Trying to solve a mystery here - stomach issue since hospital.

Dad has been back in his home for a week now and we have been dealing with an all-day-long upset stomach issue. The next day after getting from the hospital, I came in to find dad in a dirty diaper and stressed to sister that we have to try and keep him changed although I know the nursing home and hospitals were not doing a good job of that either. She has been helping now.

Then scratch head, I thought maybe I fed him dinner too late the day we brought him home from the hospital. So moved that up to four or five instead of six and asked aid to do the same. Still a stomach issue which is not his norm, which use to be occasional constipation.

Then I went to thinking, maybe it was something like the Senna that the hospital was giving that needed to run its course. No change. We just made our first week and I’m trying to figure out what to try this week starting today because before morning was over, we were two diapers in. Gave imodium this time but don't want that to be the norm when things that need to come out, should be coming out.

He is on a total of 6 meds now. Three are meds he has been on a very long time (januvia, tamsulosin, spiriva) with no issue. However, the hospital with last admittance removed the ecitalopram and lorazepam and added folic acid (once daily), ferrous sulfate (3 times daily) and carvedilol (low dose - twice daily).

Mentioned the meds because with research it suggests the iron and BP pill. So I dropped the iron down to once daily - no change. Then once daily on BP pill - no change. Today I changed the iron to a store bought brand that is said to be slow release and still plan to try twice a day.

If this still does not change, do you think the broken hip, even after surgery, messed something up and that all food will just run through him now? I worry about this because of trying to prevent bed sores as much as possible until we try to see if we can get him back mobile. The therapy part starts this week. He has gotten so stiff now.

I didn’t know that my family home was so dead. All my sister wants to do is sleep and not fix herself something to eat even which now explains the extreme weight loss. Now dad wants to sleep whereas he was very active even in the hospital. During the day he would be watching TV and don’t put a food plate in front of him. But now? 

But at the same time, I see at night through video that she has a bright lamp in his face that I thinks means he’s not resting as much. Once we get his hospital bed and I can put him in one of the rooms, I hope to test that theory. As for sister, if I don’t offer her some of dad’s food, she will just eat a bowl of cereal day and night or a piece of melon and then it is back to sleep.

Thanks for reading and for advice.