vomiting

i had my surgery on 06/20/07 lately i have been vomiting after i eat something heavy and it sits in my chest  and i just throw it back up, does this hurt the pouch if you throw up.

I think you are far out enough so that you don't have to worry too much about hurting the pouch as long as it isn't severe, prolonged vomiting.  What kind of heavy things are we talking about?  If it's like pork, that still sits like a lead ballon in my pouch.  I don't vomit, but I sure do feel it.  You may just need to stick to softier foods for a while longer and chew, chew, chew. Becky 

Hi.  I am new to the forum,  I plan to have my surgery in November.  I am concerned about the vomiting and chewing issue.  Currently I have a bad habit of eating too fast.  I have tried to slow down and chew my food more slowly and carefully.  Do any of you have any suggestions on how to break this bad habit?

You can try switching to a baby spoon and fork (or a ****tail fork).  Another thing is to avoid conversations (or other distractions) during meals.  You chew and swallow faster when you don't pay attention to what you are doing.  It also helps to set the utensil down between each bite.  I don't know if you will be allowed to drink with meals, but with the RNY you aren't and it does take some getting used to.  So if you won't be able to drink with your meals you should try to slow down how much liquid you have with your meals.

Talk to your doctor or surgeon. Vomiting can damage your espophogas and make you dehydrated. For me eating very slow chewing at least thirty times and putting down my fork in between bites helps also eat only one food at a time until you know how you will react.