Hello, I'm concerned because my bowels woke up and I had 5-6 watery stools with coffee ground looking feces. Then, yesterday, had 18 bowel movements that were all liquid with coffee ground feces. Is this going to stop? And 18 bowel movements in one day? Please tell me that's not my new life?
Coffee ground feces after illeocecal resection
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The frequent BMs will be short term after the surgery, they will get better with time.
I still get the watery stools five years after my surgery, but not as frequent and not every day. Isolating the offending food(s) can help to reduce this. Not everybody has the same triggers, I found that coffee was the culprit esp the strong stuff. Either cutting back or watering it down helped.
Talk to the nutritionist at the hospital. They will be able to recommend changes to your diet to improve the bowel activity. Good luck.
I still get the watery stools five years after my surgery, but not as frequent and not every day. Isolating the offending food(s) can help to reduce this. Not everybody has the same triggers, I found that coffee was the culprit esp the strong stuff. Either cutting back or watering it down helped.
Talk to the nutritionist at the hospital. They will be able to recommend changes to your diet to improve the bowel activity. Good luck.
