How bad did I hurt my pouch?

I'm 2 1/2 weeks post op..Last night I ate a 6oz can of baby tiny shrimp in a can..I have eaten them before but only half a can at a time..I was up all last night. Every 30 seconds my stomach would spaz out..cramp so bad and then ease up and start again..I felt a little sick when I got up this morning but when I took a drink of water it started spazing again..I'm afraid I've hurt my pouch.. Will this pass or should I call the doc? Jan

AT 2 1/2 WEEKS, YOUR POUCH IS STILL SWOLLEN, RAW & UNHEALED. FORCING MORE FOOD IN IT THAN IT IS USED TO HAS IRRITATED IT & THE NERVES/MUSCLES ARE REACTING. GO BACK TO SOOTHING FOODS LIKE CREAMED SOUPS UNTIL IT CALMS DOWN. DON'T MAKE IT WORK DIGESTING HIGHLY-TEXTURED OR SPICEY FOODS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU DOCTOR HAS TOLD YOU REGARDING WHAT YOU CAN & CAN'T EAT, BUT AT ONLY 2 1/2 WEEKS, IT SEEMS A LITTLE EARLY TO BE EATING SHRIMP. USUALLY, SURGEONS HAVE YOU STAY ON A LIQUID/FULL LIQUID DIET (THE TEXTURE SHOULD BE THINGS LIKE CREAMED SOUPS, YOUGURT, COTTAGE CHEESE, THINNED POTATOS, GRITS, PUDDING, JELLO, POPCICLES, ETC). POULTRY, SEAFOOD, PORK, BEEF, NUTS, ETC, SHOULDN'T BE CONSUMED UNTIL ABOUT 4 WEEKS POST-OP TO GIVE YOUR POUCH ENOUGH TIME TO HEAL ENOUGH THAT TEXTURED FOODS CAN BE HANDLED WITHOUT DISTRESS. IF YOU WANT THOSE THINGS, THEN THEY NEED TO BE BLENDED BUT IT IS REALLY EASIER ON YOUR POUCH TO WAIT THE 4 WEEKS. YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE LIFETIME TO EAT THOSE THINGS ... GIVE YOURSELF & YOUR NEW POUCH A BREAK & YOU'LL FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. IN ALL PROBABILITY, YOU HAVEN'T DAMAGED IT. THIS IS HOW YOUR POUCH TELLS YOU WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. ALL OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED IT BY EITHER EATING TOO MUCH OR EATING THE WRONG FOODS. MS BRITTY HAS A GOOD RULE OF THUMB ... WHEN YOU THINK YOU WANT 1 MORE BITE ... DON'T ... AS YOUR POUCH STILL HASN'T REACTED TO THE LAST BIT OF FOOD YOU'VE EATEN & YOU ARE REALLY AS FULL AS YOU NEED BE WITHOUT THAT LAST BITE. HOPE THIS HELPS ... GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

That is some very good advice. Don't take that one more bite. You'll always regret it. If you wonder at all...don't do it. B

Thanks for the response, Dawn.. I chewed the canned shrimp really well..but I knew I shouldn't have eaten the whole 6 oz. I was so hungry.. I was fine right after I eat it, but last night around 2am, I started cramping every 30 seconds ..suffering..I'm still cramping but it's about every few mins now..It's a sick, sick feeling..I just got nausiated and tried to throw up but nothing came up..I have been to the bathroom twice and wish I could go again!! I'm miserable! I talked to the nurse and she said If I don't feel better tomorrow, to call her back.. I'm mainly wondering if this is dumping and if so, is it known to go on for so long???? HELP

PS..if I even just take a drink or water, the pain gets worse..I can't get anything down without the pain!! I'm afraid I'm going to dehydrate..can that happen in one day?

NOPE, YOU CAN'T DEHYDRATE IN JUST ONE DAY ALTHOUGH YOU CAN LOWER YOUR FLUID LEVELS IN YOUR BODY - NOT DRAMATICALLY, BUT YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO BE WITHOUT FLUIDS FOR DAYS & DAYS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET DIAHREAH (sp?). TRY SOMETHING WARM THAT IS LIQUID. COLD OR EVEN ROOM TEMPERATURE IS SOMETIMES HARDER ON THE POUCH. I ALWAYS FOUND THAT CREAMED SOUPS ... JUST A SPOONFUL OR 2 AT A TIME IN YOUR CASE TODAY ... THAT THE THICKNESS COATED MY POUCH & THE WARMTH (NOT EXCEPTIONALLY HOT) SOOTHED MY POUCH WHEN IT WAS BEING TEMPERAMENTAL. I STILL HAVE TO DRINK MY FLUIDS ROOM TEMPERATURE OR I GET PAIN & I'M ALMOST 12 WEEKS POST-OP. THE FUNNY PART IS THAT I CAN EAT SF POPCICLES WITHOUT PAIN, BUT LIQUIDS FROM THE FRIG OR WITH ICE BRING ME SHOOTING PAINS FROM MY POUCH AROUND MY RIBCAGE. OUR POUCHES RULE THE ROOST NOW & SOMETIMES THEY AREN'T EASY TO GET ALONG WITH. YOU'LL LEARN WHAT WORKS FOR YOU AS YOU GO ALONG. MOST OF THIS STUFF SETTLES DOWN AFTER A MONTH, MONTH & A HALF. BY THEN, YOU KNOW HOW TO EAT BETTER & YOUR POUCH ISN'T AS SENSITIVE BECAUSE IT'S HEALED ENOUGH. IT TAKES ABOUT 3 MONTHS TO COMPLETELY HEAL FROM THE SURGERY SO YOU SEE WHY SO MANY OF THE LADIES SAY TO BE PATIENT & BE EASY ON YOURSELF. GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

A WORD TO THE WISE, MS JANET ... IF YOU GET WORSE, NO MATTER THE TIME ... GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. AT THIS POINT, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE MISERABLE UNTIL IT PASSES THROUGH YOU & YOUR POUCH RELAXES, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T GET WORSE. GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY, MS JANET? ANY BETTER?

I'm feeling SO much better~ Thanks Dawn. I never want to go thru that again as long as I live! I sure learned a hard lesson! I was afraid to eat much except clear liquids yesterday..Just to pamper THE BOSS. LOL

GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE ON THE MEND, MS JANET. WELL, IF THAT'S YOUR LAST "DUMP", YOU'LL BE THE ONLY ONE WHO GOT AWAY WITH ONLY ONE!!!! GEEZ, I THINK I'VE HAD 3 OR 4. MISERABLE LITTLE INCIDENTS. EACH TIME IT'S IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION ... WRONG FOOD, EATING TOO MUCH, NOT CHEWING WELL ... YOU GOT THAT RIGHT ... OUR POUCHES ARE IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL & WHEN THEY ARE UPSET, THEY MAKE US MISERABLE ... BUT, WHEN THEY ARE HAPPY, WE LOSE TONS OF WEIGHT ... SO, THE GOOD WITH THE BAD! WHEN MINE IS ACTING UP, I CALL IT THE "ODIOUS GROUCH POUCH". GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK