Question:
I have been having a very mucous like feeling in the back of my throat.

This is at the very bottom of my throat, by my collar bone. It feels almost foamy.. I have taken all kinds of heartburn meds like Tumms, pepcid, pepto, and my moms heartburn medication and nothing is working. I also tried some meds for runny noses just in case it was that. Nothing has worked. I had the VBG done 6 weeks ago. Does anyone else have this problem? And if so what do you do about it? Thanks!    — Katrina D. (posted on May 23, 2001)

May 23, 2001
I remember reading posts about this subject in the past.. try this link and it should search for you or allow you to search on the word mucos. http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/dbsearch.phtml
   — Dawn R.

May 23, 2001
Hi I am 3 1/2 mo. post-op. I still have the mucous in the base of my throat and whenever I vomit (something is stuck or at that one bite too much) I usually vomit mucous and saliva, very little food. It's annoying and I do not know what it is, but do know it has not let up. Hope you find a solution.
   — Doris R.

May 23, 2001
I'm almost a year post op, but when I was about 3-4 weeks out from my open RNY, I started having the same foamy stuff creeping up in my throat and mouth. I was so nauseous that I could hardly eat anything, and constantly had to carry a tissue to spit in. Sounds so gross, but that's what I did for about 2-3 weeks. Nobody knew what it was. Not even my Primary Care Doc nor my Surgeon. It finally went away on it's own, but I still don't know what it was. I'm down 126# so it was worth the trouble. Could it possible be allergy related? Maybe post nasal drip that backs up from the pouch?
   — Shelli M.

May 23, 2001
I have experienced this only once and it was one time too many!!! I had eaten too fast and didn't chew well. It felt like something was stuck. I had these uncontrollable and painful hiccups and then I kept feeling like I had to vomit. I would try to vomit, but the only thing that came up was froth. I could not swallow it, I just kept spitting it out again and again. There was very little food that came up. I really wanted to get rid of whatever was causing my discomfort, but no luck. It took several hours for me to feel better. This was about 2 months ago. I have never felt sick again. When I had my 3 month check up with my surgeon we talked about it. He is not sure what exactly causes it, but the name for this condition is "frothy spits". Sounds great, huh???
   — Shelley.

May 24, 2001
It is mucous! My surgeon told me that the upper portion of your stomach does produce it. I still have episodes of it now when I eat to much, fast or something does not agree with me. It does diminish and you will not be bothered with the farther out you get.
   — Dennis J. B.