Getting sick when eating.

[brokenangel84 35]

I'm two weeks post op and on soft food stage. I am eating slow. No liquid during meals. Following all the Dr rules but when I eat I start to feel sick.. After eating I stay that way for almost a hour. Any suggestions? I can't puke I've tried. Just spit comes up.

[sunflowerchild 146]

If I were you I would go back to liquid for another week or two. Not everyone progresses at the same rate. Consult your NUT if you're concerned.

[brokenangel84 35]

Thanks.

[sunflowerchild 146]

Also not sure what kind of foods you're eating on soft but depending on what you are eating that could be making you feel sick. After surgery I became lactose intolerant and couldn't stomach any dairy products. A lot of the stuff I planned on eating during the soft phase contained dairy so this was a bit of a setback. From what I've read in the forums and heard from my dr developing an aversion to dairy is fairly common post op.

[brokenangel84 35]

pudding still, eggs, tuna, Soups. I'm craving milk though. Which is weird. sugar free pudding is to sweet for me. :-/ juice is even to sweet. I was never told to Water it down though. I just sip slowly.. The bloated feeling is finally going away so it a little easier to eat n drink without feeling full after one small sip or bite. I can now get about 5 small spoons down then in full.

[brokenangel84 35]

I'm going to go back to broth and cream Soups n Jello for a few days and see how that does. Maybe it was just the soft food is to much for now.

[AmyC65 34]

When I have too much sugar, I get a bloaty/nauseous feeling. You listed a few sweet foods, I wonder if that could be it? But it could also be your system isn't quite ready for thicker foods yet. I didn't have as much of a problem but my husband had his surgery 2 yrs ago and he went back to liquids a few times before he was ready to progress.

[Susanfnp13 61]

I'm having the same problem, minus the vomiting. I think I'm trying to advance too quickly. I'm only getting in about 400 calories at the most and the extremely full feeling doesn't go away. I guess that is the purpose of the surgery. Tomorrow I'm back to full liquids so I can get my Water in. Having difficulty getting fluids in due to nausea and my urine is becoming dark. Not good. Full liquids will help with dehydration. Hope you feel better.

[brokenangel84 35]

Thanks @@Susanfnp13 I'm doing better only problem I have now is baby sips don't help when I feel like I'm dying of thirst and I end up not meaning to but getting a large drink and it makes me have a bunch of extra spit n it comes up in place of the vomit. Ughb but I'm loving my surgery. I'm down 10 pounds since Dec 15. I am ready to do more then walking.

[brokenangel84 35]

And I hope u feel better soon. I know its hard to get enough Fluid I'm fighting with mine. But I found it easier to fill a old Powerade bottle that's 20 ounces and drink on it and just keep filling it up so it don't seem like as much.