"Tight" sleeve in the morning

[sr910 55]

Does the tightness first thing in the morning ever go away? I'm 6.5 months out and drinking anything -- even Water -- is still very uncomfortable within the first few hours of waking up. And eating actual food is out of the question entirely..

Vets? Anyone further out than me? Halp!!

[Globetrotter 1,340]

Um, it goes away, sort of, and everyone is different of course ... but I am over 3 years out and if given a choice, I will just slurp warm drinks until well after noon because I just don't care to put hard food in my tiny tummy. I don't get hungry hungry anymore like normal people but I do get cues that I should eat (irritability, trembling, inability to focus, an empty twisting sensation) But I feel none of that in the morning. Use this to your advantage, use the mornings to get all your hydration in.

[Greeknugget 56]

Great question! I've wondered this too.

[NMJG 1,266]

I'd like to hear from vets on this, too. At 3 months, I have it. I think it must be common because my nut told our presurgery class about it and told us to start every morning with a warm cup of Water with lemon. I have hot herbal tea. The warmth loosens me up. Can't face food before my hot drink.< /p>