Question:
After surgery 1 &1/2 years, why do I continue to vomit after most meals?

   — Mary Jane A. (posted on March 19, 2004)


March 19, 2004
Me too, I am 14 months out. I vomit after nearly every meal especially if I have meat of any kind. I don't have the answer just wanted you to know you are not alone.
   — Delores S.

March 19, 2004
What does your surgeon say about this. In my opinion you should have already had an endoscopy to see what's going on. A few weeks, maybe a month, but this far out I would do more investigating. Best to you. Karen
   — Karen Renee

March 19, 2004
Have you guys been scoped, as the person below me asked? Not UGI, scope. How does water taste? It is not normal to vomit that often. If it was "stupidity", you'd have learned how to avoid it, so that's not it. I'm assuming you still stick with small portions, chew 'em to death and all that. Some can never do certain meats again, I think. I STILL (9.5 yrs) have trouble with white chicken. (don't like dark), so usually avoid that. Please be scoped and see how big your stoma is. Should be around 10-12mm. Much less limits your food choices.
   — vitalady

March 19, 2004
I vomited for almost 13 months no matter what I ate or drank. Two scopes later, it was revealed that I had an enlarged pouch.. an atonic pouch... meaning that the pouch had no muscle tone, so whatever was in my pouch just sat there and when more was put in, it eventually had to go somewhere and up it all came. I went into malnutrition and had to be fed intravenously through a special intravenous line.. until I could have a third surgery to revise me and correct the atonic pouch. I had the pouch reconstructed and some other things .. like hernias, etc taken care of .. And I now only vomit if I eat too fast, drink with my meals, dont chew well enough , or eat one of those rare foods that shouldn/t eat.. Roast beef still doesnt work for me, and neither does Chinese or Japanese foods. I can eat most foods, although I did find out the hard way I have to avoid milk and sugars.. As long as I avoid milk and sugars, chew well, dont drink with meals, and etc.. I pretty much dont have any vomiting. Vomiting after most meals is not a quality of life or normal.. get scoped and look into fixing whatever is mechanically wrong.. If you have a mechanical failure, it is NOT your fault. I hope that you soon feel better. Peachy hugs,
   — Gina Landers

March 20, 2004
i was scoped at seven months out for an ulcer and my stoma was dilated at that time. All was fine for awhile. I guess my answer was misleading. Most dense foods cause me to vomit. Most meats I cannot eat. Cottage cheese does not bother me.
   — Delores S.

March 21, 2004
Hi I am now a year post op and vomit sometimes still if I eat too fast, but I vomited all of the time after each meal and was worried so I got an endoscope done and found out that I had some acid reflux in my throat that was causing me to throw up after each meal, the food wasn't going down right so my surgeon put me on nexium and everything is fine as long as I take it, unless of course I eat too fast, so you might want to get that checked out! good Luck to you!
   — Melodee S.




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