Question:
Pain when eating??
I am 2wks.post-op.I still have trouble keeping foods down.when I et anything more that baby food,it feels like I am having severe chest pains! It feels like the food is stuck.The pain goes away when I vomit.What do I do? — Dixie Chick (posted on April 4, 2003)
April 3, 2003
What are you eating? Most surgeons have their 2-week post-ops on nothing
more than pureed/soft foods (some are still on liquids). Are you chewing
your food enough? JR
— John Rushton
April 3, 2003
I was on a liquid diet for 3 weeks--- when I did move to soft foods it took
some time to get use to and to remember to chew chew chew--
— Marie R.
April 3, 2003
Remember to treat your new pouch as you would a infants.Meaning introduce
new foods one at a time. You have to chew and chew and when you think your
done chewing chew again.My question is Have you talked to your doctor about
this? and if you have what has he'she say about it? and if you havnt talk
to your doc about it why not?
Tara
— msski
April 3, 2003
This happened to me yesterday. I was eating way to fast and the food felt
like it got stuch in my esophagus and just laid in my chest pain. It really
hurt too. As soon as I vomited, which is something I really try to avoid,
I was fine. Maybe you are eating too fast, even with soft foods. I am
about three months postop and I am still adjusting. Take things day by day
and everything will work out fine. Good luck to you on your journey -
Daphine
— Daphine C.
April 3, 2003
Hi Lindy,
My advice is to listen to your body/pouch. It's telling you don't give me
anything more than the baby food right now. Everyone is different. Give
yourself another couple of weeks on the liquids and pureeds and then try
slowly something soft. There is alot of healing that needs to take place
internally with that new pouch and everything is VERY swollen. I was like
you except that I couldn't vomit and laid in pain for up to 24 hours at a
time.....I listened fast when that happened. Sometimes when you have a bad
bout backing off and going on liquids for 24 hours helps things settle down
a bit. Also, eating is a trial and error for several months in the
beginning. Just listen to your body and what it is telling you and take
care of that new baby pouch...it is tender and healing. Hang in there it
does get better and you will be eating real food again one day before you
know it! ((((Hugs)))) Roberta~ Lap RNY 9/10/03 262/158/135-145...I'll
know when I get there! :o}
— Roberta S.
April 4, 2003
Hi~ I agree with everyone here. I had the same thing and it's hard to get
used to.........but, you will get used to it and learn to listen to your
pouch. You'll learn, it'll become second nature...........just be patience
and be kind to that pouch of yours.
— Karen K.
April 4, 2003
Hi~ I agree with everyone here. I had the same thing and it's hard to get
used to.........but, you will get used to it and learn to listen to your
pouch. You'll learn, it'll become second nature...........just be patience
and be kind to that pouch of yours.
— Karen K.
April 4, 2003
Hi~ I agree with everyone here. I had the same thing and it's hard to get
used to.........but, you will get used to it and learn to listen to your
pouch. You'll learn, it'll become second nature...........just be patience
and be kind to that pouch of yours.
— Karen K.
April 7, 2003
I had the same problem. Turned out that my esophagus swelled shut because
of all the reflux prior to surgery. To fix it they just do an endoscopy
and stretch it out with a balloon. I haven't had any problems since. Oh,
and by the way, get it checked sooner rather than later. I kept waiting,
thinking that it was normal after surgery stuff, but it got to the point
where I coulnd't even swallow liquid.
Hope I helped
Charly
— Charly H.
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