Restricted throat???

8 weeks since surgery and for the most part doing ok. This forum has helped me a lot., Today I have a very different problem? For some reason it appears as if my throat or stomach has closed up? I cannot hardly get anything down, even water I can only do a little at a time. i first noticed it playing golf yesterday after eating 1/2 an orange and then again later on in trying to eat turkey chili. Then this morning in trying to drink a protein shake and eat oatmeal.  I'm getting headaches and i'm pretty weak not being able to hold anything down. All i could get down to today was 1/4 cup oatmeal, a protein shake, 16 oz water and a vanilla yogurt

Does your surgeon have a 24/7 help line you can call?  If not, I'd probably be going to ER in your shoes. 

which surgery do you have ? 

Hmmm... your situation sounds very familiar to me. I developed a stricture at around 4 or 5 weeks post-op RNY. It got to the point that I couldn't even ge****er down - I did have minimal success with warm tea. Please contact your surgeon, as it is very easily fixed if it is a stricture. I had a balloon dilation endoscopy to stretch the stoma back to where it should be. Luckily, my stoma didn't try to close back over and I was able to continue on as expected with no further issues.

Contact your surgeon.

Good luck!

What causes strictures?

Scar tissue on the stoma between the pouch and the intestine.  Your profile doesn't say which surgery, but if you had RNY (the only surgery that has a man-made stoma instead of utilizing the natural pyloric valve), you should contact your surgeon's office ASAP, because if it is a stricture, it will not resolve (and may very well get worse).  

The only thing that they can do for a stricture, other than give you IV fluids so you don't get dehydrated, is go in with a  scope and stretch out (loosen) the scar tissue on the stoma.

Lora

Depends on which surgery you have had. But if you can't swallow, whichever surgery, get medical advice. 

If you are banded, oranges can cause problems because of the fibrous bits. 

Thank you all. I seemed to be doing better today. I was able to drink a protein shake at 6:00 am this morning, and I just ate a scrambled egg w/ cheese. This seems to happen to me periodically and I'm starting to see it appears after a very hard work out or after a long exercise-such as golf? Maybe dehydration?Then again, it was after I ate a orange so maybe it is the fibrous pulp. I also experience a sour stomach from time to time and yes I am still taking PPI's. Guess, I just have to keep learning from trial and error and all of your wonderful experiences. The key is that I am on track, I am losing weight but of course I want to be healthy so I do have concerns at times. Thank you ALL VERY much!!!

I have a very difficult time drinking or eating in the am. I start each morning with a cup of hot tea. It relaxes my digestive system. Additionally I drink 20 oz of water before I eat solid food. I typically don't want to drink anything after I eat so getting the water in early really helps me. stay away from oranges!!!! :-)

Willie, if you put your surgery into your profile it will appear at the top of every post you make. That means people are better able to help you.