Struggling to get food in

Hello Stacey, I hope this helps you, I did research online and these dr's suggestions helped me. Once I got the lemon in all my hot drinks I have not frothed again! Thank goodness! I guess they have a point here. I just add a small splash to the warm tea and it works wonders. I hope it keeps working since frothing is horrible! Why do some people complain of nausea and frothing after the surgery? This can be the most challenging aspect of early recovery. Pay attention to your body's signals of fullness and keep yourself hydrated. Your pouch will instinctively protect itself when over-stimulated or over-dry by producing a white mucous liquid (referred to as Frothing) which may make you feel quite nauseated. The pouch is lubricating itself, sometimes in preparation to cause vomiting and release of whatever food is offending the pouch or stuck in the Roux limb. You might find that your nose feels full after you eat. This is also part of the frothing process. Some people combat frothing with a mildly acid liquid, sipped slowly, like milky tea or tea with lemon, lemon water, drops of apple cider vinegar in water, or even a few drops of pickle juice or sauerkraut juice. The common feature in all of these is the acidity of the remedies. Why is it sometimes necessary to vomit? Pay attention to your body's signals of fullness. One extra bite may cause pain and discomfort. Your pouch and Roux limb, the two parts of the gastric bypass tool, work like a slow moving sink drain. There is no stopper at the bottom of the sink, but the narrowness of the connection between the pouch and the Roux limb restricts the passage of food out of the pouch and into the Roux limb. The passage of food is greatly affected by the texture or consistency of the food: heavy, fibrous or dense food exits slowly; soups or liquids pass quickly. Sometimes if a food gets stuck and will not pass into the Roux limb, the only solution is to cough out the offending food to release it from the pouch. Vomiting is best avoided; it is rough on your tender pouch. If you do vomit, go easy on the next meal or next few meals. Consider going to a full liquid diet for the next meals to rest your pouch. Ask yourself the following: Am I eating too fast? Am I chewing my food? Am I eating too much? Am I drinking with meals or too soon after eating? Am I lying down too soon after eating? Are the foods I'm trying to eat too advanced for my pouch and roux? If you find yourself unable to keep even clear liquids down, repeatedly, call your surgeon.