Question:
nausea after eating

I am seven weeks out from RNY and everything I eat makes me feel sick. Any suggestions    — reallady (posted on March 18, 2010)

March 18, 2010
I hate to be so obvious as to ask this but are you still following your post op eating plan. At seven weeks you should still be following the plan because you are still healing. Wish you luck.
   — Andrea_1972

March 18, 2010
Are you eating slowly and chewing are my first questions, second question is how soon after eating are you drinking/... next is an observation - have you noticed an increase sensitivity to spices? I have found that if I do any of the first 2 I get nausia or extra mucous. The observation, when I eat certain spices my tummy just isn't ready for them yet and it can make me extremely uncomfortable for hours. Hope this helps.
   — Kathleen O.

March 19, 2010
You need to determine if all foods bother you or just some foods.. make a journal and start with eating just one type of food a day.. if that food is ok then add another for a couple of days.. if the first food is not ok then eliminate that food and start again.. this is the only way to know what is bothering you.. if you eat a mixture of all kinds of foods you will never know what it is.. a process of elimination is needed.. make sure you journal everything from the food type and the spices used to how it was cooked and to how you ate it and where you ate it, and how fast and so on.. if it is that all foods bother you no matter what then you need to talk to your doctor for answers..
   — Teresa S.

March 19, 2010
If you are sick when ever you eat see the doctor it could be a stricture or an ulcer. It could be you are just needing to slow down. Remembering to eat slow is hard.
   — trible

March 19, 2010
My first question is, did you just switch from puree to solid foods. When I switched from pureed to solid I threw up all the time. Talked with my doctor and nutri. and turns out I healed to tightly. The doctor then scheduled an endocscopy and made a larger opening. RELIEF....Proble solved. Feel soo much better. Hope this helps. Donna
   — donnaholman

March 19, 2010
At seven weeks this young lady still should be on pureed foods and only protein, according to my Dr. I wasn't eating too much at seven weeks, nor did I want to. However, I did consume 60 grams of protein as per the Dr's requirement. This gal needs to visit her surgeon and ask him/her about what she should be eating. My Dr gave me a comprehensive plan and was very well laid out. Good luck!
   — FSUMom

March 22, 2010
1)measure out food-no eyeballing-your still adjusting & healing. 2) chew small bites into applesauce texture. no fluids half hr before & after. 3)if your getting sick introduce it a week or two later. go back a step if you have too. the next meal do a blened soup with flavorless protein powder to make sure you got your intake for that meal. This whole thing is small steps forward. It will work.
   — bjlepera