Question:
I was vomiting for 14 hours--what do you do to stop vomiting?

I had the sickest days of my life Mon & Tue. I'm 3-weeks post-op and I ate chinese food- almond chicken at lunch. Big mistake. I vomited from 7pm until 9:30am. When I talked to Dr Alanis at 9:30am he told me to take an antihistamine (I didn't realize when you vomit profusely your nose runs and mucus goes to your stomach) and he told me to take my stomach medicine CARASATE. If I had only known the night before that would stop the vomiting. He told me to go back to my liquid diet for a couple of days and take it slow & easy with food additions. I was never one for sucking on ice but that helped tremondously too. What other tips do you have?    — Wanda R. (posted on October 30, 2002)

October 30, 2002
At 3 and 4 weeks post-op, Chinese food seems a little too heavy and harsh for the new tummy. I was 3 months post-op before I tried any. As long as I stick to the non-fried forms of Chinese food, I am OK, but at 8 months post-op, I ate some General Tso's type of breaded chinese food chicken and had the worst pain and dumping incident. And I am one that does not dump very often-haven't since the 3rd month post-op. I think the fried chinese food is just a killer.
   — Cindy R.

October 30, 2002
Most Chinese food has a lot of MSG in it (mono sodium glutamate), and I think this makes a lot of folks sick. It causes people to get violent headaches often accompanied by vomiting. I agree, 3 weeks post-op is too soon to be trying restaurant food of any kind....you just can't control what's in there. I would stick to VERY bland foods for at least a week, and slowly introduce other "at-home" foods. I'd stay out of restaurants until you're at least 2 months out, and your new pouch has fully healed. Just my humble 2 cents. Hugs, Joy
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October 30, 2002
I had a similar experience when I was about 3 weeks post-op, although I was still on soft food. Almond chicken seems a bit heavy for 3 weeks post-op. My doctor told me to take a benedryl every night when I go to bed (I have bad allergies) and a Zantac every evening. Seems the mucous makes it next to impossible for anything to go through the pouch. It's happened a couple of other times and I just take the Zantac and a small sip of water and wait a couple of hours and generally it passes.
   — Cathy S.