What's going on??

Ok, so I had a 24 hr. stomach bug on Monday. A lot of all day long. I couldn't eat or drink anything for 24 hrs. Tuesday I felt better and was able to drink, but not eat much. Wednesday, I was able to eat and drink normally with no problems. Thursday, I wasn't able to eat much but could drink...I tried to eat dinner Thursday and just threw it away, eating made me sick. Today, (Friday), I felt fine this morning. Started out the day as usual, worked out for an hour (thanks Susan H. for the pep talk), ate a protein bar for lunch, everything was fine. I tried to eat dinner and again, it made me sick. I took 3 bites then was in pain for about 30 minutes until it finally came back up. That was at 5pm, it is now after 11pm and I still cannot eat or drink anything without it coming back up. When I had the stomach bug Monday it was really bad. I was sore for two days from all the vomiting, or dry heaving rather because there was nothing in my stomach to come up. Is it possible I could have damaged my pouch/stoma in some way because of it? Or do y'all think it is still just sensitive after being so sick? Thankfully I was able to get in all my fluids and vitamins today before getting sick, but only half my protein. If I'm still having this problem Monday I will of course call my surgeon, just wanted to see if anyone had any idea what might be going on? Its not a good feeling. And I promise I'm not eating anything I'm not supposed to...if that were the problem I wouldn't be asking about it Take care, Denise

Hi Denise, My guess would be that your pouch is still irritated from early in the week or that you just aren't completely over whatever it is that got you sick in the first place. Perhaps you just need a few days of soft foods and liquids to settle your pouch and to get back to normal slowly. I hope that you start to feel better soon and that you will be able to get in more than just vitamins and water. Just take is slowly. Hugs...Suz

Denise, I agree with Suz. Go back to soft foods for a week and see if that doesn't help. If it doesn't get better call your doctor. Anna

I had a stomach flu about 3 weeks ago and I had to go back to the soft foods for a couple of days. Sounds pretty much like what Suz & Anna recommended. It did the trick for me, but I would definitely call you surgeon and check in. Better safe than sorry! Hope it clears up quickly! Belle

Hi Denise - I'm with the fellow posters...... I would really go easy trying to eat solid food. My dr. said that when I get sick ( throw up) I should stay on liquids for at least 24 hrs. When you throw up you really irratate your pouch. Now - i usually stay on liquids for about 12 hours after I throw up and even then i still feel my pouch is not happy. I guess if it keeps up - call you doc. Hope you feel better soon - Marta

Thank you all for your replies. I've stuck with liquids and soft foods all weekend and I'm feeling much, much better. I think I'll give Carrie (my surgeon's nurse) a call tomorrow anyway, just to make sure. I typically get the stomach flu once a year so I guess I'll know what to expect next time Good news is I lost 4 lbs., but I do not recommend it as a way to lose weight! Take care, Denise