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  1. Jacks39

    Any advice for my first colonoscopy post DS?

    Oiy, I already have diarrhea and cramping from fasting, and I’m not due to drink the prep for another few hours. Good lord I hope I don’t have to do this again for ten years or they need to give me pain meds for the prep not the procedure. I forgot how upset my tummy gets from no solids, at...
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    Any advice for my first colonoscopy post DS?

    I’ve heard to start a little early. Also bought some adult diapers for the ride to the surgery center just in case. I had that problem with my DS prep. Misery.
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    Any advice for my first colonoscopy post DS?

    Hi! 4 years out and have my first colonoscopy next week. Was prescribed Clenpiq and anti nausea meds. Anything different I should expect in my prep or otherwise as a DSer? Any tips in general? I’m finally gettting my hubby to install my bidet attachment this weekend, so that should help
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    Calcium and my poor butt.

    What is BPC? Thanks!!
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    Full of Shit

    Thank you!!
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    Full of Shit

    How much do you take as an adult? Take it at bedtime?
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    Hematologists in the SF Bay Area

    Thanks I’d love her info!!
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    Hematologists in the SF Bay Area

    Anyone who lives or used to live in the San Fran Bay Area know a good hematologist? The one I started with after my DS surgery, Dr. Lebowitz, has retired. He was fabulous, understood my absorption issues, didn’t expect me to take iron supps and and was proactive with my infusions. His...
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    Altitude Gas! Didn’t see that coming!

    I’m not sure it’s related to the DS OR if I was just gassy and it coincided with the altitude. I was having separate minor altitude sickness. The gas pain hit me right as we began to climb the mountain. After I walked that off I didn’t get the pain again, just gassy bloating that seemed to get...
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    Altitude Gas! Didn’t see that coming!

    Good to know! I got canned oxegyn as well. The DS part seems just to be gas, like a bag of chips blowing up. It might not even be related to the altitude but I acts like it is.
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    Altitude Gas! Didn’t see that coming!

    All is fine, but I keep blowing up with gas whenever we go up to higher elevations. Even an additional 500 feet does it. My family thinks it’s hilarious because I look 9 months pregnant. Then I gotta fart that air back out. At least it’s odorless! I haven’t been up here since I was in my...
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    Altitude Gas! Didn’t see that coming!

    So I know we are more prone to gas while flying due to the changes in pressure, but it didn’t occur to me to plan for the same when traveling to the mountains. Drove up to Lake Tahoe yesterday and whoo boy I felt like I was having a massive heart attack as soon as we hit elevation. It didn’t...
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    Having some issues down there. Need help/advice (caution: graphic)

    Okay thanks, I’ll ask him about that.
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    Having some issues down there. Need help/advice (caution: graphic)

    By the way I am taking 2 different Probiotics. Garden of Life Whole food probiotics with my morning vitamins and Florastar with my evening ones. I felt the combo was working well but I’m wondering if a different strain or type might be in order. Do our bodies get used to Probiotics?
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    Having some issues down there. Need help/advice (caution: graphic)

    Not sure my PCP would prescribe that for just symptoms but without a test result indicating the need. She’s very conservative. Maybe Dr. Rabkin would? I’ll email him and see what he says.
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    Having some issues down there. Need help/advice (caution: graphic)

    Hey Marquis, Checking in to see if you got a resolution with your tummy issues? I had cosmetic surgery about 4 weeks ago and took 10 days of Keflex antibiotic. The diarrhea has stopped but the gas from hell hasn’t . I’m 1.5 years out from my DS surgery and this is the first time I haven’t been...
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    How many carbs?? Plataue

    Hi! I was a virgin DS. Also a lightweight. I had my surgery January 9th at 248 and I’m now 188.
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    How many carbs?? Plataue

    I’m about 4 months out and noticed sluggish weight loss and stalls at about 2 months until I cut carbs to 40 total. I don’t count net because I don’t know what my new insides are absorbing. I can eat a pretty large amount now and guzzle water. If I keep my carbs to 40 and my protein 125 or more...
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    ABDOMINOPLASTY ADVICE PLEASE?

    The doctor really pulled it really tight, plus I had boobs done. He also was a adamant that tap water causes infection. I didn’t argue, I followed directions; but I don’t think I would do muscle tightening again. Of course, this was pre DS so I gained the weight back, plus some and then had...
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    I did it

    THe only thing that broke it up and got the gas out for me was walking. It didn’t take much, pacing back and forth for a few minutes got the burps up.
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