5 Days Post Op - I have a question, please read

I'm home and doing really well, thank the Lord!!!! I have to be on a liquid diet for 2 weeks, so I've been living on chicken broth and jello, along with my water and 2 protein drinks (which is very hard to get in that much fluid!) Anyway, I read where one guy said that he gets full off of 2 spoons of jello. Well, I haven't really eaten that much jello, I eat the soup, but drink, drink, drink! I can't tell when I feel full because I am constantly sipping at either my water or protein drink, but tonight I feel full and have just been drinking - I mean I feel bloated or something. Does eveyrthing sound right to all of you who have been here before me? I don't want to do something to screw up my pouch, like drink too much, but they say to keep sipping all the time. Am I doing it right? PLEASE REPLY. Thank you, Crystal

I feel the same way, Crystal..just below my belly button it's like i'm carrying a rock in there and it's painful..I've not been able to get down a whole protien drink yet..it hurts my stomach and makes me burp. I have pain medicine, Lortab elixer that makes the bloat, pain go away for a little while. I sure hope all that pain goes away soon! I am 3 day's post op.

Hey, girl .. you're alive!!!!!!!! LOL Mine is kind of in the middle, like I've eaten or drank too much. I keep my drinks by my side, I hope I'm not drinking too much. I don't want to stretch it. I hate you're having problems, too. Yea, I burp, poot (LOL) and anything else that my stomach feels is necessary!!!!!!! Can you eat jello and if you can, how much can you eat? I have Percocet pills for pain - they are nice! WB, I'm glad you're up and about. Crystal

LOL Oh Yeah! I'm alive! It's great to be A L I V E! Chooo~ month long thing with the pooters?LOL We have our own little protester pouches..Oh the're throwing a fit! LOL Have you noticed the sf Jello and Juice tastes extra sweet? Sweeter than before the surgery? I can't eat the Jello..it makes me so thursty. Apple Juice gives me more gas and tastes too sweet to me too, so I water it down about a third. The Juice makes the elixer go down better..it's yukky..everything is yukky, except warm chicken broth. It feels so good on my tummy! I'm so happy you made it ok too, Crystal! God is Great! Take care! We WILL get thru this together!

IF YOU HAVE AN ACTUAL "KNOT" THAT YOU CAN FEEL, YOU MAY WANT TO BE SAFE & CALL YOUR SURGEON OR HIS/HER NURSE. IF YOU FEEL THIS ONLY WHEN YOU DRINK A LOT, THEN BACK DOWN ON THE DRINKING SLIGHTLY & LET YOUR BODY ADJUST & HEAL A BIT. IF YOU FEEL BLOATED LIKE MS CRYSTAL, THEN YOU'RE JUST DRINKING A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR THIS EARLY IN YOUR JOURNEY. YOUR SYSTEM IS STILL SWOLLEN, SO NOT TO WORRY ... YOU WON'T HAVE PROBLEMS OF NOT DRINKING ENOUGH AT THIS STAGE ... LET YOUR BODY TELL YOU WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. ONCE THE SWELLING SUBSIDES, YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO "DRINK" IN SMALL SWALLOWS INSTEAD OF "SIPS". HOPE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER BY NOW. GOD BLESS YOU, MS JANET DAWN & NICK

Hi I am 10 weeks out today and for the first month I just wasn't hungry myself you can't drink to much because fluids just go through so don't worry about that. I know when my period got ready to come I felt really yucky or if you have had constipation that may add to it. Just follow what your doc told you. Your body is doing some major adjusting right now so you will go through some weird feelings trust me. I started feeling normal about 5-6 weeks out now it's a breeze so hang in there. God Bless Marcey 255/210/150

Congrats you two on joining the losing side. Glad to see you here. I was concerned about drinking so much at once, and I spoke to my nutritionalist. She told me to try to stay at 8 oz of liquid at one time. But the liquid just runs through your pouch doesn't really sit there. But you guys are doing GREAT!!! Once I was able to eat this is the rule of thumb I use. When I am eating something really good and I say one more bite and I will be done, I don't eat that one more bite, because that is going to be the bite to make you too full and make you sick. Just listen to your body and you will learn. We are all different. Congrats again!!! Britt

GOOD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE DOING SO WELL, MS CRYSTAL. NO NEED TO FORCE A LOT OF FLUIDS DOWN TO WHERE YOU FEEL BLOATED. GIVE YOUR BODY TIME TO ADJUST & HEAL FROM SURGERY. YOUR BODY WILL TELL YOU WHEN IT IS TOO MUCH. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GET ALL YOUR FLUIDS IN, IN THE BEGINNING WITHOUT DISTRESS. SO, SLOW DOWN A TAD BIT & LET YOUR NEW DIGESTIVE TRACK ADJUST. YOU CAN'T SCREW UP YOUR POUCH, OR STRETCH IT WITH FLUIDS BECAUSE FLUIDS RUN RIGHT PAST YOUR POUCH INTO YOUR INTESTINES. THAT'S WHY YOU FELT BLOATED WHEN YOU DRANK A LITTLE TOO MUCH. WHEN YOU BEGIN EATING FOODS, IF YOU EAT TOO FAST OR TOO MUCH, OR DON'T CHEW WELL ENOUGH, YOU WILL KNOW ALMOST IMMEDIATELY & MOST PROBABLY THROW UP. SO, EASY DOES IT. IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE YOU CAN TAKE IN THE 64 OZ OF FLUIDS & THE 60-80 GRAMS OF PROTEIN ... NOT TO WORRY. AS YOUR POUCH HEALS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO INCREASE SLOWLY BUT SURELY. SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE DOING FINE ... MAYBE JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH FLUID FOR SO EARLY IN YOUR JOURNEY. RELAX ... YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING SO BAD RIGHT NOW THAT YOU WILL HARM YOUR POUCH OR YOUR HEALTH. CRYSTAL LIGHT & HERB TEAS ARE WONDERFUL ... SO ARE CREAMED SOUPS, BUT YOU'LL ONLY BE ABLE TO TAKE A COUPLE SPOONFULS. S-F POPCICLES ARE WONDERFUL ON THE POUCH AS WELL. IT WILL BE HARD TO TELL WHEN YOU ARE FULL IN THE BEGINNING. WHEN YOU BEGIN TO EAT, EAT SLOWLY & WHEN YOU THINK YOU WANT ONE MORE BITE, DON'T ... YOU ARE ALREADY FULL BUT YOUR POUCH HASN'T GOTTEN THE MESSAGE TO YOUR BRAIN YET. I STILL CAN'T TELL WHEN I'M FULL SO I GO BY WEIGHING & MEASURING MY FOOD. I STILL DON'T HAVE AN APPETITE, THANK YOU GOD! SO, I HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF TO EAT. I KEEP A SPREADSHEET NOTING HOW MUCH FLUIDS & PROTEIN I TAKE IN EACH DAY ... AS WELL AS BODY % OF WATER & FAT & WEIGHT & WEIGHT LOSS. ALL THIS KEEPS ME FOCUSED ON HOW MUCH I NEED TO EAT & DRINK. YOU'LL FIND A PATTERN THAT WORKS FOR YOU ... RELAX ... YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE LIFETIME TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS CORRECTLY. YOU'RE DOING JUST FINE! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK