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Hello Princesses. I have a question. I had a partial abdominal hyterectomy on March 12th. I have been experiencing loose stools since the surgery. Is that normal?

I have always had the opposite issue/constipation so was I ever shocked about 7-9 days after my surgery I started getting diarhea....I mean SEVERE like 10 times in a day with HORRIBLE stomach cramps. The day prior to my surgery I had to do the full bowel prep and take antibotics, and my doctor gave me IV antibotics in surgery. I did alot of research and found out all of the good bacteria is then gone from the bowel. I started taking Florastore, which is a probiotic. It was a little hard to find in my area and cost about $23, it was the BEST money I ever spent. I was living on imodium before that and felt HORRIBLE. I honestly started feeling better after the 2 or 3rd probiotic pill I took. You are supposed to take it for the full 10 days and I did. I suffered from this for 2 weeks and then once I started the probiotics have been normal every since.

That is great advice. Thank you!

Same thing here, but its happened after a colonoscopy bowel prep, too, so for me I'm suspecting aftereffects of the preps. Plus that's how I react to things that constipate other people. So, for the 3rd time, I'm eating yogurt for it. Did you by chance take the colace beforehand already? That can do it, too. We seem to be in the minority.

I had this too. It took about 3 weeks for my bowels to go back to normal and I still have cramping sometimes as well as sensitivity to foods that seem to throw my system off more easily. My doc said the bowels are moved during the surgery causing some of the problems but I sure wish I'd tried the probiotic, that makes sense especially with all the antibiotics they pump into us before and after surgery!