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I have similar issues and had been trying to live with the diarrhea without taking anything, the natural approach. It certainly wasn’t working for me. I started to take Imodium, which helps but there’s a rebound effect. My only advice is to try to eat small meals and listen to your body, just assume you will need to use the bathroom after every meal and snack and act accordingly. Take the time to take care of yourself. For right now and for a long time to come your body won’t be as it has been in the past. You will come to a new normal and it’s difficult but you may have to accept that change so you can move on with your life. Learn to listen to yourself and your needs and take care of yourself at this time in your life. Keep in touch with a proactive doctor who listens and has good suggestions for you. Reach out
to those who care about you. You will get better.

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Thank you for the reply, my doctor said it was because the nerves were severed that tells the brain to run to the bathroom and it will take sometime or maybe never for the brain to react.
The Imodium seems to work the best so far, it works for 3 to 5 days then back to accidents.
The hardest thing is not being active like I was prior to the operation.
It sure would have been nice to know all the problems that came with this operation.