Hi Titchou, thanks for replying. I am on a virtually no fat diet. The most I had was turkey which said .5 grams of fat per 2 ounces and I just had about that much. I know that dairy products can cause diarrhea but I am having one nonfat yogurt a day. This could be from the prunes and fruit I had so I could go when I was constipated 4 days after the surgery so I am not having anymore fruits. I have a little bread and pasta. I am not eating too much because I see the weight dropping and would love to lose a few pounds while my appetite isn't so good. Also need to get my cholesterol down so this lowfat diet will help that too (which I plan to stay on for a long time, not to this degree but definately lowfat). So the Immodium wouldn't help this? I know it didn't when I had very bad runs in the past. Well, I guess I can't travel unless it's in a car with a portable potty. Yipes! The dr. says it's common for the first 3 weeks so hopefully it will subside and hopefully I won't be one of the 5% who has the ongoing problem..argh, don't even want to think about that. This web, we read too much and scare ourselves.