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Hello All,

This is my first post in this forum, I am post-op VSG from 3/10/15 and feeling pretty decent. Yesterday (3/24) marked my transition to puree foods. I don't know if I ate too quickly or drank too close to eating, but I had the weirdest feeling after words. I took a gas-x as I know it is an anti-foaming agent, but that didn't help. I remembered my days at GNC and selling papain (in the form of chewable papaya enzyme tablets). Within 30 minutes of eating two of those little suckers I felt 85 % better.

I'm pretty sure I ate too quickly and the "foamies" were caused from my new stomach sending those bubbles up through my esophageal sphincter.

Just wanted to know if anyone has tried something similar and it worked or post it up for a poor soul that may be going through the same thing I was.

-Cheers

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I have read about papaya enzymes and included it in my pre- surgery purchases as many vets swore by it. I have not had to use them yet.

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makes sense b/c it breaks down Protein

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