Question:
i am 17 months post op and only lost 62 pounds. I admitt i eat

the wrong foods. I thought I could eat anything and it wouldn't really matter. I eat a lot of carbs. Irarely dump I mean rarely. But has any one experienced pain in the abdominal area, feels like someone is sticking their hands insude and wrigning a rag with all their strenght. I tis really painful. Pleae help get back on track and enlighten me to this unbearable pain. It comes on a an empty or full stomach.    — angeharl (posted on November 15, 2005)

November 15, 2005
I cannot say what the pain is coming from. For me that is usually some sort of dumping (even though I have not dumped in the "traditional" sense of the word) but that pain you describe usually tells me I ate something that my tummy did not want there. As for getting back on track to lose weight, I would just pretend that you had the surgery yesterday and start up drinking only the protein and forego anything else. Give yourself a 24-hour drill (it will take about 24 hours for your pouch to get back the "window of opportunity" and you can once again start to lose). The nice thing about this surgery is that you can always take charge of the situation (unlike diets where you usually gain it back because it is impossible to get a handle on things). When I see that I gain a few pounds, I start anew and within 2 days I don't even want to look at the "bad stuff". I wish you good luck. Missy
   — Missy H.

November 15, 2005
Angela, you need to contact your doctor about this. There are several things that could cause it, and if it is a bowel obstruction then it can be very serious. I would see the doc asap.
   — mom2jtx3

November 15, 2005
Sounds like dumping!
   — Novashannon