5 wks out --- new stomach cramping

[AngelaF75 0]

I am 5 weeks out from surgery and just in the last 5-6 days started having an issue that I never had before. I had felt GREAT post-surgery up until this new situation came up.

I am having a weird kind of feeling in my new stomach. It's hard to explain, but it is an intermittent gnawing/crampy type feeling in my stomach that comes and goes every couple minutes. It seems to get a bit better when I have a "full" belly (just after I've eaten) but reoccurs just a short time afterwards and continues until my belly is full again. I am taking Prilosec for previously diagnosed acid reflux/GERD. I've even bumped up to 2 doses a day (am & pm's) to see if that would help, but it doesn't seem to help the gnawing/crampy feeling. I don't believe it's anything "serious," but it is uncomfortable and disrupts my whole day. Nothing has changed in my normal (soft foods) diet and I've not been eating/drinking anything unusual. And I don't seem to have any unusual gas, etc. I don't overeat and I keep my portion sizes small. I really don't know what is causing this.

Have any of you had this issue? Any ideas what it could be? I'm becoming very frustrated and really looking for some relief.

[CT Fats 82]

If it goes away on a full belly, maybe its your new stomachs way of telling you its hungry. Of course if its something you are worried about you should see your doctor.

[AngelaF75 0]

If it goes away on a full belly, maybe its your new stomachs way of telling you its hungry. Of course if its something you are worried about you should see your doctor.

I was thinking that too, but the same cramping can come up within an hour after eating, and I can't possibly think there's any way I could be hungry again. Also, if I ate every hour, there's NO way I'll lose weight because I'll always be filling my face.

[Indymom 132]

I'm about 6.5 weeks out and I've noticed my acid has kicked back up (even though I'm taking omeprazole 2xday already). Sounds similar to what you're experiencing; I'm actually going to see if it continues through the weekend and if so I'm going to call my doc.

[Sassygirl06 962]

are you making sure to take your medications with some food? some meds can irritate the lining of your stomach, and especially the sleeved one. try to make sure you have something in there when you take meds hope you feel better!