Question:
Will queasiness in stomach after eating ever stop?

I'm two months out and my stomach gets that queasy, nauseous feeling when I eat. I'm eating things like scrambled eggs, pb&j sandwiches, tuna, refried beans just as my doctor suggests, but my stomach still feels yucky when I eat. The first drink of water in the morning also feels this way. Please tell me if this will eventually go away. I'm hoping it will.    — Nancy H. (posted on February 12, 2003)

February 12, 2003
Hi Nancy, I am 5 months post~op and 100 lbs down. The queesiness does get better as time goes on. Try Flavored waters like Fruit2O. That helped alot. I haven't yet been able to eat sandwiches, although I did have some chicken on Pita and that was real good. Peanut butter I can't seem to tolerate yet it's to heavy. My intake is about 8oz now at a meal but some days are better then others. Otherwise I feel great and don't miss a thing. I look at the queeziness in my stomach as a God sent, as if it's a definite sign my surgery is still working!
   — EMN

February 12, 2003
Hi there! I am 3 months post-op and experienced the same thing. Something that I found worked was to suck on hard candy after a meal. The type all depends on what you can tolarate. I didn't have any problem with 1-2 jolly rancher candies, but there are some good sugar free ones too! ANd trust me, it will go away. I can't pinpoint the day it did, but it is gone now. Keep up the good work!
   — CJ B.

February 12, 2003
Maybe it's your food choices that are making you sick to your pouch? I'm 8 1/2 mos. out Lap. RNY -130 lbs. and the only thing you listed that I can eat without problem is the refried beans! I have a picky pouch, so I have to be careful what I put in it, are there things you can eat that don't make you feel yucky? If so, eat those things for a while and then after a time out, try your PB&J, or eggs, or tuna and you may find that they don't bother you anymore (it's funny but your tummy will change it's mind from day to day as to what it likes and dislikes) GOOD LUCK!!! IT ALL DOES GET BETTER WITH TIME ;-)
   — Tambi B.

February 12, 2003
I am 15 months out. It takes a while for everything to start to feel right going down. I still wouldn't be able to eat a pb sandwich now! I have so much trouble with bread and pasta. But, mostly, by about nine months everything tastes pretty normal and sits better in your pouch.
   — Julie S.

February 12, 2003
How much volume are you eating? For example, if you started out with a 1 oz pouch, you'd want your meals to be about 2 oz. If you're eating substantially more, it can make you feel yucky for awhile after. Even if you don't "lose it", if you eat it slowly, it can just make you miserable.
   — vitalady