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Is this normal for a liquid diet? i recently had surgery and was put on liquid diet. i have been having green, watery bowel movements for six days.

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C . Diff: Make shure your doctor knows. Could be clostridium defficile. Happens due to change of intestinal flora after high dose of antibiotics. Notify your surgeon as soon as possible.

Dr Sadoun agreed

Answered 1/28/2014

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