Bowel Issues Following Tummy Tuck

It should not be due to the mechanical effects of the abdominoplasty but it may be a side effect of the antibiotics. This may be especially true if you are allergic to penicillin and the physician used clindamycin. The use of probiotics may help. If this persists, you may need another antibiotic such as Flagyl but I would first see a physcian for an evaluation and possible stool culture.

You should speak with the general surgeon who did the hernia repair about these gastrointestinal issues. If the plastic surgeon did the hernia repair, I would suggest asking for a referral to a GI doctor to be evaluated. I agree that a tummy tuck should not affect your bowels, but clearly there is something going on that needs to be evaluated. Good luck, /nsn.

The tummy tuck should not affect your bowels. However, something has changed. I would urge you to see a gastroenterologist to get this evaluated. Seven weeks is a long time.