FOAMIES - ALMOST BARFING HERE....HELP?!?

At work - just ate my dinner (thai chicken), obviously ate either way too much or way too fast or a combination....am having the worst foamies EVER (almost 2yrs out).....do I make myself vomit or what do I do here....it's been over 1/2 hour!!!

HELP!?!

Kerry

There's not much you can do, except wait it out. It will pass. Lesson learned.

Walk..... walk and breath !!!

frisco

Keep a trash can close by!

Thanks all for your responses....that was about an hour and a half of torture....awful!  It almost felt like the earlier days - which also was only ever occurring when I had chicken.  I can eat chicken no problem...but for some reason, I must eat it too fast or a bit too much, I don't know.  My problem with meat (especially chicken) is that I don't notice the "cue" to stop before it's already gotten to a bad place...eesh.

Anyway, good to know that there is serious restriction still going on!  It also clearly demonstrated to me that this restriction is hugely different with protein than with any other type of food.

All better now...was able to drink water almost 2hrs later and didn't eat one more thing!!

I have this same issue occasionally with meat.  I don't notice the cue like I do with something like cottage cheese.  I don't know how to determine that.  If you figure it out, let me know!

Sorry about that Kerry! Hope you feel better by the time you read this. I guess it is never too late for the foamies. I am two plus years post op too and have not experienced this yet! 

what is foamies? im scheduled for my surgery on Jan 13th. i see this posted sometimes, but was assuming it would be acid reflux. Is it something else?

BrendaRae, I didn't know what they were until after my surgery.  Someone explained them and then...low and behold, after a meal where I didn't pay good attention, I UNDERSTOOD.

Foamies are a big influx of saliva/mucus/GERDy stuff.  The consistency varies by person, but it bubbles up from your esophagus and it's incredibly uncomfortable.  Essentially yes, it's gastric reflux. But it feels... different than it did pre-op.

You know how you hyper-salivate right before you vomit?  It's like that.....on steroids.  I only experienced it twice in the first year.  Didn't throw up either time, but spent more time than I cared to leaning over the sink foaming like a mad dog.  And it hurts.  Stomach spasming hurt.  Try to avoid it.

For me, it was yogurt both times.  Yes, it was a measured portion, but your stomach capacity varies from day to day, or even meal to meal.  So don't count on the fact that you SHOULD be able to eat that amount because you've done it before.