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Re: Wife's post-op diarrhea

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 24 11:42:27 2005

Everyone is different and you shouldn't use anybody's else's experience to judge your wife's recovery by. If either of you are concerned enough to come here and ask then you should call the doctor's office. All the surgical notes are there including the drugs used for anesthesia and pain control and the diarrhea could be related to one of those rather than the surgery itself. The gas is usually related to the surgery as the body recovers from the trauma.

Please, make not of any other symptoms your wife may be having, take her temperature to be sure there is no elevation. Report anything above 99 for longer than 24 hours to her doctor. Make note of her pain location and severity and any tender, red or hot spots.

Much luck to your wife for a speedy and full recovery.

At Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Matt wrote: >
>My wife had a laparotomy on last Tuesday, and was sent home on Friday.
>She had a bowel movement later that day, and has been passing gas off
>and on ever since. However, she has persistent gas that she can not
>seem to get rid of and has continued to have loose bowels ever since her
>first BM. How long should she expect the gas and diarrhea to continue.
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Matt
>



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