Has anyone have moments where they just gag!

[blkdiamond377 12]

Taste buds are changing! The love for Desserts and hamburgers are completely gone and I can hardly tolerate chicken but I love beef. Every now and then the thought or smell of certain foods makes me want to throw up! Please tell me Im not the only one. Anybody experience this?

[TheGamer 406]

Yup! It happens. My post op stomach is much more sensitive than my old one. My biggest challenge was finding a Protein mix/drink that I could tolerate post surgery. I had settled on GNC's Total Lean until I got sick a couple weeks ago. Now, they're too sweet and upset my stomach I also have a love/hate with chicken. Some times, I love it. Others, it's just icky.

[DanaInNewOrleans 513]

I wish I could say that my taste buds have changed, but no such luck. I do have moments when I'm fixing something to eat and then suddenly I realize I just do not want to eat..... but it's not about the specific food...

[NurseGrace 509]

I am finding that I am more sensitive to smells, and smells make me gaggy.

I used to have an Iron STOMACH, poop smeared on the walls - no problem, toes rotting off is no big deal, gunshot wounds? What's for dinner.

That is not the case anymore. food smells set me off, body...smells... UGH

Lately I have been eating a lot of eggs... well, ONE egg twice a day and that seems to be fine so I just go with that.

[*Dean* 1,594]

I am finding that I am more sensitive to smells, and smells make me gaggy.

I used to have an Iron STOMACH, poop smeared on the walls - no problem, toes rotting off is no big deal, gunshot wounds? What's for dinner.

That is not the case anymore. food smells set me off, body...smells... UGH

Lately I have been eating a lot of eggs... well, ONE egg twice a day and that seems to be fine so I just go with that.

Toes rotting .....lol *blech*

I took someone up to the hospital once who had rotting feet. The nurse said he had pseudomonas (sp?). Worst thing I've ever smelt. I said to him "Dude your feet smell worse than dead people!"

[honeymunki 76]

My taste in food is pretty similar to what it was but I'm only 1 month out so I haven't eaten anything but Protein and shakes. But SMELLS are unbelievable. I work in a customer service position, with 3 feet of granite countertop between me and the guests. But people's breath and body odor are so in my face all day. It is sickening- I can smell their tooth decay and what they ate for their last meal. It is truly disgusting, actually stomach-turning.

Sorry to be a whiner, but I can't complain about this to anyone else!

[noura- 13]

*regrets reading this thread*

[cyncitygirl 100]

Did your senses change instantly or from month to month? Nothing grosses me out except Splenda and I wish sugar and fat grossed me out but it doesn't

[DanaInNewOrleans 513]

Did your senses change instantly or from month to month? Nothing grosses me out except Splenda and I wish sugar and fat grossed me out but it doesn't

I was hoping that I would suddenly be repulsed by all the "bad" stuff but no, apparently it won't be that easy...

[lilbearzmom 584]

I do agree that my tastes have changed since surgery. Things I used to love are now either unappetizing or just "meh". I also notice that I definitely have changed as far as how I see portion sizes. Sometimes it makes my stomach turn just looking at large or even "normal" portion sizes. It amazes me that pre-surgery they were commonplace for me or not enough!

I have been nauseated/gagged a few times. The first two times I don't know why. This last time I was riding in a car and had just eaten a piece of Sonic grilled chicken out of the wrap way too fast. Hubby almost had to pull over! I won't be doing that again.

-Kendra

[lessofmeismore 1,405]

Toes rotting .....lol *blech*

I took someone up to the hospital once who had rotting feet. The nurse said he had pseudomonas (sp?). Worst thing I've ever smelt. I said to him "Dude your feet smell worse than dead people!"

Ok I'm pouring out my coffee now -__-

I swear law enforcement and medical personnel

You people

And I thought broccoli smelled bad!

[MrsG 329]

I loved tuna before surgery, heck it was the last solid thing I ate before surgery, now the very smell of it makes my stomach turn! I'm 4 weeks out and the other day my hubby bought me a fruit smoothie, I took one drink and gave it to him. It tasted sooo sweet. He said it wasn't that sweet but to me it was sickeningly sweet. Another one is this place I used to get fried chicken. It was my absolute fave even without the skin and so we went for dinner, I pulled all the skin off and ate the chicken and it was just ok. Part of me was disappointed but it's ok, other things appeal more to me now.

Smells I agree, i was sensitive before and now it feels like I'm ultra sensitive.

And I agree also with libearzmom, it kind grosses me out when I see how much people (including me before surgery) eat! Even normal portions look huge and kinda makes me feel ill.

[Strangefruit 179]

I used to be a big coffee drinker... Had to have my minimum in the morning to start my day... It doesn't make me sick, but I no longer care for the taste. I have taken to having a cup of English Breakfast Tea every morning... I was never a big fan of beef, but now the smell turns my stomach. And ALL of the Protein Shakes I had pre surgery are sickeningly sweet now... Weird.

[cmaloney 151]

5 months out. Can't tolerate eggs at all. Water tastes very tinny to me (I loved water!!) have to add crystal light to it. There are days I really don't want to eat anything but I force myself because I have to & then there are times - right before my monthly - that I could pick all day....strange..

[SMO 193]

I agree about the smells. I have always had a really good sense of smell, but now I feel like I could compete with a hound dog. I feel like I can pick out the undernotes of what I eat. I really liked the Unjury chicken Soup prior to surgery, now the smell makes me feel queasy. I told my husband just to put it on the shelf where I won't accidently open it.