diarrhea after total colectomy

[Kathleen4]

Do you have any suggestions to stop the diarrhea after total colectomy surgery?  My brother had large colon removed due to CA in Jan 07.  Had an ileostomy for several months and had it reversed 3 months ago.  He takes lomotil, immodium, kaopectate, and still with diarrhea every few hours.  Other than that feels well, goes to work, etc.  But for several days now the diarrhea has been almost nonstop.
His GI surgeon has said no vegetables.  Still no help.  Any ideas would be appreciated.

[CalGal]

He might want to try following a low residue formula diet. Check www.gicare.com for an example.

The colon is the organ that absorbs most of the water that is made or incorporated in the food that goes through the small intestine. Without the large intestine, the output is going to be very watery because the water won't be 'recycled' back to the body. If a lot of what he eats is absorbed in the small intestine, fewer particles (and water) will be carried through into the large intestine. A low residue diet may be of some help.

[Morecambe]

I underwent a total colectomy four years ago and, in the aftermath, I experienced numerous (6-8) daily toilet visits as well as 2-4 during the night.  The frequency did go down in the following months to ~ 4 per day and 0-1 during the night.

I found that a high fibre diet (including cereal material such as bran and oats) "bulked up" my motions from watery >> "muddy/sludgy" >> "firm-muddy-sludgy" over a couple of months.

Good luck
Morecambe

[surg54]

I had a total colectomy in 2006. I eat low acid foods, take acidolophis, 200 million, a bulking colesterimine, lomotil, pepto, anything to STOP DIARRHEA with NOT MUCH LUCK............ I need a diet or something..... My doctor wants to do a colestomy...NO I AM ONLY 55.... Can you help, recommend something or what else. Even if I DON'T eat it have an ACID DIARRHEA and I get SO RAW that I have to go to bed with pain meds. Sylvadene used for burns is about the only thing that helps the raw rear. I've tried compounding RX's, powders, desitine, butt named creams, you name it. So my problem is 2 fold..... HELP, HELP, HELP................ THANK YOU..