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I have had Key hole laparoscopic bowel surgery 3 weeks ago

Digestive Health | Last Active: Aug 4 9:35am | Replies (50)
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@andoman

Thank you for your reply.
I did go to my doctor and they did blood tests and a stool test. Blood test was a bit lower in Total Bilirubin ALK . Phos but the doc says not to be concerned about yet. Stool came back positive for Aeromonas Species DNS but doc thinks this will clear by drinking water. I also spoke with my surgeon and he thinks my bowel has not adjusted and settled down yet, he also advised me to take metamucil which may slow down my bowel.
So as an update, I’m I’ve still got this bowel issue but it has slowed me going so much, now have to go every 3-4 hours which is still a lot and my stool is like jelly which I’ve never been before. I also lack energy obviously.
I hope this settles down but trying to stay positive is hard. I feel quite sad and so restricted.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Nov 27, 2023

Hello @andoman,

I noticed in your first post that your surgery was just 3 weeks ago. Your body does need time to adjust and recover to this "new normal."

Frequent, light meals will undoubtedly help. Probiotics are also good. I used Kefir for a morning smoothie. It is high in probiotics (but yogurt is also good). Kefir tastes quite sour, so you need to put it in a blender with some fruits. I usually use half of a banana, some frozen fruit to make it frothy and then blend it. Sometimes I add some peanut butter powder to give me some additional protein.

If you want to take an additional probiotic, lots of GI doctors recommend Align, but I've tried other good brands that seem to help as well. You can always talk to your doctor of pharmacist regarding a good brand of probiotics.

Keep positive, this does tend to get better, but it requires developing new eating habits and of course, patience with the process.

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