Bowel Surgery
Abdominal (or other) surgery may trigger irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), derange the normal gut flora or cause a bowel infection, all of which may result in diarrhea.
Dumping Syndrome (Rapid Gastric Emptying)
Within 6 months after a partial or complete surgical removal of the stomach or damage of its exit (pylorus), rapid stomach emptying may develop: undigested food from the stomach quickly entering the duodenum may drag water from intestinal vessels into intestinal hollow and 10-60 minutes after a meal the following symptoms may appear: nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, dizziness and rapid heartbeat.
