Stomach spasms

[Ashleigh0107 0]

I'll be a week post op tomorrow! Yay! But I was wondering if anyone else had this problem... Every sip I take of anything no matter how small, my stomach starts to spasm. It's the weirdest and most uncomfortable thing. Painful like a Charlie horse... Anyone?

[mythbuster1304 10]

I'm 5 days post op and haven't experienced that at all. I do get pain and very uncomfortable if I take too big of a swallow.

[Indigo1991 1,612]

Yup, had that. For me, I couldn't drink anything too cold, warm drinks sat better with my new stomach. It's trial and error to begin with but it sounds normal.

Congratulations on your surgery and good luck!

[lauri407 29]

This definitely happened to me as well. It happened mostly when I was drinking cold Water. I also tried letting Water or liquid "roll" into my mouth versus trying to sip/suck it down to make the pain stop. I'm less than a week post-op and still have a little bit, but it is getting better. It doesn't happen when I have a warm chicken or beef broth. Could you tell a difference when the liquid was either really cold or warm?

[Ashleigh0107 0]

No not really... It also happens when I first wake up in the morning and sometimes for no reason at all. It's so weird.

[Indigo1991 1,612]

Not so weird ... Your stomach has just undergone major surgery and is adjusting. For a significantly smaller thing, I was always shocked at the noise it could make! However, the spasms and the loud grumbling noises did pass. It's early days, it will settle down....

[beautifulme14 9]

Yes! I know exactly what you are going through I had this issue for maybe two weeks but it gets better. As much as we all want that cold drink its so much easier to sip it at room temperature but its normal your body just went through trauma but trust me it will all be worth it

[pjackson0523 158]

A heating pad on the stomach will help with those spasms. I still get them at times. I just place a heating pad on my tummy and it works wonders....

[hayesa727 4]

I was wondering about the same thing. I will be a week post op on friday and still experiencing a lot of pain in my stomach from drinking fluids. I glad to see that eventually it will go away.

[MissNya 5]

I had the same problem, horrible spasms right after surgery and for a few months following. My Dr. prescibed Reglan for me. It helped a lot. It will go away after awhile. I am now 6months out and only have the spasms every now and then, hardly ever really. My issue is and has always been acid reflux. It wont go away. I take Prilosec everyday, if i miss even one day I have the wost heartburn. My keeps saying it will go away but 6 months later i still have horrible acid reflux. Does anyone else have this problem???