5 years post-op starting to get nausea and gagging when hungry
Hi all, I am 5 years post op. I originally lost over 100 lbs. and have maintained a 70 lb weight loss. About 3 months ago I started getting very nauseated and gagging when I am hungry (which seems to be every couple of hours). I think if I were able to vomit (haven't been able to since surgery), I would. Has anyone else experienced this and do you know why after this long would this start? By the way I had the Roux-en-y.
I am 7+ years out. I don't know why it happens, but it happens to me as well. I rarely get hungry, but when I do, it manifests itself with nausea and dry heaves rather than tummy rumblings, for example. I eat 6 times a day, so, again, real hunger happens very rarely for me. It's weird, but you're not the only one.
Blessings, Jill
WLS 5/31/07. Maintaining a weight loss of 141 pounds and feeling amazing!
I had that issue about two months Post-OP (roux-N-Y). I would get hungry, but when I put anything in my mouth, I would gag and almost vomit. It got so bad, I was losing too much weight too fast. I had to have a shunt put in and go on liquid nutrition. I praise God for my wife who kept after me to keep trying and eventually I got over it. I lost a total of 285 lbs in 14 months and actually had to gain about 30 lbs back, but have maintained it and I am still below my marriage weight for the last 10 years (BTW been married 41 years)
I'm three years out from Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The first few months after surgery I vomited a lot. Then it stopped and I hadn't been able to actually vomit since. Some days I can almost eat normal portion sizes (not over eating) and some days I can hardly eat at all. There were times when I dry heaved like crazy but no vomiting. This last weekend I started to get very nauseated and actually vomited. Suddenly foods that were "safe" before are making me sick. It's like someone hit a reset button on my surgery. :/