Gut issues 2 weeks post appendectomy
Hi all, had my appendix out on the 15th June, spent 48 hours in hospital beforehand on antibiotics (couldn’t eat) and then post surgery I ate very little from the discomfort and stayed on antibiotics for a full week (3 days IV, 4 days pills).
Realistically I have only been off the antibiotics for about five days but I am having a 4-5 loose bowel movements a day. I just wanted to know how “normal” this is?
My surgeon said to me to expect gut disruption and to let them know if it became very poor (straight liquid) as that might suggest an infection. I’m not quite there but also things aren’t really normal
I am trying to step up fibre intake and probiotics but it’s a bit of a mission eating normally again!