Question:
Suddenly - 5 weeks post op -- I have this unpleasant sensation.

It's like a nagging sortof nausea feeling. Not like I'm going to throw up, but it certainly keeps me from eating anything but saltine crackers. I was eating some foods -- chicken soup, yogurt, applesauce, refried beans -- until about a week ago. I also am having trouble drinking liquids. Even water sometimes. I don't want to overdramatize this -- I am back at work halfdays. But my skin is drying out, I feel generally weaker, and I have absolutely no interest in eating other than I KNOW I have to eat something and have to keep hydrated. I take a Zantax twice daily but that's done at the end of this week. Has anyone gone through this?    — cjtich (posted on October 30, 2001)

October 30, 2001
I believe that your are describing "dehydration" symptoms.
   — Anna G.

October 30, 2001
Call your surgeon, it sure sounds like your stoma has closed with some scar tissue. The timing is right too. Between 3 and 6 weeks is when this usually happens. Call soon.
   — Phiddy B.

October 30, 2001
Strictures can develop any time really, but you're more prone to it around week 4-ish. I had one. That's actually how I started out feeling. It eventually elevated to where no matter what I would eat/drink, it came up. It was a stricture and I had it dialated with 2 endoscopies on the same day (no problem) and now I'm a totally happy camper. I haven't had any nausea since...who would've thought the stricture would cause the nausea!!! Luck!
   — Kristin R.

October 10, 2002
I'm 10 weeks post up and I have this nagging nauseas feeling all the time after I eat something that needs to be chewed. Most of the time I end up throwing up. I'm ok if I eat jello, applesauce or just liquids. I went for a follow up with my surgeon and he told me that this feeling this far post op was not normal I had a small Bowel Follow through and I had no obstructions or twisted bowels so my surgeon is sending me to get an Endoscopy done he thinks I may have scar tissue or swelling where the stomach and bowel connect and might have to have the opening opened up a bit more so food can flow through more easly.
   — Juana B.

July 25, 2003
Does the feeling start in the morning and ease by noon. I have a similar feeling. I used to call it nausea but as my body is haeling this feeling is not going away. I am 3 months out.E-mail me if it sounds like the same thing.Sheila Miller [email protected]
   — Sheila M.

November 21, 2003
I am doing the SAME thing now. I don't throw up... just that feeling which makes me not want to eat. Doc gave me fenagrin (sp?) and helped A LOT!
   — Michelle S.