT 0)
07. Going mostly at night after dinner. But would say 5-7x day. As far as cramps like I ate dinner few hours ago(grilled chicken) and it wants to come out. Holding it in is very uncomfortable Love eating dinner except for few hours later. Really really uncomfortable holding It in. Have to get up to boys room I take probiotic and foods u mentioned. But even if your eating those foods is there something in those foods that can cause D??? Could mashed potatoes have a lot of butter which might not help us??? Do u put little butter in your pasta??? It's not always easy

Post Edited (3timechamp) : 9/30/2018 5:21:25 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/2/2018 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
Have you made your appointment for your follow up with the surgeon? It’s usually around the 6 week mark. You should be scoped and looked at to see if you have any scar tissue giving you some issues.
Posted 10/2/2018 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
Making appt for next week.What issues would scar tissue cause???
Posted 10/2/2018 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
They are actually called strictures. Scar tissue inside the pouch and it is very common. They can make it difficult to empty, pain, noise, and diarrhea.
Posted 10/2/2018 10:47 PM (GMT 0)
Definetly not hard to empty. No pain. No noise. But yes Big D which seems to be the norm
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