There are a variety of things you can try. What else have you tried so far?

Cherie, I can think of two right off -- immodium and sleeping in a recliner. Be careful with immodium; you don't want to slow things down to a crawl and respond with a lot of painful gas. You can try one before bed. I find sleeping in a reclining chair helpful because it prevents me from turning on my right or left side which, for me, gets the gas/waste going.

Ask your doctor about Imodium or Lomotil.

As a side note: maybe stop the peanut butter and banana. While it may be good for some people to slow things down, perhaps it's having the opposite effect on you. Both have lots of sugar and too much sugar makes some people go a lot.

I love peanut butter and eat a lot but I find that at times it does not hold together and not to be gross.. But oozes all day if I eat too much. Lomotal seems to do best for me but I have to take less than what is prescribed because it works too well and slows it down too much.
Yes... Laying down in bed causes problems. If you can before bed stretch out on a couch and swap sides. Move the go out before you go to bed. I tried the recliner the g but I just cannot get sleep in one. Unless I am so tired from lack of sleep.
Probably not much help here.... But I tried. It's tough but your only 8 weeks. Time is needed. Heck it's been a year for me and my incisions are still sensitive!
I still have problems at night. Nothing heavy duty but it happens.

I buy acacia powder made by Renew and put it in oo empty capsules for my son. He takes 5 at breakfast, 5 in late afternoon and 5 at bedtime ( along with immodium) it makes his bms formed and helps him get a longer sleep.

But it has taken past a year take down for him to ever sleep through the night.

When I was that close to takedown, if I ate before bed I was up several times during the night too. I did not eat anything after 6:00 pm so I would have several hours to empty.

Peanut butter does not work for me at all. If I eat peanut butter, my stools are much looser than normal too.

I do better with yogurt and believe it or not grilled cheese and fried egg sandwiches with one piece of cheese on white bread worked about the best. I would not use butter, mayo or sauces on the sandwiches. I would do ok with rice. Other people also mentioned potatoes but they didn't work great for me either.

My dr hasn't wanted me taking Immodium or Lomotil since my surgery; he thinks it effects how the gut heals and he wants my small intestine to take over without interference so please check with your dr before adding.

I also don't drink soda or caffeine. Carbonated beverages seem to make things worse too. I haven't had caffeine for years but have also heard that it makes things worse.


My biggest advice is to eat early, don't snack between meals and don't snack at all after dinner. (This was hard but made a big difference for me - even just a bite of something later in the evening would make me get up several times).

It may also help catch leakage if you put a cottonball or a cotton makeup cleansing pad right in between your butt cheeks before going to bed. This is something I still do and it does help.

Each week should get better. If I follow the rules I stated above, I can usually make it thru the night without getting up at all or maybe one time. If I eat late, eat a bunch of junk or snack after dinner, I pay for it and am up 1-3 nights during the night.

Hang in there! You are only 2 weeks out so your body still has a lot to figure out. I wish you the best of luck and hope you get some relief soon.

Oatmeal also worked pretty well for me, dry cereal with milk was horrible for me.

Keep us posted.