Question:
5.5 weeks post op and suddenly food makes me nauseous

I'm been doing wonderfully since surgery, but all the sudden I can't eat anything. The last 2 days have been real h*&&. I had a couple crackers this morning and ended up throwing them back up about 1/2 hr later. What is up with this? Anybody else experience this? How long does it last? Just the idea of eating anything or even drinking water makes me sick to my stomach.    — Katy B. (posted on April 12, 2002)

April 12, 2002
Hi there--I had this same thing happen to me. Any kind of food make me nauseated--even the thought of food. It lasted for me, about 2 weeks. I am grateful that it's over. I never thought the day would come where I would shun food! :) I found the foods that made me the least ill and just stuck to those..for me it was cottage cheese, crackers and string cheese. The past week and a half has been great..only the thought of fish makes me wanna hurl now. So this too, shall pass. Good luck and congrats on your surgery!
   — Jennifer G.

April 12, 2002
I had some trouble like that at about the same time post-op. I was also spitting up foamy bubbles. I called my doctor who said it might be a stricture. It turned out to be one and had to be dilated. Please call your doctor if you haven't already. You don't want to run the risk of becomming dehydrated. Good Luck
   — Linda V.

April 12, 2002
4/12/02 Hi! Thank goodness I have not thrown up at all post op. However I can absolutely relate to foods making me nauseous! I'm 7 wks post op and one day a pouched egg sounds and tastes great, the next day, just the thought of eating one makes me nauseous! Crazy! I wish I had an answer, but it's good to know I'm not alone.
   — Lisa N.

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