What am I doing wrong?
Some people take longer to advance their diets.
What kind of acid reducer are you taking? This makes a HUGE difference for MANY people. If you aren't on one, get on one. My favorite is Prilosec, which is OTC and available in generic.
You might be advancing your diet a bit too quickly, or you might be eating too fast or not chewing well enough. When I threw up the chicken, I ate too big of pieces, tooooo quickly. Play around with your diet and see if that helps. If you're still having problems, or you can't keep ANYTHING down, a call to your surgeon is in order.
Duodenal Switch 08/09/06 - Dr. Paul Kemmeter, Grand Rapids, Michigan
HW: 282 - 5'4"
SW: 268
GW: 135
CW: 125
Lisa
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says "oh crap! she's up!
on 7/29/11 2:52 am
It took me a while before I could tolerate certain things, the tummy heals at it's own pace so don't be discouraged if you can't progress to certain foods as quickly as you'd like.
A bit of advice though, I found anything with white flour in it really upset my stomach. They may or may not have mentioned at Dr. Stewart's office to avoid bread and white flour for a few months. Wheat gluten can be tough to digest when your tummy is on the mend. Macaroni, even though pasta is soft, is still a flour product of sorts.
I also noticed that some of the "Creamy" soups sometimes have flour in it as a thickener, so watch out for that to.
Ruby
tazmaddy34 is my HW/SW/CW/GW 346/335/183/150 5'4.25"
follow the vets and step away from the macroni!!!gravy and chicken are out unless the chicken is ground up with a lot of mayo, i could not take anything heavy until i was almost 6months out, i still have problems with anything with white flour in it, i lived on egg drop soup, diet jello and pudding, fage yogurt, tuna and mayo, diet ices and protiens shakes at 3 weeks out, and before that i was on liquids!! milk gave me big problems, it might not be exactly the same for you but stick with the soft food till you get further out, you have a new small tummy!
on 7/29/11 3:19 am
Macaroni and oatmeal and those types of really heavy, sticky carbs that ball up and expand didn't happen for me until well after 6 months out, and sometimes still give me issue. I have to be REALLY careful with them, go slow and eat a very small portion.
At 3 weeks out I lived on soft scrambled eggs with lots of cheese in them, then topped with greek yogurt and guacamole. I also ate a lot of canned ham, tuna and canned chicken, and egg salad in tons of mayo. Also refried beans with cheese and greek yogurt.
It will always tell you when it has had enough,,, either by sending it back,,,LOL or other signs,
Yor early out ,, keep the liquids going, protein, work in your vites and take small bites and give it time to process...!!
Good luck !! hang in there !