Help constantly throwing up

Hi Everyone,

I need your help. I had revision surgery from the sleeve to gastric bypass on Feb 11, of this year. The reason being that I had severe acid re flux. My problem is that I am having an awfully hard time with eating and keeping things down. I throw up at least once per day. I am eating maybe 300 calories per day and throwing up half that. I can not stand one more protein drink. I had been hospitalized again about 6 weeks ago for severe dehydration and my blood pressure being 61/33. I thought maybe because I'm older now (63). But my doctor assures me that the surgery was successful. But this recovery is kicking my butt. Yes, do I take large bites and at times don't chew it all up...you bet ya. I am not even getting in the recommended amount of water (64 oz daily). But most times I am mindful and eat small and slowly. I scream in my head constantly, "why did I do this to myself." I am taking all my multi vitamins. I am feeling weak and my thoughts feel cloudy and it takes me awhile to remember what I wanted when I come into a room. Previously, I am a sharp tack. Don't like this at all.

Anyone else had this happen to them. When does it stop. I have had another swallow test done all looks great. Yes, I am super tight in there. When does it loosen a bit? Any suggestions would be a god sent at this time.

I thank you all in advance.

Hugs Susan

This was me for about 6 months. Mindful eating helped me through. Never try to drink and eat at the same time chew chew chew. If you think you chewed enough chew more. Try to sit with your feet on the floor and legs uncrossed. When you eat make sure that is what your doing. No multitasking pay attention. Small bites always and slow down. Quit eating after a half hour even if you have not finished. You can try again your next meal. Slow and steady wins the race. Also you can go back to the food on the last stage of the program that you know you can tolerate until you do better with new food. Just try new foods with 1 meal a day. Then if it works add it to your next day menu.

Thank you so much. I am going to do what you suggested step by step. I am glad...in a way...lol...that I am not alone that you had this experience. I am grateful...hugs

Ideally you should never throw up. You need to figure out what foods you can keep down and forget the rest. For my first three months, it was very tiny portions of food and I only got in a rush and threw up one time.

I stuck to protein shakes. I made up my mind that even if I had to drink mud shakes, I was going to lose weight and get healthy. I ate about an ounce of protein at a meal. I did not worry about calories at all. I wanted to lose weight.

I did not have things like salad for over three months. I did not have fruit, except strawberries or blueberries for the first two years. By the end of year two, I could eat any foods that I wanted to, but still in small quantities.

Staying hydrated is key to not having nausea. Drink water and forget about most of the food. You can drink lots more protein shakes. If the ones you are making now dont appeal, find something that does.

Thank you. I went to the store and bought almond milk and will be making my protein shakes. I had been buying the premier protein shakes for work convenience and I cant stomach another one. I have whey protein that I will mix with the almond milk and fruit. The throwing up takes a lot out of me. I am committed to getting healthy. Hugs

I'm 15 years out and still vomit if I don't chew properly or eat the wrong thing (for me)

I rarely eat on the go or when multi tasking because of this.

As you've already been checked out physically, you really just need to journal when and why this happens and just stop doing those things.

Boy, I wish I were one of those people who never vomit, but this far out I've resigned that I'm always going to be susceptible

I think the journal idea is excellant. I have a small notebook and I am going to write down. Thank you for your support...hugs

First off you have to make drinking fluids a job and make sure you are getting well over the required 64oz of fluid in. We can get dehydrated so quickly and it is sometimes hard for us to recover quickly from it. That will definitely cause the cloudy thoughts and weakness.

If you haven't already I recommend checking out Eggface's blog. https://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

she has so many great post op recipes and it may just be that you have advanced your diet to quickly. I understand that you are a few months out from the revision, but some of us just take longer to tolerate different foods.

Thank you. You are so right. This is a full time job. I need to hear these reminders. I've been listening to myself and it's not working. Love the link. Hugs

The only protein powder I will actually use is BSN Syntra 6. When you open up most protein powder, it smells like sour milk. BSN smells like cake mix. To make it thicker and creamier I always added some sugarfree Cool Whip and often frozen strawberries in the blender.

Surprisingly, the chocolate milkshake flavor blended with frozen strawberries tastes like a Wendy's chocolate frostie.

While I no longer use protein supplements, it was very helpful for me during the first few years after surgery. I also make it into protein ice cream and used the sugarfree cool whip to make the protein ice cream better.