How do you feel...?

I have read many people saying that certain foods don't agree with them. I am just curious how you know... what are the symptoms? Do you have a hard time swallowing it, does it make you nasueous, does it come back up, do you get GI cramps, etc? Belle

Belle, It feels like I have a rock in my stomach, my mouth waters excessively and I beg God to allow me to throw it up. It is the worst food experience I have EVER had. Vomiting now is nothing like what it was before. I feel like my cat looks when he hacks up a hair ball. Sandy

For me, immediately after swallowing something that does not agree with my pouch I begin hearing loud noises from my gut. It'll be followed by pain, and will end up with me begging for it to come up as well. It's an awful feeling. I have also had some "ate too fast" episodes where the food gets stuck, and it feels like it's just beyond my throat and if it doesn't go down soon it'll have to come up because breathing gets scary. For some reason the further I get from surgery the more this has been happening. I am trying to be more careful eating slowly, but the better I feel the easier it is for me to try to slip back into that old "eating fast" habit...especially if I'm talking or comfortable while I'm eating.

Hi Belle, For me, eating something that doesn't agree with my pouch generally just feels "wrong". I get a strong feeling that I better not take another bite or I will pay for it! LOL! I have not had bouts of vomiting because of it though, or anything else for that matter. I have experienced two episodes of dumping, one was mild, the second was vicious ! Hugs...Suz

Good question. I don't know if I've ever had anything that hasn't agreed with me yet. There was once I ate part of a wrap from Subways and it felt uncomfortable going down, like in my throat. But that passed quickly. Besides that nothing. I think when we get it we'll know, huh?

Thanks for sharing ladies. Everything has seemed to agree with me (other than dairy initially). I had one episode where I think something got stuck (a fried egg), but otherwise I have been pretty lucky. The reason why I ask is that I some Ritter's sugar free ice cream yesterday and it was the strangest thing. It just would not go down. I felt really yucky and then ended up throwing it up. I did not eat too much, perhaps a fourth a cup. I was curious if this is what people mean by things not agreeing with their pouches/new systems and I am guessing it is. Although, I still cannot figure out why this caused such a problem, because I eat lo-carb ice cream several times a week. hmmmm.... Belle

Belle, sorry I am posting after the fact. But I have about the same reaction to some things as you. I had some low carb and sugar free ice cream yesterday.....the first ice cream I have had since surgery. Man about 5 minutes after I finished I started feeling sick to my pouch. A very yucky feeling that mad me say wow I won't be eating that again. Anna

Anna- Don't you think that is strange? I mean why would sugar free ice cream do that? I definitely won't be hitting the Ritter's anytime soon again! Belle

Most things have agreed with me too- EXCEPT- since I hit the 170's- I got a little ****Y and ate a bunch of bad stuff- oreos and cheeze-its- OMG- I had diarrhea for a day and a half- not attractive!!! Glad I didn't have to go anywhere!!! Holly

Holly- Oh No! I love Oreo's... and so does my family. I have not bought them since the surgery. I buy cookies like Tagalongs or Nutter Butters that don't tempt me (I hate PB) Maybe I will think of your story the next time I am thinking about Oreos and the craving will go away!