Bloated

[ladyd728 106]

After I eat my pureed food and let my food settle, my stomach feels bloated and puffs out. The scale has not moved in a week. I had surgery on the 17 of December. Also I feel a little backed up. Is this normal? I'm not seeing changes.

[ladyd728 106]

And I'm barely eating three meals a day. More like two with a Protein Shake. I just don't have the desire to eat much.

[HeartOnMyVerticalSleeve 7]

After I eat my pureed food and let my food settle, my stomach feels bloated and puffs out. The scale has not moved in a week. I had surgery on the 17 of December. Also I feel a little backed up. Is this normal? I'm not seeing changes.

I was also sleeved on the 17th! I've been on a stall for about a week but I'm surely losing inches, try not to focus on the scale so much. Are you taking small bites and taking your time eating?

Can you have creamy oatmeal? Since our food options are limited, it's difficult to get some Fiber in and oatmeal may be able to help you. Also, are you drinking a lot of fluids? Not getting enough fluids can back you up.

[cindymg 629]

Sounds like your food is causing gas. Are you on a PPI for stomach acid? I can't take the prescription stuff, but Pepcid makes a chewable tablet that's good (avail at Walgreens). Also get some GasX strips if you don't already have them. They really help.

When you can take pills again, you might want to add a Probiotic. Look for "Pearls" brand as they are really small and go down easily. I also recently started taking Digestive Enzymes which help with the gas. Those pills are larger so you might need to wait awhile until you can swallow them.

Finally, Constipation is common until you can get to the normal food stage. Add in a couple of stool softeners a day, and add powdered Fiber to your Soups and yogurt. It is tasteless, and helps keeps things moving. If it has been more than a few days since a BM, take some Miralax.

[ladyd728 106]

I was also sleeved on the 17th! I've been on a stall for about a week but I'm surely losing inches, try not to focus on the scale so much. Are you taking small bites and taking your time eating?

Can you have creamy oatmeal? Since our food options are limited, it's difficult to get some fiber in and oatmeal may be able to help you. Also, are you drinking a lot of fluids? Not getting enough fluids can back you up.

Thanks for your response. No, eating slow is something I'm having to learn to do. I've always been a fast eater. Today I did go out and buy some oatmeal, and cauliflower that I'm going to substitute for mashed potatoes. Today my intake on Water was better. Each day is trial and error.

[ladyd728 106]

Sounds like your food is causing gas. Are you on a PPI for stomach acid? I can't take the prescription stuff, but Pepcid makes a chewable tablet that's good (avail at Walgreens). Also get some GasX strips if you don't already have them. They really help.

When you can take pills again, you might want to add a Probiotic. Look for "Pearls" brand as they are really small and go down easily. I also recently started taking Digestive Enzymes which help with the gas. Those pills are larger so you might need to wait awhile until you can swallow them.

Finally, Constipation is common until you can get to the normal food stage. Add in a couple of stool softeners a day, and add powdered fiber to your Soups and yogurt It is tasteless, and helps keeps things moving. If it has been more than a few days since a BM, take some Miralax.

Thanks for your response. I did get some prescribe Pepcid, but I haven't started taking any yet. I guess I need to, but I have been taking GasX. I went to the store today and bought Dulcolax, so I'm hoping it will help with the bloated feeling. I didn't think about powdered fiber, I will get some tomorrow.

I had my first dumping, eating can salmon to fast, but since then I have had gas and been bloated. Don't understand why that happened cause I threw up but felt terrible since that evening. It was like everything didn't come out. I have learned my lesson, take your time.