Advice...Swollen!

[nc512 30]

I had my first soft meal today - poached salmon and avocado. Felt fine after but all afternoon my stomach has gone back to being swollen like after the surgery and I am getting a sharp pain in my chest when breathing in. Does anyone know what this could be? Have I done some damage or will it go away? Feelings bit worried!

[AvaFern 3,516]

I don't think you have done anything to hurt yourself- it may just be that your stomach is a little shocked that it is getting something other than liquid. Also, your stomach may have different tolerance for foods than in the past. I used to love salmon and post-sleeve for some reason it makes me sick every time I eat it. I also love avocado, but it has a lot of healthy fat in it, which my stomach tends to just see as being fat in general and it doesn't always sit very well. Is it possible the sharp pain in your chest may be partially anxiety?

Short version...I seriously, seriously doubt there is anything wrong with your sleeve, but you paid a lot of money to have the procedure and it is your doctor's job to deal with this type of concern. Give them a call now, while it's still Friday during business hours so you won't have to worry about it this weekend.

Hope you feel better!

[LisaDomalewski 79]

My doctor told me yesterday, that after sleeve once you are on full foods nothing should bother your stomach. He told me that after I had direreah after tuna fish. Bizarre, as I hear a lot of folks getting sick from foods. I so far, have been good with all other foods.

[leader73 2]

I'm 6 weeks post op and this week has been the worst. Diarrhea with most meals, only Protein, and I actually vomited about an hour after eating very soft protein. I feel like I get dumping but I thought that was not supposed to happen with the sleeve. Before this week I felt great and was tolerating my protein fine.

[mspal 2]

are you... allergic to avocado? latex?

[nc512 30]

I'm not allergic to avocado as I have been eating it while on puree phase and it's been fine. I'm wondering if I ate too fast or didn't chew enough and it's irritated my stomach. Hoping it will have gone down by the morning. Not going to eat tonight and just have Water. It just feels really swollen and puffed out!

[mspal 2]

whenever someone says avocado my mind says latex allergy. FYI you can develop them through repeated exposure. be careful if you also feel this way around bananas, kiwis, etc.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

I introduced avocodo to Miss Tummy by mashing some with refried Beans and a little sour cream. I waited until I was eating reguar foods to use salsa. There was no problem with that. When I got the go-ahead for regular foods, I stopped at Wendy's on the way home from my appointment (5 weeks) and got a small chili with cheese. It took me four days to eat the whole thing, but after almost 7 weeks (pre and post-op) of liquids and puddings, you would have though I had died and gone to heaven. Oh man, I hope there is Wendy's chili in heaven!

[ShellMilliner 233]

@nc512 It could also be gas making you bloat. Take some gas x strips if you have them and go for a walk.