Question:
Will I still have upset tummy

When Im stressed or nervous I'll get a nausiated feeling in my stomach. Will I still get that in my old stomach, or a upset feeling in my new pouch due to stress. Thanks    — Geralyn (posted on January 11, 2002)

January 11, 2002
Good question! I am seven weeks post RNY and let me tell you: nothing changes! It is still the same old feeling you had before surgery. I had an instance where I had to give a talk in front of a lot of people post op and I had the same 'butterflies' I had before. It was actually a good feeling to know that that part of me was the same! Amy
   — purdue_1993

January 11, 2002
I hate to say this but after 18 year with a gastroplasty I still get nauseated or cannot eat anything if I'm at all upset or excited. Also I have to be careful of the order in which I eat my food. Corn ALWAYS comes last and absolutly no ice cream or pudding (anything with creamy or foamy consistency) anytime during the day if I have eaten anything at all or plan to eat that day. Weird huh.
   — Vicki H.

January 11, 2002
Yep, I'm with everyone else. 7 yrs post-op RNY, and I still "feel" emotions in my pouch. Car pulls out in front of me and it grabs. Something upsets me and it "twists" , just like it always did. Maybe I should've asked my doc to cut the cord to the emotions while he was in there, huh?
   — vitalady

January 11, 2002
Yep, the new stomach feels just like the old one except that I, too, am now completely unable to eat if I am upset, angry, anxious or stressed in any way. I have learned thru painful experience to simply wait & eat later.
   — Kathy W.