Feeling terrible after eating...

Hello family, I'm 2 weeks out (surgery 10/09) & I am having a hard time getting my fluids & protein in. Everything I consume hurts my stomach. It feels like a painful "knot" in my stomach that hurts for about 15-20 mins until I hear my stomach gurgle & then there is relief. This happens almost everytime I consume liquids, broth, cream soup, yogart, jello, etc. It's making me not want to eat or drink anything because I know the pain will come. I've thrown up several times. Have any of you ever experienced this? Is this normal for only 2 weeks & will eventually go away? 

Your responses are appreciated 

i'm just about as far out as you and i've had the "knot" feeling, but it's not really painful for me. have you called your doctor or NUT?

I am 3 weeks out and I felt that twice when I drank/ate too fast. It passes after a few minutes. You may want to let your doc know what's going on. I am able to tolerate food well.

I go see my surgeon tomorrow for my post-op appointment. I'm going to mention this to him. I was just curious to see if anyone else had experienced this.

When I was that early out, I had to eat veeeeerrrrrrryyyyyy slowly or I would feel like I had a knot under my breastbone.  Like one tiny bite every 60 seconds, no joke.  I downloaded a timer app for my phone, and when I start it, it vibrates every 60 seconds, without needing to be reset like the regular timer on my phone.  I still use it because it keeps me from overeating.  Also, I can carry on a conversation during dinner without worrying that I am eating too fast or that I will stop eating too soon and not get enough protein in.

If you have a smart phone, just search for "interval timer" and choose one that sounds like it will work for you.  The one I have is call "A Hit Timer" for the Android system, and is intended for designing interval training workouts (like if you wanted to do pushups for two minutes, then sit-ups for one minute, then jog for five minutes, etc.).  I designed a set that I call "eat" that does 30 sets of 60 seconds each (I never actually eat 30 bites of anything; I just set that as an outer limit).  I also have one called "drink" that does 1 set of 30 minutes, and I start it as soon as I am done eating to tell me when I can start drinking,

This would probably drive some people crazy, but it works great for me.

Hope this helps!

Thanks Kathy! I think that is what is happening. Even though I think I'm eating slow & might not be eating slow enough. I didn't realize that we have to drink just as slow. I thought that fluids wouldn't be a problem but now I see that they have to be taken in with care too!

Thanks so much for your advice. I'm downloading a timer on my phone now. :)

kathy that's such a great idea! (i miss my iphone )

I  get the feeling every once in awhile if I drink something too fast that is really cold. For the most part liquids don't bother me now but when I was about as far out as you I would get that knot quite a bit. Just try slowing down & you should be fine. GL!

Sip your water, about 2 sips (2oz) every 15 minutes throughout the day--starting and stopping 30 min. before and after eating. Do not drink with meals.  You have to small bites slowly.  One trick I heard of was at www.mydietdinnerware.com . They have a fork and spoon with built in red and green leds. These are timed to allow you to eat small portion chew well before you get a signal to eat a little more.  Another suggestion is NOT to engage in conversation, talk on the phone, watch TV, etc. while eating. Distractions from a coversation or a "funny" on TV, may distract you and you may swallow your food too early, or take a drink with your meal as you've done all of your life.  To me throwing up on a consistant basis likely indicates too much food of fluid was consumed too fast. DAVE