Intestinal Pain

[Chubarella 87]

Last night my stomach started hurting. I was having like intestinal/gas pains. I figured if I threw up or used the restroom I would be ok. Well I kept throwing up bile all night and kept having the pains. I took some gas pills and some milk of magnesia but I kept throwing up. I can't hold Water down either. I'm 5 months post op and this is my first problem. Yestetday I ate shredded wheat Cereal, rice and Beans and a spicy italian sub with spinach, black olives, tomatoes and banana peppers then some spicy peanuts. Do I need to go to the ER?

[butterfly_gal 151]

Could it be food poisoning? I would go to the doctor just to be safe. Hope you feel better.

[Sassygirl06 962]

Wow! It sounds like you lit a torch in your poor new tummy! I would take it easy on the spicy foods...as well as the rice. I am two years post op and I can't even handle rice all that well. If you don't feel better in the morning I would call my surgeon if I were you. I don't think you have anything serious wrong other then some severe heartburn and upset tummy from all of that food. Remember that your stomach is like a baby's. little steps at a time. You can't eat all of the stuff you did prior to surgery right away. Try one thing at a time...if your tummy tolerates it then you can move on. It really sounds like you just over did it. Good luck my friend...and take it easy on your self!

[clk 3,519]

How are you doing today? If the discomfort faded overnight, it was likely something you ate.

Have you had issues with dairy up to this point? For me (nowadays) I only have issues when I take in too much in one day. The symptoms are terrible pain and intestinal cramping and if I've had enough dairy that day, it will progress into bathroom troubles.

Some greens can cause an issue, so if you hadn't already "vetted" the spinach, that could be the culprit, though in my experience that's an easier green to digest. Lettuces still bug me sometimes and I'm three years out.

Rice would make your stomach hurt, not your intestines, if you'd had too much.

It also sounds like you had quite a bit of Fiber yesterday - that could also be the issue, especially if you're pairing it with a supplement that has Fiber in it, too.

I also get similar discomfort when I overdo artificial sweeteners, so watch your intake of those.

I hope you're feeling better. The best thing you can do is try to think back to when you started to feel poorly and try to pinpoint it there. And if you're still feeling crummy today? food poisoning or a stomach bug is your answer.

~Cheri

[Chubarella 87]

Could it be food poisoning? I would go to the doctor just to be safe. Hope you feel better.

Thanks, I believe it was the veggies I ate, my intestines can't handle them from time to time.

[Chubarella 87]

Wow! It sounds like you lit a torch in your poor new tummy! I would take it easy on the spicy foods...as well as the rice. I am two years post op and I can't even handle rice all that well. If you don't feel better in the morning I would call my surgeon if I were you. I don't think you have anything serious wrong other then some severe heartburn and upset tummy from all of that food. Remember that your stomach is like a baby's. little steps at a time. You can't eat all of the stuff you did prior to surgery right away. Try one thing at a time...if your tummy tolerates it then you can move on. It really sounds like you just over did it. Good luck my friend...and take it easy on your self!

Thanks, I've actually eaten this before, and it never caused me problems. The deal is with the veggies, my intestines can't handle the gas and they flare up from time to time.

[Chubarella 87]

How are you doing today? If the discomfort faded overnight, it was likely something you ate.

Have you had issues with dairy up to this point? For me (nowadays) I only have issues when I take in too much in one day. The symptoms are terrible pain and intestinal cramping and if I've had enough dairy that day, it will progress into bathroom troubles.

Some greens can cause an issue, so if you hadn't already "vetted" the spinach, that could be the culprit, though in my experience that's an easier green to digest. Lettuces still bug me sometimes and I'm three years out.

Rice would make your stomach hurt, not your intestines, if you'd had too much.

It also sounds like you had quite a bit of Fiber yesterday - that could also be the issue, especially if you're pairing it with a supplement that has fiber in it, too.

I also get similar discomfort when I overdo artificial sweeteners, so watch your intake of those.

I hope you're feeling better. The best thing you can do is try to think back to when you started to feel poorly and try to pinpoint it there. And if you're still feeling crummy today? food poisoning or a stomach bug is your answer.

~Cheri

Thanks, it happened til noon today and yeah, it was the veggies.

[Chubarella 87]

Update: I was up all night vomiting bile and feeling intestinal pain, I was about to go to the ER when the pain started easing in the AM. I tried to sleep it off. Gas pills and Milk of Magnesia were vomited. The pain finally was gone around noon but my throat is raw. I guess I'll be eating a full liquid diet these next couple of days. I've had this pain before the surgery when I eat veggies. It never lasted this long though. I'm just glad that's all over with. Thanks for your input.

[onedaycloser 136]

Sorry to hear your not well. May I ask if you still have your gallbladder??

[onedaycloser 136]

Sorry your not feeling well. May I ask if you still have your gallbladder?

[clk 3,519]

Sorry to hear your not well. May I ask if you still have your gallbladder??

Excellent question - I'd get in to your doc because having this issue with veggies and with the symptoms you're describing sounds like a gallbladder attack, though I'm not sure how intestinal pain fits into that. But it's far better to be safe than sorry!

I'm sorry you're still having trouble and I would definitely follow up with your general practitioner to make sure you don't have something more serious going on.

~Cheri

[Chubarella 87]

Sorry your not feeling well. May I ask if you still have your gallbladder?

Thanks, I had my gallbladder taken out in 1997.

[Chubarella 87]

Excellent question - I'd get in to your doc because having this issue with veggies and with the symptoms you're describing sounds like a gallbladder attack, though I'm not sure how intestinal pain fits into that. But it's far better to be safe than sorry!

I'm sorry you're still having trouble and I would definitely follow up with your general practitioner to make sure you don't have something more serious going on.

~Cheri

Thanks, I will, I have an appointment on August 1st.