Question:
cramps after i eat...

This is new to me abd has beenhappening for the last 2 weeks. I'm 1 1/2 years postop for lap gbp. After I eat, most of the time I'm getting cramps in the upper part of my stomache area- Below my chest. Its not where u feel ur menstrual cramps-its higher. Anyideas what's causing this? Mari    — wowmomma (posted on January 1, 2009)

January 1, 2009
could be gas, could be gall bladder. You are within the timeframe of possible gall bladder problems.
   — cydthekid50

January 2, 2009
Sounds like your gall bladder to me
   — reneeskids

January 2, 2009
When I get those cramps it is from several things that I did wrong. I either ate too fast, didn't chew well enough or ate too much really quick. I used to get those all the time in the first year or two, but have not had one for several years until the other night. It is a terrible feeling, up high in my rib cage and it feels like a muscle cramp but in the stomach. Think back to what your were eating and how fast you at it when this happened. Sorry this happen but maybe you can figure out what caused it and not do it any more. But did that sound like your mother talking? ha Patsy in Whitesboro
   — patsy-whitesboro

January 2, 2009
I am 2 1/2 years post op lap rny. I had similar symptoms one year out; pain 2-3 inches below the breastbone, above the umbilical area. The pain would happen after eating and cause me to sit hunched over. It also felt somewhat better if I would lay down. My surgeon did an EGD (scope of my stomach) to rule out an ulcer. My pain continued and they did a lap-exploratory surgery and found my intestines had herniated. This is a common post op complication. We lose so much fat it creates openings and the intestine can slip through and get stuck. He repaired the intestinal hernia and I felt better immediately. If you pain continues contact your surgeon.
   — colleen S.