More bloating and gas after a resection?

[Guerrero]

I had a surgery for a resection in my ileum last year.

I have no more strictures symptoms, and take stelara as a maintenance treatment, but I notice I still have A LOT of bloating and gas with sometimes diarrhea.

My doctors suggest courses of rifaximin, but it’s less effective than before and it stop working few days after I finish the course.

Is it normal for some reasons like my intestine cannot digest some oily foods etc?..

Have you had similar symptoms after your resection, and do you have long term solutions? (Diets or drugs)

 

[Guerrero]

My docs suggested to take a quarter of questran before lunch and dinner to avoid D.

Do you have any experience with this? Does questran help for bloating and gas too?

 

[Entchen]

About 3.5 months after surgery all of a sudden I started having terrible gas. It’s been a couple of weeks now and still a problem. So—no solutions, but solidarity.

 

[Guerrero]

Hi Entchen, thank you for your solidarity. Sad to hear it’s happening to you too.

I started Questran few weeks ago, it seemed to be reducing it a little bit, but with some up and downs… I had no more diarrhea urgencies though.

I read it could take weeks for bloating and gas from bile acid malabsorption to vanish after starting Questran, so I hope it will be my case.

 

[Opieshuffle13]

Hey Entchen,
The resection will mean less reabsorption of bile which will cause a lot of loose stools. Questran is a bile sequestrant to help in that dept. However, it may add to the gas and bloating as it's part of the listed side affects for some people. (I am 100% in favour of the benefits of questran for helping with the loose stools caused by bile... read up on "bile malabsorption" if this is an issue) My suggestion to you is to for the gas is to start tracking food. It took me a long time to figure out that many grains and milk (normal western breakfast foods) caused a LOT of afternoon gas to the point of pain. Switched to morning smoothies with fruits and yoghurt, or making my own healthy bread, to sort it all out. But find out what "triggers" you. Once you start paying attention to your body and what it can or can't tolerate, you'll discover a LOT! I know what causes me problems, but if it's food I LOVE, I put up with the repercussions. (I can't NOT have a greasy diner burger and beer from time to time... sue me!)

 

[Entchen]

Terrific advice—will do. Thanks!!

 

[Guerrero]

yes good advice. I’m having milk and grain as breakfast, I’ll try yoghurt instead and see how it goes.

 

[cheka]

yes good advice. I’m having milk and grain as breakfast, I’ll try yoghurt instead and see how it goes.

suggest you take a look at kefir. it's a fermented milk with great beneficial bacteria and no lactose. a superior gut healing tool

grains can CAUSE lactose intolerance by damaging the little fingers in the small intestine. at the tips of these fingers is where the chemical is made that breaks down lactose. recommend reducing/eliminating the grains until gut is healed up