I wonder if I barf too much...

I'm 7 weeks out as of today.  Solid food has been a bit of a rocky road.  I chew (and chew, and chew, and chew) but a little too frequently (maybe 5 out of 7 days) I throw up.  I can't tell if I ate too much, chewed too little, ate too fast... I FEEL like I'm eating slowly and chewing well.  But my suspicion is I am putting the next bite in too soon.  I wait for my mouth to be cleared of food, but maybe I should be waiting even longer than that??  Like put the fork down (I already do that), swallow, and then count to 30 or something?  When I eat my mushy foods like refried beans and cottage cheese I rarely have the throwing up thing. 

It doesn't help that I can't seem to throw up on my own - I get that pain in my chest and almost double over - and end up putting my spoon down my throat to "encourage" a response...

Any thoughts? 

Throwing up 5 out of 7 days is too much - especially at 7 weeks out.  If you chew like mad and eat slowly...there might be another issue such as a stricture going on.   See your Dr.  You can't live on refried beans forever.

Good Luck!

I agree with Lori....call your doctor...it could be nothing but better safe then sorry. It isn't normal to throw up that often.

Let us know what he/she has to say.

Hugs....connie d

I'm a new post-op, so can't offer much advice... but I wonder... did you throw up after surgery before you were given the OK to move on to pureed or normal food? OR did this just start when you began real food?

I agree with the others, to call the doc.

Best wishes,
Shannon

My pouch was very slow to adjusting and had to keep going back to what worked. If pureed are working stay there for a bit longer. If you don't have issued, start adding thing back slowly. I'm one year out and am just now at 9 months able to keep meats down.

Posts like your's make me thankful every day...

I hope you find relief soon because that quality of life isn't what you had hoped for I'm sure.

I'm 5 mons out...

Just curious if your doctor advanced you to solids already? Dietitian said here are guidelines but let your body decided how slow you should go to try new foods
I was 2 weeks liquid/puree...
6-8 weeks of soft foods
Then try "solids" after that.. I was between 10 and 12 weeks post op before i tried solids..

Let your body set the pace for you. If your pouch can only tolerate soft/puree foods.. stick with those. I was probably 3-4 mons out before I could eat true solids... your body tells you what works and doesn't work. Remember you want your pouch to heal to the best of its ability and if you push solids too much too fast its just going to make life miserable...

I am 5 mons out and there are LOTS of solid foods I still can't eat.. white meat chicken, broccoli (unless i cook the hell out of it and then ma**** into mush)... Even something soft like scrambled eggs come up once in a while stil. Dense protein like a hamburger or meatloaf.. I can eat but VERRRRY slowly and absolutely only that 1/4 cup portion..

Chili is another good option during soft food stage..

Did you already call the clinic? If not, I would.  Are you mostly having issues with meat, or any "solid" food?   Fairview does advance to solids quicker than other programs, you just may not be ready. 

I had the same problem as you, when something felt stuck, pain in my chest I would force myself to throw it up because I couldn't stand the pain.  I've never thrown up on my own.  My first bad experience was with canned chicken with mayo. That seemed to work well for alot of people, but not me.  I haven't tried that since.  When I would have to throw up, I know it ruined my eating the rest of the day.  What solids have you been having?

I haven't called the doctor yet - because I really wanted to know what others have experienced first.  I've only been on solids for 2 weeks and that's when the problem started.  It does seem to be with plain meats - chicken a lot more often then anything else.   I know a few times it was because a piece a little too big went down the shoot - even if it's well chewed it didn't sit well.  Last night I had Halibut and really thought I chewed it well - but after about 5 or 6 bites - i got that familiar pain.  Chili works really well, very tender (crock  pot and soup type sauce) chicken is ok. But I do think it's meat mostly.  I went from oatmeal to dry cereal and that's working great so I don't feel like it's scar tissue like they warn about. 

I think I'll slow down even more, try some high protein softer foods for a while and if I'm still having trouble in a month or so I'll give them a call.  There are just so many issues I have that NOBODY else has apparently - like the fact that I get hungry after 4 or 5 hours - I haven't found anyone else say that.  The nutritionist said she'd expect us to be hungry after that long - but wouldn't you think I'd find ONE person who occasionally gets hungry even?  I never forget to eat - I get a little dizzy feeling, have a funny feeling in my pouch - not hunger pains like before - but just a 'empty' sort of feeling.  It goes away after a single bite of food sometimes.  It worries me for the future!

And Kristy - HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE 7 POUNDS FROM YOUR GOAL???  I can't even imagine that!