Can't keep water down suddenly

[meyouus 415]

Hello...I'm 17 days post-op, GB. I woke up at three this morning feeling very sick. My stomach hurt, and it felt like liquid was stuck in my esophagus (I used to have GERD years ago, it was like that) so I got out of bed to sit up. Didn't work, felt that way till five, when I vomited 6 oz. of liquid into a cup. I felt better after a while. I also had two BM's in this time. It's eight now, and I took a few careful sips of Water, then fifteen minutes later, I vomited that up.

I did drink a lot last night. Tried to take all my pills whole/in half, etc...not ground. So I took in a lot of liquid.

Why can I not keep water down? Should I wait and try again?

[RNsleever715 117]

Have you tried something for reflux?

[meyouus 415]

I do have OTC Prilosec I could take. I hope this isn't serious.

[rosemary79 136]

I would call your surgeon ASAP, could be a stricture. I let mine go too long and ended up in the ER severely dehydrated. Better safe than sorry in this case.

[James Marusek 5,244]

This does not sound normal. Nor does it sound like GERD. Some people have an intolerance for cold drinks after surgery. So you might try something warm liquid like tea.

It sounds like it might be a Stenosis/Stricture - a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice. This is most common in procedures that rearrange your digestive system such as gastric bypass surgery (up to 8% of patients) and duodenal switch surgery and results from a build-up of scar tissue between your intestine and your reduced stomach or at an intestine-to-intestine connection (anastomosis).

The primary symptom is almost always vomiting, and it is usually treated by inserting and inflating a balloon to stretch the connection between the stomach and intestine. GERD and older age increase the risk of strictures.

So this may be something you should consult with your medical staff about.

[Djmohr 6,965]

I am so sorry this is happening. It is Definitely not normal nor should it be reflux.. I would call your doctor immediately, I would guess like others you have something more serious going on.

I hope they figure it out very soon and you are recovering.

[meyouus 415]

I don't know what to think, or say. I took my generic Prilosec, and I'm totally back to normal. I've had iced Water and hot tea so far, no problems. I took my morning meds crushed again. I don't think I'll take them whole except for 2 teeny ones.

Could the fact that I take 15 pills, split, at night, mean something? I took them all split with sips of Water last night. That's a lot of water.

But now I'm worried I have a structure. I see my surgeon Monday morning, I'll talk to him then. Unless of course, I run back into the same problem!

Bless you all for shedding light on this, and caring

[RNsleever715 117]

If the Prilosec helped I would continue taking that daily until you see the surgeon. I have reflux and this happens to me all the time - but I'm not sleeved yet ????

[meyouus 415]

I can drink and eat, but when I drink, the liquid hurts the center of my gut when it reaches it. I am very concerned, as at almost 3 weeks out, I don't know what if any aches and pains to expect.

[shellyd88 463]

Are u eating and drinking close together? I'm sleeved and I absolutely cannot do that or my stomach hurts too

[hellohealthy 32]

If I don't take my Prilosec I can't keep anything down. But for sure call your surgeon!

[sarabeth82 14]

My surgeon has me on an acid reducer for at least six months following surgery. I've been having some acid reflux since surgery so he switch prescriptions to a stronger one and it's helped.