Question:
Ulcer??
I posted a question yesterday about pain in my stomach. Most people seemed to think it might be an ulcer. I was thinking that to. Is there any food that might not aggravate the ulcer. I need to eat, I'm STARVING!!! — ebenitez510 (posted on April 29, 2008)
April 28, 2008
The hospital had me on an all liqueid diet. So like boths and that kind of
stuff
— Kjackson2
April 28, 2008
Beth,
I don't know why people try to scare someone, but before you had surgery
they gave you a blood test and they checked for ulcers, as that would be in
your old stomach and would be hard to heal. If you did not take special
medication before surgery, you do not have an Ulcer. What you have is raw
scare tissue. The other possibility is if you have take full asprin, or
anti-inflamatory medications since surgery. That would burn a hole in your
pouch. I think the opening of the pouch to the small intestine caused some
scaring and you need to call your doc or surgeon and ask for Carafate
1GM/10ML Suspension. THis is an Ulcer medication that you will take 1/2
hour before eating that will coat you pouch and allow you to eat soft est
of Success to you.
— William (Bill) wmil
April 28, 2008
My last line cut chopped up, but what I said was this would allow you to
eat soft foods. Best of success to you. Let me know how well this works
for you.
— William (Bill) wmil
April 28, 2008
The blood test you get prior to surgery tests for a bacteria called h.
pylori. You could have an ulcer, an irritated stoma or something of the
like. If you have an ulcer, they don't like spicy, fatty foods. If your
stoma is irritated, I would recommend liquids for a couple of days to let
it heal and a call to your doc to check it out.
Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
— DawnVic
April 29, 2008
They thought i had an ulcer too after surgery. My stomach was killing me
when it was empty. I didnt have an ulcer it was stress. I always heard that
ulcers hurt worse on an empty stomach. Someone I work with jsut had surgery
for a perforated ulcer and they did not put them on a liquid diet. The dr
told her to have food in her stoamch at all times. they alos gave her
nexium. You may want to try prilosec for a while and see if that helps. i t
helped me a lot
— Joanc
April 29, 2008
Food generally aggrevates it, especially when it's inflamed. Be careful,
dr's appt might be important. If they are inflamed for too long they can
lead to infection. Take care. I know that I have a staple go through my
pouch and the ulcer took forever to heal. Accupuncture and herbs was my
last resort after 2yrs of suffering. It worked. Now I take another
capsule for the upkeep. Hope you feel better.
— bariatricdivalatina
April 29, 2008
Traditionally, Doctors recommend that you stay away from spicy foods and
foods that contain a lot of acids. No salsa or orange juice. No tomato
sauce or ketchup. Traditionally Dairy foods were recommended for the
soothing of ulcers. Something along the line of a low fat milk or low fat
yogurt may help. By all means, try an acid reducer like nexium or
something similar and see a DOCTOR at your earliest opportunity. My father
had both ulcers and colitis which is an ulcer in the intestines. I was
developing them at a young age when an old country doctor from GERMANY gave
me the advice I am giving to you (with the exception of the nexium). He
ALSO told me to STOP WORRYING SO MUCH. I don't know if that fits YOU or
not but if it does, no amount of worrying is worth your health. MOST of
the stuff we worry about is something we have NO control over. There is NO
use in worrying over something you have no control over.
I hope this helps,
Hugh
— hubarlow
April 29, 2008
Contrary to one of the posts...it IS possible to have an ulcer after
surgery. I have one. I had the same symptoms as you and I dropped 30
pounds in 8 weeks. It is called a marginal ulcer. It happens where your
new pouch and esophogus are joined. In 2% - 10% of RNY patients, gastric
juice will start producing in your new pouch. !0% of those will develope
an ulcer. I was one of the "lucky ones". The doctor put me on
Nexium twice a day and sucralfate three time per day, along with liwquid
Lortab every 4 hours as needed for pain. It has been three weeks since my
diagnosis and I am still on it all. I will be on Nexium for life and if I
don't have a miraculous recovery in the next three weeks, he will go in and
repair the ulcer.
In answer to your question...Malt-O-Meal, cottage cheese, creamed soups,
and oatmeal are my new best friends! I can eat small amounts of them
without getting really sick. But the Sucralfate coats the ulcer to allow
me to eat without the searing pain. Ask your doctor is you can try it. It
does nothing to heal you, but helps with the pain. Best of luck to you. I
truly feel your pain!
— kcox1960
April 29, 2008
Beth,
It could be an ulcer. The doctor can perform an endoscopy to check for
this. I also developed an ulcer after surgery...almost 13 months after my
surgery. My doctor told me that there is a small percentage of people who
have the bariatric surgery who do end up with an ulcer...but usually it's
within the first year. I have been taking prilosec and a generic version
of carafate (there's a pill and a liquid available)...and sometimes I use
some Mylanta. Spices really irritate my ulcer, specifically I have noticed
black pepper and garlic being really hard on it. I can still eat chicken,
etc, provided it doesn't have a lot of spices on it. I have found cottage
cheese to not bother me either. My symptoms were severe pain in my
abdominal area that went all the way through my back. They thought at
first that it was my gall bladder. After an ultrasound showed no
gallstones, my doctor performed the endoscopy and found the ulcer. As far
as keeping your stomach full, I think it is dependent on the type of ulcer
you have, so you definitely should have it checked...it could be something
else besides an ulcer.
Good luck with it!
— BrendaMS
April 29, 2008
I suffer from stomach pain, had gall bladder removed, pain still there
after another cat scan and journeling we have figured out it is what I was
eating. I don't tolerate milk but what causes me most pain is salad
dressing, ketchup and things like that with hidden sugar. Fat free items
have a higher count of sugar so you might try this.
— snowbunny
April 30, 2008
bland foods can help, but what you really need to do is see your surgeon
and get medication for the ulcer if that is what you have. Think of it
like a fever blister or a boil. Anything that passes by damaged tissue
like that is gonna hurt, so it is not so much what you eat, although acid
type foods would be worse, the blister would need to heal to again pass
things in front of it pain free. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
April 30, 2008
Not trying to add to a scare or anything but..... 5% of ppl that have this
surgury end up with a bleeding ulcer. I did and ended up hospitalized and
having to get blood transfusions. Please check with your dr and be sure. It
was no fun and hurt like hell.... excuse my choice of words there. :)
— RoosMom
April 30, 2008
Liquids and pureed foods. Limit spicy and acidic foods.
— gonnadoit
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