9 Mos Out....cant Eat :( Help!

[kayte819 95]

I'm almost 9 mos post-op & my restriction seems like it's getting to be more instead of less. I can hardly eat anything. I feel like I can literally feel the food hit my stomach within 2 bites & then I get extremely uncomfortable or start to get a stomachache. I have an appt w/ my surgeon on Monday but just wondering if anyone has experienced anything like this??

[PdxMan 4,292]

When I get this feeling, it is usually because I did not chew my food enough or eat too quickly. I try to put my utensil down between each bite, but occassionally, I do fall back to the old habit of inhaling my food. Then I pay for it.

[AliveAgain 283]

Are you still drinking enough fluids throughout the day? Sometimes this happens to me when I haven't had enough fluids and it feels like more of a "shock" to my stomach to throw something down there. I still observe the "no drinking" fluids during a meal, but it helps to drink a little Water up until about 15-20 before eating.

[kayte819 95]

I do drink a lot still & my body forces me to observe the no drinking w/ meals rule!! If I deviate even the tiniest bit, I throw up. This has been the case since day 1 & now I've completely adapted. I finally even stopped ordering drinks when at a restaurant. Seems like it would have been immediate, but old habits die hard So not a drinking issue. Even drinking has become uncomfortable this past week...before then it was just the eating ??? And I chew very thoroughly, which has actually made me despise most meat, but I still do it.

[Finding MeMe 204]

Sometimes it happens to me, two or one bite and I am full. I try to stay with Soups and foods that go down real easy. Thank God for protien shakes because that is mostly how I get my nutrition when I don't eat,

[Dooter 1,457]

Weird! If my restrictions changed to that degree, I'd be concerned too! yikes. Sounds like "something" has gone on down there. I pray it's nothing serious!!

[Catracks 865]

What pdxman said. I also get sick and that over-full feeling if I eat too fast.

[suepeeps 230]

Good luck. Let us know what the Dr says!!

[Territravel 217]

Your the first person "I've" heard say their restriction became worse with time. Definitely worth getting checked out.

[hollirrose 249]

I'm only 5 months out... So Im still a newbie and dont have the experience that you and others do. For me, I feel much more restriction on certain days and sometimes for even a few weeks at a time. Right now I am struggling to eat 1 oz of fish. Last week i could have polished that off pretty quickly and feel satisfied ... Not full. I struggle to get in 600 calories a day and my shakes are 160 of those calories. I feel like I eat less and feel full faster then I did in the begining. Be sure and post what your doctor says. Keep us posted!