Question:
when you vomit too much is that bad for your new pouch?

its like if i eat to fast or dont chew my food up good enough it feels like its stuck.    — loxley (posted on February 19, 2005)

February 18, 2005
You should be asking yourself "WHY ARE YOU VOMITING"? I've almost 2 years post op and have only vomited once. You need to start writing what you eat, when and how you are eating. When you get sick you need to write down what you ate, where, when and how. Very important! If you think tossing your cookies is going to help you lose weight then you have more serious issues. It could be that your stomach opening needs to be wider. Talk to your doctor. Take this seriously! Your health is at stake! We all want to lose weight but we want to do it correctly. You need to eat! You need to get your proteins in.....
   — Linda R.

February 19, 2005
Vomiting is not the best thing for your new pouch, and is usually a sign of a bigger issue. If you don't eat slow or chew well enough and it makes you vomit, you need to slow down and chew better. Talk to your surgeon or your doctor about the vomiting to eliminate possibilities of a stricture or needing to take a Prevacid closer to meal time. Good luck!
   — Shayna T.

February 19, 2005
This is actually a question that I have wondered as well. I do not throw up often, and it's usually not due to the surgery. (flu or something) But I am not transected and I have wondered if the act of vomiting puts a strain on the staples. Sorry I can't answer your question. Rebecca
   — RebeccaP

February 20, 2005
The food is supposed to get stuck if you don't chew or if you wolf it down. This is supposed to keep you from doing these things that will sabotage your weight loss. Remember this is a tool to help you change your former eating patterns. If you are throwing up all the time, you probably need to cut food into smaller pieces, chew a lot more and eat a bit more slowly.
   — Beatrice C.

February 20, 2005
HI, are you vomiting white froth?? You are very new to this surgery and you will probably do this frothing for awhile til you learn to chew chew chew your food til it is Nearly dissolved in your mouth before you swallow it. Make sure you are eating SOFT, I mean, soft foods for another week or so, no meats yet, its still too soon for you to eat anything solid. It will take time getting used to this and do not overload. I know you will feel as if you are starving. Go to a really good Orential restuarant and get some HOT and SOUR Soup......that saved me!!! Or drink some warm Decaf tea. Warmth is great for our pouches. NO coffee, No tea unless it is decaffinated. Good luck. Email me if you feel the need. Cindy
   — cindirella

February 20, 2005
It is not a good thing to be vomiting. It is bad for your new pouch. It takes about 6 months for your stomach to be completely healed. Since your note does not state when you had the surgery I'm going to assume you are early post op. It is important that you do not introduce foods to soon into your diet after surgery. There are 4 phases of eating. Clear liquids (1st week), Full Liquids (1 week to 10 days), Pureed Diet (1 week to 10 days), and soft foods (should introduce one new food per day, this gives your stomach time to adjust). VERY IMPORTANT: Do not drink 1/2 hour before you eat (that also means if you are going to have liquids as a meal), do not drink during the meal, and wait 45 mins. to hour after. If you drink to soon you can form what we call a plug and that can cause vomitting. There are going to be foods that you use to eat that you can no longer eat. If you get sick from a food, do not introduce it again for at least a week or two. It is very important that the first 2 to 3 months post op to be used to develope good eating habits. That means sitting by a table and eating, using a shrimp fork or desert spoon when eating. Use a timer also. If you are not done in 20 mins stop eating and toss the rest of the food. You don't want to graze. You should be eating 6 small meals per day, 3 balanced meals plus 3 high protein snacks. Now a meal can be soup or pudding depending on what phase of the diet you are at. It is important to not rush into eating regular foods. Drink 48 ozs of water a day, Never eat past the felling of fullness (remember we do not feel fullness in our stomach, it is more under our breast or in the upper part of our chest). Never eat more then 1/2 cup of food (again, you are building up to 1/2 cup)If liquid you can have up to 8 ozs or 8 1/2 ozs.) Chew and sip slowly. Do not use a straw when drinking and NO carbonated drinks. If you are following the diet and you are still vomiting I would consult your doctor. It could be that the opening is to small or scare tissue has formed. Please take this seriously. It could be medical, it could be your eating habits (write down when, where and what you are eating), or emotional (if you are making yourself sick to lose weight). I wish you the best of luck.
   — Linda R.