MelissaHathaway posted:Hello liberty, I had your gastric bypass in 2002 and I had a total colectomy and the majority of my rectum removed. I had a bag for several months and recently been reversed it a month ago. I'm losing a lot of weight which I don't mind but I also want to be healthy. However, the diarrhea is very frequent about 15 to 20 times a day and at times I find myself depressed over it because it seems the nighttime is the worst so I'm not getting a lot of sleep. Imodium helps a little bit and I do not like lamotil as it makes me dizzy & tired but I'm going to have to take it. I'm still trying to find a balance as to what foods are ok to eat and what to avoid. I would love to talk with you and others who may offer some more wisdom.
So much "yes" to your reply! I wander if it is more difficult for us that have had roux n y? I lost so much weight... I too got so upset/depressed.. I felt like a bag of bones... and I hated looking in the mirror 
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I had a 1 step surgery, so I have been dealing with crazy diarrhea for almost 4 months. I always wear depends.. I found silhouette "fit" and they are wonderful!
My healthy range "goal weight" is 155... right now I weigh 122... it's insane..
i hear ya on the diarrhea. I have never had anything but very watery diarrhea with maybe some food chunks... thankfully, I have been going 1-2 times after I eat, so depending on how many "small" meals I have depends on how often I go.. usually 9-10... BUT, yesterday I decided to try to make myself NOT go and see how long I could last... amazingly, I was able to do it. Yesterday I went to the bathroom 5 times... today, only 2 times (almost 10p here)... I know I will go at least one more time.
my nutritionist put me on at least one ensure a day... truthfully, it doesn't stay in me long either, but I try..
I do not drink any plain water.. It goes straight thru me.. I only drink things with a lot of electrolytes in it.. Gatorade G2 is low in sugar. This is my main drink... along with Mio electrolytes... I try to drink some pickle juice too here and there.. I salt everything like crazy (ha)... sometimes I add Himalayan salt to my drink just for added electrolytes. Maybe see if adding electrolytes to your liquids will help.. for the first 6-8 weeks, the only thing I could drink that I didn't run to the toilet for was Sprite Zero.. no joke! It was awful ....
i just started back on imodium... I tried immodium, fybergel and also guar gum... but it made me feel constipated even though I wasn't ... so I stopped them all. Decided to just try immodium. Morning and night for now..
It is weird.. the only time I have to get up at night to go is if I eat and eat late at night... some days I feel as if I eat and eat non-stop!
it is so good to see someone else on here with the same crazy insides as me 
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