1 Week after surgery

[Brandonl303]

Hello,

Had my operation 8 days ago, first time I opened my bowels was day 3, did have a large mass of my small bowel removed, my stool is still like water and is yellow, looks pretty much like urine. Anyone else had this?

Thanks

 

[DJW]

You will experience different things with your bowels this soon after surgery. If something concerns you dong hesitate to ring the doctor.

 

[UnXmas]

A number of things could be causing this. After surgery, and even more so when a lot of intestine has been removed, things can pass through your system too quickly. You also need to consider how much and what you're eating, and whether any medications you're talking could be causing this (though if you're on painkillers, these tend to slow the bowel down rather than speed it up).

Have you any other symptoms following the surgery, e.g. vomiting? Is your pain decreasing?

I think you will have to ask your doctors about this, as there are so many possible causes.