Question:
Love Me...Love Me Not
Please tell me that there are others out there who are experiencing this as well... I am 8 months out and I still have days that my pouch hates me! I can eat something one day and feel like a million bucks and then the next time I eat the same thing it makes me sick. I don't get it!! I eat slowly and chew well, but at least once a week I eat something that makes me vomit. The strange thing is that it's not anything in particular. It's not like it happens when I eat just meat or fish or veggies, it just depends on the day. Sometimes the pressure in my chest is so bad that I need to induce vomiting and that scares the bejeesus out of me because I'm afraid of doing damage to my pouch or esophagus. I stay away from anything that can swell in my stomach (rice, granola, etc) so I really don't think that its because I'm eating the wrong things. I have a very healty diet (no sugar, no white breads, no high fat foods, etc) Can anyone else relate to this??? If this is something that I need to just live with than that's fine because its a very small price to pay, but if this is something that others aren't experiencing than I would like to explore it more with my Dr ASAP. Anyone have any thoughts, advise, experiences that you would like to share about this? — pam29922 (posted on January 2, 2003)
January 2, 2003
I know exactly how you feel. I'm 8 months out and have lost a bunch of
weight but there doesn't seem to be much consistency to what I can eat from
day to day. I rarely vomit on anything but a lot of the time what I eat
just doesn't feel good in my stomach. I seem to have the least consistency
with eating bread. Somedays it's no problem and the next it feels
uncomfortable. Like you I always chew well and eat slowly. I agree that
it's a small price to pay, but I'm hoping that it will get better. Good
luck to you! - Mike
— Michael N.
January 2, 2003
Hi, I'm 8 months out and have experienced the same thing. Each day is a
new adventure for me! :) I know that sometimes when I vomit it seems it
is mostly mucous (mucus??) so possibly it isn't what I ate but more the
mucous in my pouch? I don't know for sure but I will be interested in
seeing what others say. Rny-lap 5/9/02 -100lbs
— Lynn E.
January 2, 2003
Spike- (that how I affectionatly refer to my pouch) does have a mind of its
own. I am 8 months post op and day to day I just dont know how something
will sit. Though I do not vomit weekly or anything like that, like the
previous poster said, it just wont sit right. I understand from other
postops that this is NORMAL!
There are no gastric juices or bile in the pouch to burn your esophagus, so
I dont think you are harming yourself, like if you were bulimc or anorexic.
There is no rhyme or reason to how our pouches work, that is why there are
so many different answers to basic questions. I have just determined that
working with Spike is a lifelong committment.
— ~~Stacie~~
January 2, 2003
hey i can relate too....some days even my protein bars dont sit right....i
never know how to predict when something is going to be bad....and i call
my little stomach REX, coz he 'wrecks' my day sometimes....i usually know
right away when something isnt sitting right and then i do have to toss
cookies, as it were....it is a real pain, coz i would like to try new
things, but i am soooo leery of throwing up that i stick woth the same old
stuff and i get depressed coz i cant eat what i want for fear of it getting
stuck and throwing up. How's that for a rambling sentence!!! LOL.....i wish
you all the best........Nancy
— Nancy D.
January 2, 2003
Pamela--
THANK YOU for posting this. These are the kinds of questions that really
bless me, and the reason why I consider this website my *support group*.
I'm 3 months and 2 days post-op and I SO have this problem. Last week for
lunch I thought I'd have a half of an avocado (seemed like a very mild
choice ....at least in my estimation...i mean avocados couldn't hurt a
flea, right? WRONG!!!) and boy did I regret it. Maybe I ate too fast or
maybe my tummy (I'll have to give it a name now...) just wasn't happy.
It's just nice to know that I'm not alone in this...I don't care much for
vomitting (who does?), but there are times that I have to, I just HAVE TO
because I can't stand the discomfort. I never was one to throw-up in the
past and never,ever could I MAKE MYSELF vomit. Boy, has that changed. Now
that said, I don't do it daily..not even weekly...but it DOES HAPPEN. I
just am glad to know that I'm not alone and that every day does bring with
it different challenges. Thank you for asking this question.
All the best.
— Karen K.
January 2, 2003
*Spike* the wonder pouch!!! You just gotta love her. She does the same
thing to me too. Some days I can eat anything and other days I can't eat a
bleesed thing!!! Pouches tend to be a bit tempramental...relax and take it
as it comes.
Have a Sparkling Day!!
~CAE~
— Mustang
January 2, 2003
Even after over 2 years I sometimes have this challenge. Some days I can
eat 'hard' foods (chicken, pork chops) easily, some days they feel like an
anvil in my gut. The other day clam chowder made me hurl. Today, I am
fighting with my lunch for over an hour now. I have had to induce vomiting
a few times in my tenure as a post-op, and have so far managed to avoid any
damage. You are not alone, but man, it sux!
— Cara F.
January 2, 2003
I don't vomit, but sometimes certain foods do make my pouch hurt (the
pressure) for a while, usually a few hours. And i am almost 11 months
post-op. I know which foods do that, but once in a while I'll have
something I have had before and for some reason, theres the pain. Not
often, though...and like the others, small price to pay!
— Cindy R.
January 2, 2003
Again, at the risk of being redundant, thanks for posting this question. I
am only 6 weeks out and it is a tremendous relief to know that this is not
abnormal. It happens to me a few times a week. But, hopefully, it will
lessen as time goes by. I never know what will set it off. I just keep a
list of food and times so that I can try to track the culprit.
— Melinda_AL
January 2, 2003
I'm having the same problems today. I'm sitting in my office. My skirt is
so tight on me I'm about to burst. My stomach is in knots and I'm on the
verge of vomiting. I'm also as hot as can be and have my fan on me. I
haven't been feeling well; I've had a cold for about 2 weeks and I'm so
tired! I hope the antibiotics didn't hurt my stomach. My doctor is aware
that I can't take anything with aspiran, so he's careful when prescribing
medications. All i want to do is go home and go to bed. I'll probably get
on the train tonight and go to sleep! If you're still not feeling well,
call your doctor. I had that problem several weeks after surgery and he
called in some medication. It was a life saver!
— dolphins94
January 2, 2003
I just wanted to thank each of you for sharing your experiences with me.
It is truly a relief that I am not the only one experiencing these pesty
pouch issues. Not to mention, Misery loves company, right!?! :-)
— pam29922
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