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I  have not been Able to eat any solid foods and I'm getting close to being one month out. Is this normal? When I eat solid foods no matter how  long I chew it I always end up vomiting it.

Let your doctor know tommorow.  You probably have a stricture.  10% of RNY patients get them.  You will be asked to go to a gastroenterologist.  They will slightly put you out and "scope" your pouch.  The scope will go past your pouch and there will be a balloon at the end of the scope.  It will inlarge the area just past the pouch that has narrowed.  Also do not freak out if you have to go back a second or third time for the procedure...also very common.  Let us know how it turns out.  Brian

Jerry like Brian said could be a stricture I had two no big deal in and out in about 30 min.. But only being out a month you might be eating the wrong foods I was just starting soft foods? But 1 month out is when strictures are common. So way on safety and if you've been keeping a daily journel bring it with you so they can identify a pattern. Good Luck, Rocky Top

What did the Doc say Jerry? Was it a stricture

Well,  

My Dr said that it was  not a stricture. He just recommended me to eat much much slower that I was. So I tried that and I manage to eat. Thanks for asking for f/u

At a month out, I was still on pureed foods so it wasn't much of a problem.  Now, if I eat too fast, take too big a bite, or don't chew it to oblivion, It hurts like a son of a gun.  Tough lesson for me.  I'm a former "power eater"  (Huge bites, chew twice, swallow fast, get the next load in before the first one hits bottom)