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I am just shy of three months out and do not have a stricture but have difficulty eating food. I chew to a pulp but when it goes down I feel nauseous and vomit. Please tell me this goes away. Please tell me that it gets easier to consume food, albeit smaller portions. I'm seriously regretting my surgery.

I had bypass. My surgeon said since I have had the ability to chew and swallow ground turkey, and a few other foods the chances of a stricture this far out are slim.

Are there any high protein bars out there not loaded with artificial sweeteners??

I have seen my surgeon and dietician numerous times for this issue that I keep having in the same thing I keep hearing is give it time keep pushing fluids and protein in two more months you will not feel like you do right now. I had gastric bypass in April. At times when I have tried to introduce food I have felt horrible so they tell me to back off go back to liquid for a few days and then progressed again. Each time I introduce food to this pouch I feel sick to my stomach I feel like its stuck even though I am chewing 50-60 times before I swallow baby size bites. My question is what are all of you eating or what were all of you eating at 10 weeks out? I've discovered that I seriously cannot get a protein shake in whatsoever. My body literally rejecting the second I sipped them. The dietitian suggested sipping warm liquids before I eat a meal to kind of wake my pouch up. I do that but the second I eat something again my body rejects food unable to get it down but within minutes I feel nauseated and it comes up please help.

Tried natural peanut butter today.... three little bites. DUMPED. OMG I will NEVER try peanut butter again.

They have not checked for a structure. I was able to get down ground turkey and it sets fine. Some things that fine like mashed potatoes, hummus refried beans. It seems as though anything with texture that I chew in shoe in shoe again just doesn't want to sit in there. It's so depressing because I get sick to my stomach with a protein shake and I'm trying to get the protein in but when I vomit its like the pouch is done with everything for the day and it interferes with my water intake. I'm finding that when I'm standing and getting incredibly busy now

My surgeon said that if I have the ability to chew ground turkey and get that down to get water and protein shakes down then there is no stricture. My body is not on the same schedule as other patients that may have had the same surgery the same day as me. I had quite an extensive hiatal hernia repair and I just have to progress my diet slowly and to do what works for me right now and in time, that restriction, which is basically what I want... will expand. He said that he could go down and do the endoscopy and do the balloon dilation but from what it sounds like I do not need it and it would be more trouble in the long run. Unless it came to the point where I could not keep anything down. Other than that I'm doing fine. I found that warm liquids in the morning before I attempt to eat has helped me tremendously. I just need to stick to my dietary restrictions at this point in recovery, and slowly introduce foods at a later time.

Hello everyone I am just shy of 9 weeks out with the RNY. I'm down almost 67lbs but honestly it's because I simply cannot eat. I gag getting the protein shakes down and have slowed my progress I think, because of that. I am curious what others are able to tolerate at this stage as I struggle to get protein in besides the shakes.

Amazing!!! Thank you all SO MUCH for the input. I had another bad day today. As soon as I attempted a bite of a Boca burger I felt like I was going to puke. And I did. I had to make myself puke. Then my insides were so annoyed with that I had a difficult time swallowing Water. Feels like a lump behind my left breast with every sip of water then I gag. UGH These new little pouches are so temperamental. I just miss feeling like a "normal" person. I look normal from the outside and its just the process of getting my mind to accept that I am very different from most people on the inside. I want to take a bite of turkey with gravy, chew it and have it sit there but it just comes up. Everything for that matter besides a smooth refried bean. WATERY refried bean actually. I bought a few dairy free items today to see if perhaps my doctors suggestion that I may be developing a lactose issue is in fact, true. I switched to a plant based Protein as well. When I spoke to the office today because I was experiencing these issues AGAIN, she said that alot of this may be in my mind. Like a fear or nerves and stress that makes my pouch upset before the food gets down and I vomit it up. Also, she noted that many patients feel like this until the 4-5 month mark when the body is healed more and that nasty saliva stuff just kind of resolves itself on its own. Thank you all so much. So supportive!!!

SOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUS. ????

I agree. I struggle so hard trying to get the liquids and protein in it makes me so sick. I dont do well with artifical sweetners, and now I am struggling with dairy products so I have to switch to a plant based protein with almond milk. Hopefully this helps me get the shakes down. I still have this weird sensation when food hits my pouch like my body just doesnt want anything in it and I hate it.

How do you do it!! LOL i just saw my doc the other day and he suggested branching out with soft foods and seeing what works yet every tine I chew something... And I CHEW CHEW CHEW it feels like I want to puke. One or two bites. So upsetting Has eating foods slowed your loss? Are you getting your fluids in?