I learned my lesson

You know I have felt pretty good almost back to normal pretty much since I had my laproscopic bypass 2 weeks ago, I have been eating the soft foods such as tuna with my 2 crackers and peanut butter just like she told me to eat.. I have been pureeing more in my mouth before i swallow its still hard to get all the vitamins down.. like if i go out of the house and i come home and i missed a shake and now its time for dinner and ooh i missed my afternoon calcium pill because I wasnt at home.... well last night i had 2 tablespoons of tuna and 2 crackers well actually maybe 2 and a half crackers.... and i made my family ham with some mac and cheese.. with velveta cheese... and it looked so good and the noodles are soooo tiny so i took a spoon and had 3 noodles i chewed them up really good before swallowing and a few minutes later i did it again..... and about 10 minutes later i had this pain in my chest.... it was hard to take a deep breath felt like someone slugged me in the chest where my new pouch is... it went on for 3 hours.... i threw up 4 times..... and took a pain pill and a pepcid and it finally went away..... so tell me why this happen... was it actually a noodle? or did it get stuck... and why did they tell me my body might not handle pasta or rice anymore? but god did i learn my lesson.... im sticking to my diet and not trying to taste anything anymore.... that really hurt.. Beth

Good am Beth, My advice to you is to try and take a shake with you in case you are out and your vits as well. You are at a point where it's VERY important to get in all your necessities (fluids, protein etc). It's really great some of the containers and such they have out now to keep the shakes cold and foods safe. Pasta is tricky. Pasta is NOT my friend and I will be 4 years post op in Jan. I have tried it a few times and each time I got ill and vomit much like you did. In my opinion pasta is not a good choice for us and I know many of our pouches just do not handle it well and at times does get/has gotten stuck. Rice is the same really. It is what I call the "chunks" issue. It's chunks of food you are trying to get down and no matter how much you THINK you are chewing it up (besides putting it in a blender) it seems never to be enough. It's trial and error with foods for you at this point. I know there are others here who will have the technical reasons why but in general they are not safe bets especially at this stage of your journey (just my opinion). I certainly hope you are feeling better. - Kitty Kat

Hey Beth, I do not eat pasta at all. That and broccoli are the two things that ALWAYS give me trouble. Rice I can eat, but I generally chose not to because of the high carb value. One thing I suggest you do is get some Papaya Enzyme. Some have said you can get it at WalMart. I got mine at GNC. If you feel overfull, grab some of those little yummy pills. They help speed the digestive process and move the food down out of your stomach. Not that it will help with pasta though. Hope the pasta episode encourages you to follow all the rules until you are farther out from your surgery. Lois

ahh i should of tried the papaya i have a bottle on my counter .. i didnt even think about them ive going by the rules now... : )) Beth

Pasta gave me trouble early on..... now I'll eat a little and it's fine, but there are some things you just won't be able to eat for awhile. What exactly those are is unique to each person! That's the fun part! Try and pack a small cooler with you when you leave the house - or you can even have a survival ikit in the car, and purse! I always take things like frruit, yogurt, protein bars, protein pudding, graham crackers (settle my stomach if I get sick), water (don't go ANYWHERE without my water!), etc. I can't afford to be caught off guard! Hang in there, it's an interesting journey at times, but eventually greatly rewarding. It will all become routine! Crystal

Beth, I also had my first dumping experience last night and I am 18 days post op. I was really miserable!!! I had come home late and was thirsty and decided to snack(big mistake) on some very moist sliced turkey. Unfortunately I had something to drink without spacing it out from food properly and I really had no business snacking at that hour anyway. Almost immediately, I got the pain in the chest and and the foamies in my mouth and I didn't know if I would have diarrhea or throw up. I was very lucky just spitting up a little saliva. I ran to my kitchen and found my papaya enzyme and my so very sweet husband rubbed my back to soothe me and finally the pain subsided after 10 long minutes. I was lucky, 10 minutes was nothing compared to what you experienced. I learned a valuable lesson to, to listen more carefully to the good advise that I 've been given by my dietitian and other seasoned WLS ladies. One thing I know now is that I don't ever want that to happen again!!! Sounds like perhaps you can't tolerate semolina flour? I found that I can tolerate a tiney amount of pasta but not a tiny Bizquick Heart Healthy Pancake. I guess each of us will be different regarding what we can and can not tolerate. I just know, that I have to chill on too much experimentation while my pouch is healing, especially with carbs! I know we can have a small amount like crackers but it's so easy to want more if we go there and we can tolerate it. I sure don't want to hinder my weight loss progress! Thanks for sharing your experience, it helps to know what happens to others too!! McLean