Question:
What would make you feel like you are having a heart attack when consuming food?
It seems like sometimes depending on the food that when I eat I have alot of pain in my stomach and then I have to throw up to get relief. I am 4 months out and have lost almost 70 pounds so the pain is very scary. It is excruitating and when I throw up it seems to get better. What causes this and has anyone else had it? What can I do to prevent it? — Kathy B. (posted on August 25, 2003)
August 25, 2003
Well I am still pre-op, but from what the docs and everyone have told me it
sounds like you may be eating too fast, too much or not chewing well
enough. I would check with your dr.
— Saxbyd
August 25, 2003
First of all, always contact your doctor about medical concerns. With that
said, I will tell you that I experienced similiar feelings when something
gets "stuck" or if I ate even one bite too much. This happens
much less often now that I am 5 months out (down 115 lbs.) But, if you are
worried- call your doctor. Good luck!
— rpoepke
August 25, 2003
It sounds to me like what happened to me when I would eat to much just
startiing out. Try eating slower and less. If that fails the I agree talk
to your doctor. He is your best freind in this and you should bend his ear
when ever needed. All doctors have different programs they follow so always
run problems and questions by them, and take what you read here with a
grain of salt. There is alot of good info and advice here but we are not
going through what you are because we all have different doctors and
experiences. Good Luck!!!
— dkinson
August 25, 2003
I also get "heart attacks" when I eat too fast or when I have to
throw up and can't so I drink water to force it. I don;t have too much
problem anymore but I did for a while. Sometimes a food just does not sit
well even though I have eaten very little and slowly. It's just my signal
that the pouch is not happy and wants relief.
— zoedogcbr
August 25, 2003
For me it is roasted or grilled chicken or fish --every time!
— who A.
August 25, 2003
Too much. Too fast. Take smaller bites and chew it to death. Put your
fork/spoon down after each bite. ~Sidney~ Open RNY 10-23-02 down 110+ and
counting
— Siddy I.
August 25, 2003
I do the same thing and I have a hiatal hernia. The pain is awful. After
I toss my cookies I am fine. Check with your doc it could be any number of
things or just eating too fast. I kept putting it off and hoping it was
just me eating wrong but alas.....it was a hernia. Get your doc's imput.
— Oldsoul
August 26, 2003
About 3 months post-op, I swallowed a spaghetti noodle that was about 2
inches long. (Eating too fast and chewing too little). I really thought I
was having a heart attack when this excruciating pain started in my chest.
I vomited up the noodle about 10 minutes later and the pain stopped. It
was incredible. Haven't had that reaction since, and I am very careful to
really chew, chew, chew, now......
— Kathy J.
August 26, 2003
Bread does this to me. I was allowed to add toasted bread a month ago, and
if I eat it slowly, it's okay. Now I can add untoasted bread, but my pouch
does not want it! My solution is to stay away from bread! BTW, when I
have tried to eat it, I ate it slowly and chewed it to death!
— Linda S.
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