Sounds like GERD or an ulcer. Neither to be messed with. You need to see your surgeon or a GI specialist ASAP

so I'm a bit over one year post op. Sips/ loop ds/ Sadi-s. I'm having a hard time with food. Lately I feel like everything I was eating made me sick. I tried really hard controlling what I was eating. Cutting out certain food groups and things like that. I sort of gave up trying and my body just fixed itself on its own? I started feeling ok (not perfect but the intense pain and gas I was having was gone). But now something else started happening. I developed intense hunger that can not be satiated. I keep feeling PHYSICAL hunger. In the center of my stomach. I am constantly eating and I keep feeling the need to eat. It's not from dehydration because I'm also drinking a lot of fluids trying to stop the hunger. Any advice? (I kinda lost faith in asking my surgeon for help because when I told him that if I increase my fiber I get sick he told me I'm lying...) thanks!

Hi, all! I had a BPD/DS with Dr Sudan at Duke in 2013. (SW: 338 CW: 172) I also have an autoimmune condition that requires amontly visit with a Hematologist (she's amazing!) and an IV infusion every month. My recent DEXA is normal and most of my labs have been fine except iron (taken care of by 2x/yr InFed infusions) and my Vit D. UGH! I just can't get that Vit D to stay up and feel well while doing it.

These past 7 years I've been taking VitaLady's D orally and while I can manage to bring up my numbers it upsets my stomach. In the past I have just put up with the discomfort and choked the horse pills down, then when my numbers got pretty good, cut back on the Vit D/ recovered from the tummy upset---but eventually of course my numbers drifted back down again, then started the cycle all over. But I just can't face resigning myself to constant tummy upset with the the Vit D, forever. (I mean, as a DS-er I already have the other intestinal distress issues and that's enough for me haha)

Isn't there some way to take the Vit D by IV? Don't dialysis patients take it this way? Or Crohn's patients? If Vit D is available IM, isn't it feasible by IV? I searched this site for info and only came up with someone in 2009 who had Vit D infused. Anyone else???

Anyone have insight on this? Would regular Vit D infusions even be effective assuming I could find someone to order them? What kind of physician I need to consult with to explore if this is an option for me to simply add to my monthly infusions? I don't care about the insurance implications, if they will cover it or not; I just need to get this Vit D thing fixable, long term. Ideas? Thoughts?

Thanks for any insight, experiences, advice, or personal stories!

I used to live in Gaithersburg, I never had real good luck with doctors. I'd recommend reaching out to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. They have a great bariatric program and could probably recommend somebody, it's not that bad of a drive. Wishing you health and happiness.

Heather