Trouble eating

[Phosphate 10]

My taste has changed. My saliva seems to taste sweet or metal like. Makes drinking Water hard, I gag cause it just tastes weird. I do crystal light but it is to strong. I have 0 appetite. In 5 days I've eaten 5 saltine crackers and 2 teaspoon of mash potatoes. I just feel like vomiting 24/7. I take zofran but the sweetness makes me vomit. Has anyone had this problem? ?!?!?!?!?! My surgery was July 7th. I feel weak and dizzy. Also I cannot keep Protein Shakes down I gag at the sweetness and non flavor doesn't work due cause I can't eat being nauseated 24/7. I just don't want to eat cause I'm scared of vomiting I hate vomiting lol

[suedot55 35]

What does your Dr say about this?

[James Marusek 5,244]

What type of surgery did you have? In the beginning, food is relatively unimportant because your body is converting stored fat into the energy that drives your body. The important elements are Protein, fluids and Vitamins. After surgery I found that I no longer liked to drink Water because it tasted very chlorinated. I found that Crystal Light worked for me but in your case you seem to be having problems with that. Later I stumbled into using fine English teas. Experiment and find out what works for you because the Fluid requirements are important. The fact that you are having problems with Protein shakes is also of concern. I did some experimentation. There are many different types of Protein Shakes. Some are powder and some are premixed. Some are in powder form that you add to your meals. There is a great amount of variation and the key here again is experimentation. Try one and if you don't like it try another. For me Muscle Milk Light (vanilla Cream) worked well. Originally I tried to mix it by hand by using a shaker. That did not give the right consistency so I went an bought a blender (Ninja blender with a individual size mixing cup that after you mix it you attach a sippy lid and you are good to go.) With the blender I found that I could also blend it other ingredients (in my case a half a banana) to make the drink more palatable. If you feel weak and dizzy, it might be due to Vitamins. If you are not taking the right ones or in the right forms or in the right quantity, it can cause weakness and dizziness. For example B12 seems to give people a lot of problems. For RNY patients, it needs to be taken daily if you are taking them sublingual (under the tongue).

[Phosphate 10]

Had a rny