TROUBLE EATING ANYTHING

Im now almost 3 months post op. Whenever I eat anything I soon feel nausious. Sometimes it comes up. Has anyone had this problem or is it just me ? My nurse says I should eat more protein but I hardly eat as it is because I know im going to be sick. Please help michele

Hi Michele. I had symptoms similar to your's a short time ago. I would eat just a few bites, or drink just a little bit and would have pain in the center of my tummy area, just below the bra line. I had a stricture that required endoscopy with dilation by my surgeon. At the time, I was 2 months postop. If you have difficulty keeping any food or fluids down, it is time to call the doc. It may be just a sensitivity thing, or could be something to have the doc take a closer look into. Don't mean to scare you, but it is WAY better to be safe than sorry. BTW, I feel much better after stricture repair. It is like, why did I wait so long???? Good luck, let us know what happens. ~Diana

Are you having trouble with just food or with liquids as well? If it is just food I would say your pouch is just very sensitive and you have to find something it likes and stick to it for a while. If it is both food and liquid it could be a stricture. Either way you should call your Dr. and tell Them what has been going on. Your Dr. is the only one who can really tell you what is going on. Keep us posted on how your doing, I hope you feel better soon!! Kim

It could be a stricture. Get yourself checked. Yeah, I get sick a lot too. Probably about once a day... although I think mine is because I eat too much as I am not always paying attention when I eat.

Hey Michelle, My DR did tell me that nausea usually comes with eating too fast or too much, so I tried to slow down quite a bit and eat less. (How much less can we really eat?) I developed a stricture at 4 weeks post-op and think you need to be checked out! I could eat a little of something and anywhere within 5 minutes to an hour afterward I was throwing it up. It was very hard to even keep fluids down. I had two endoscopy's (two weeks apart) to stretch the stoma and felt much better after having it done. Don't let a nurse tell you to eat more when you can't keep what you eat down! Push this issue. Jan

I know how you feel. I was afraid I had a stricture but I needed my gall bladder removed and also I had to lean to take very small bites, if you think it's small make it a little smaller and then chew, chew, chew and chew some more. You should discuss this with your doc. and/or nut right away, like tomorrow, just to be safe and sure it isn't anything serious. Hope you feel better soon.