Question:
4 wks post op and have pain when eating
anything thicker than yogurt. I have tried everything from scrambled eggs & overcooked veggies to finely chopped chicken and beef and am unable to keep anything down. I get a bad pain in my chest and the only way to relieve it is to throw up. This has been happening all week and now I can't even keep liquids down. HELP! — Laryssa E. (posted on October 18, 2002)
October 18, 2002
I am not saying that this is what you have, becasue I am not a doctor and
that is who needs to diagnose you. BUT, those are the same symptoms that I
had with my stricture. You need to talk to your doctor about it. HE may
order an endoscopy to take a look. Also, if you have been throwing up alot,
it could be from irritation. Try just some very warm (not too hot) liquids
like tea (decaf of course) and see if that helps to calm your tumy.
— Vicki L.
October 18, 2002
I had pain with eating too except that I couldn't throw up and would just
be in pain sometimes for 24 hours. What I found out was that I was
irritating the pouch and that if this happened once I then went back on
liquids for a full 24 hours. I also stayed on soft foods a little longer,
such as soups, tomato juice, yogurt etc. Wait a week and then try
something else. Your pouch isn't healed yet at all. Definitely if you
continue to have problems call your surgeon's office. Hang in there! I am
only 5 1/2 weeks post myself and can relate to the frustrations.
— Roberta S.
October 19, 2002
I also am 4 weeks post op and I have had that problem a time or two and it
is when I didn't chew really really well or when I took a bite and then
another too quickly. When I slow down and take pencil eraser size bites
chewed very well the pain stopped.
— Pam G.
October 20, 2002
I will be 7 weeks post-op Tuesday and have had a blockage (small pill), and
a stricture. The blockage, I knew right away that something wasn't right.
Not even water would go into my pouch, everything sat right in my chest
area, and NO amount of vomiting would relieve it. That was at 3 weeks
post-op, an EGD took care of that. The gastro doc thought then that I was
aoing to have problems, but didn't want to do anything (dialation) so
early. SOOOOO, exactly 3 weeks later, another EGD was done after vomiting
for 2 weeks any time I tried to eat something other than liquids. That was
3 days ago, and yes, I can eat without vomiting, however, I hurt sooo bad,
I want to cry!! I'm just as sore as I was a week after open RNY!! Now I get
to have an upper GI this week.
Please don't wait it out, vomiting is NOT normal!! Oh, and YES, I did chew
my food!! Trust me, I saw it come back up every time, and it was well
chewed.
Good luck to you, and I hope it is something easily taken care of.
— Terri Z.
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