4 weeks and stilll cant hold food..

I'm out 4 weeks... and I still can't keep anything down.   According to the doctor, I am supposed to be on pureed foods and cottage cheese and scrambled eggs and berries and various things like that.  I'd be lucky if I can keep a glass of crystal light down without getting the foamies!  I just wanted to know if anyone else it having this problem or has any suggestions.   At this rate, I can't get any calories, protein  or vitamins in and that can't be healthy.

Are you sipping or gulping?  In the begining I had to drink from 1 oz medicine cups to help slow myself down enough.  If you are certain you are not drinking too fast you probably should contact your surgeon's office.  It is quite easy to become dehydrated and land back in the hospital.

Sounds like a stricture. Get thee to your surgeon stat and get an endoscopy. Good luck!

I had a situtation much like you when I first had surgery. I had tried many different solution recommended by my clinic. In the end I had a stricture.  Please advocate for yourself to have them check that out through a scope test. I had to go through weeks of trying different things while I just got more dehrydrated. Once the stricuture was corrected everything has been just fine for me. Best wishes

momma i been going through the same thing...im over 2 months out and havent been able to eat...  you gotta get and endoscopy so they can see if there is a stricture. this past thursday i had an endoscopy with ditilation at the hospital.... its been a few days but i can eat better already... they say that the problem isnt uncommon from gastric bypass... gotta get checked out mammatz... i kno exactly how u feel

I will call the doctor tomorrow because this is crazy. I mean, I'm not expecting to be able to eat a cheeseburger or anything..but keeping something in my system would be good... I adid eat applesauce today..  Most of it stayed down. I have been vomiting soo much that I thought maybe that was just causing my stomach to swell some more and that was the problem...   Somethings gotta give,  not trying to end up in the ER for a second time! 

Did you call your doctor and get an appointment for a scope??

I called his nurse and explained what was going on.. She told me that it was not an uncommon problem. I made an appt to see the surgeon Wednesday morning. I'm not sure if he is going to do a scope but if I get the feeling the he is just brushing me off then I will make the suggestion and tell him that I would like it done.  Hopefully, I will have an answer in the next couple of days and actually be able to eat something other then liquids and applesauce. It's getting old really fast! 

Please go to the Dr....I am 5 weeks out and am not having any issues, you need to get to the Dr so you can get some nutrition into you!

Good Luck!!!!!!!!! Feel better!!!!!!

 What is a stricture and how do the fix it?