Question:
Anyone experience weird spasms pre-op?
I am on day 5 of my three week pre-op liquid diet. All day I have had weird spasms in my upper abdomen. I can actually see my abdomen move! It is reminiscent of being pregnant all over again. No pain, nausea, vomiting or anything. Surgeon's nurse said she had never heard of anyone else having this symptom. Anyone out there in OH world ever experience this? — gclark918 (posted on April 11, 2008)
April 11, 2008
Oh my God...Maybe you have an ALIEN!!!! Just kidding...I guess you tummy
has an opinion of the liquids...Give it a name and talk to it maybe?
I hope it's nothing serious and apoplgize if it seems so to you. I think
it is the new you voicing it's opinion...But what do I know.
Im evil, sorry...GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SURGERY!!!!!!
— [Deactivated Member]
April 11, 2008
I have never heard of a 3 week liquied diet before surgery????
— Joanc
April 11, 2008
I am not sure but it might be like a charlie horse you would get in your
leg. You might try to get some potassium in specially if you have been on
straight liquids. I know I some times get a muscle spasm in my stomach
(preop) that is what my general pract doctor called it. Hope this helps.
— Harley2006Angel
April 11, 2008
Post op on liquids, I had the problem like that and they determined that I
had air there that I had not worked out from surgery. I started in the gym
with just walking on the tred mill and using a cycle and it went away. I
had a RNY.
— William (Bill) wmil
April 11, 2008
Sounds like what I used to experience before my surgery when I had problems
with my spastic colon. Sometimes it hurt. Sometimes it didn't. It would
just depend on how much gas was being produced by the spasms at the time I
guess. I would GUESS that what you are experiencing is some form of what
would be termed a "Spastic Colon" but I am not a medical expert.
Your gut is probably not happy with what you are giving it. That would be
MY guess. You may have an allergy to something that you are consuming that
may trigger the spasms. Try changing your diet and eliminating certain
foods and see if that makes a difference. The most COMMON allergens are
proteins. These would be meats, dairy and Soy, grains and nuts. It IS
possible to be allergic to carbohydrates but very unlikely. I am one of
the FEW who IS. I am allergic to Sugar cane. Sugar BEET is apparently OK
but I cannot consume sugar from CANE.
I hope this helps,
Hugh
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