My stomach feeling really bad today ... any advice?

HI,

Woke up today and for the last 3 hours have spent most of my time in the bathroom with nausea, dry heaves and major stomach distress. Took zofran but still threw up. This was before any food or drink. Reviewed my diet from yesterday. No different than other days. Maybe I made the turkey chili too spicy? Trying not to overthink it.

I did make protein oatmeal this morning thinking my husband might eat some as well and thought this might help with something of substance and ate 2 oz, waited another hour and ate another 2 oz. Its not a lot of protein (about 8 grams total and 88 calories but it is sticking so far).

Will try drinking lots of crystal lite but so far I have been drinking very little liquid because I tried to drink a few sips of decaf and my tummy wasnt liking that at all.

Any advice? This is awful. Its not dumping, just overwhelming nausea and lots of trips to the potty. :(

Any time your tummy revolts- it's time to take it easy on the diet. Your menu is pretty aggressive for being 3 weeks out. I couldn't handle spicy early on, but grew to tolerate it. What is protein oatmeal?? I've yet to find an oatmeal that is a reasonable trade off for protein vs. carb ratio. For being so early out- I'd nix that.

Your body doesn't like something. Listen to it, go on liquids for a day or two and re introduce solids slowly.

Hi, Thanks for the advice.

Pretty sure it was spicy that did it with the chicken chili. I also think it is the fact that I am taking my iron chewable and some of my meds too late, thus the reason I feel this way in the mornings.

I picked the ground meat out and added it to a 2 ounce measuring cup as I always do but it was spicier than it should have been. I am on a mushy soft diet at the end of week 4 going into 5th week tomorrow post op so my choices are consistent with my doctors recommendations. I do not exceed 15 carb grams a day since my portion size is 2 oz and 90 percent of my diet is protein.

Regarding the Quest and Isopure protein oatmeal, it is not high in carbs at all because of portion control and the added protein scoops. My batch which made 12 servings from the 2 suggested by Quaker oats on the box has 10 grams of protein per serving, 5 carb grams ( which is less than yogurt or cottage cheese) I add 2 scoops of plain/vanilla protein isolate for a 4 oz watery serving which consists of 4 oz of 30 calorie per glass almond milk and 90 calories per serving. I would say that fits in perfectly with any low carb diet plan and meets the ratios of 10 calories for each protein gram.

Food born - virus or bacteria. Post op WLS - we make so little acid that even small qty of bad bacteria can really affect us, even me now, 9 years post op. Just let it ride, drink a lot of liquids not to get dehydrated. I use charcoal capsules. I never can be without them. Specially when I travel.

Hope you feel better soon. Electrolytes in water helps a lot.

Hi,

Do you swallow the charcoal capsules. And what exactly do the do? I can't swallow pills yet anyway... but when I can, want to know how that works.

Thanks!

That is good for so many things. Food poisoning is one of them. Capsules are the easiest for me to take. Pills - not so much. I was able to take caps a few days post op.

Cheap and effective.

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/activated-charcoal -uses-risks

https://draxe.com/activated-charcoal-uses/

"One of the most popular activated charcoal uses is for the safe and effective treatment of poisoning and drug overdoses. It?s used in emergency trauma centers across the world. "

HI Again,

Oh yeah, I saw someone use charcoal on a tv show for someone who was poisoned. Of course, she got the coals out of a stove/fireplace and made him drink it . UUUUGH.

Never too old or too far out to learn something. I have had food poisoning twice and both times felt I was too sick to go to a doctor. I did not know about the charcoal , THANK YOU

I travel with it. Even if you throw up - take a capsule or 2 - the charcoal should deactivate even the worst acid.

I take one - then one more if needed, then one more. They should not be taken around any meds - or supplements - but when you are so sick - or get runs - the last thing you want anyway is supplements. They can be given to a child, animal, older person... anyone.

How many ounces of fluids have you been getting a day? Dehydration will cause nausea and stomach upset.