Sweet taste, dry heaves

[Phosphate 10]

Had my rny on July 7 2015. I've been so nauseous and constantly dry heaving and vomiting up saliva. I have a constant sweet taste in my mouth that makes drinking reg Water or crystal light Water a chore. I don't eat at all I just feel so sick to my stomach. I try to take zofran but the taste of the medicine makes me vomit. My blood work came back bad all my lvls are low so I got some prescriptions today and I'll have my blood drawn again in 1 week. If my blood levels don't go up they will have to admit me to the hospital. Anyone one else on the same boat.

This whole week 7 days I manage to eat half a cup yogurt and 1 bite of mashed potatoes for a 7 day period.

Can't see my surgeon cause I can't afford the $200 charge. ugh!!!!

Had MRI everything looks good no blockage or leaks

Edited August 15, 2015 by Phosphate

[James Marusek 5,244]

After surgery, the most important requirements are Protein, fluids and Vitamins. food is only secondary because your body is converting stored fats into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.

It sounds like you are having problems in at least two of the three required areas.

Are you getting in the required Protein supplements (protein shakes) each day? How is that going?

Your blood work shows low levels, generally this could be caused by Vitamin deficiencies.

You indicated you have problems with Fluid intake.

I recommend you experiment. For Fluid intake try other things until you find something that works for you. My tastes after surgery changed so much that I found it hard to drink even Water. It was a struggle. I used Crystal Light and that worked for me. But later I found fine English teas that also worked. The liquid content of Soups also count towards your fluid requirement.

Since you are talking about the fact that you are so nauseous and constantly dry heaving and vomiting up saliva. This combined with the fact that you are unable to eat minimal amounts of food, almost makes me think you may have a stricture (too much scar tissue at the site of the operation seriously restricting food intake). This is fairly easy to correct.

http://www.realself.com/question/stricture