2 days Post Op: Water even makes me nauseous

[sonnysun 15]

Is this normal? When can I expect it to end?

[Soozern 75]

Try not to worry and just sip, sip, sip. I was exactly like this and was told by my surgeon I couldn't go home until I drank 400ml, which made me think I would never go home! I persevered by trying lots of different drinks (green tea, chicken broth, diluted fruit juice, squash etc) and it quickly improved.

Just keep sipping!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Make sure you are taking small, tiny sips. You may want to try different temperatures. Immediately post op I could handle ice chips and Popsicles, but I preferred my Water at room temperature.

[sonnysun 15]

I am sipping, but my pain and nausea medications are in pill form and when I try to take them and swallow with Water they come right back up. In so much pain right now.

[sshawk69 17]

Sleeved 8/17/15 I had the same thing. Room temp. Water worked best small sips try to add a splash of liquid crystal light grape. For some reason only the grape flavor I could tolerate. It does get better!!! Try not to stress about it. Get a pill crusher add it to a little water and take your pill that way. Good luck

[Gemini0621 23]

I had liquid pain meds and dissolvable nausea meds. I couldn't drink regular Water for the few week.. it just tasted nasty to me. Unsweet tea was wonderful.

[kranky813 477]

Ask your doc for the Lortab liquid pain meds and the Zofran (it melts in your mouth) for nausea. My nausea was so bad and I didn't drink and ended up in the hospital for 3 days right after I returned home from surgery. It sucks, but sip. You can download an app that reminds you every (however long you decide) to sip. I set mine for 7 minutes. I hated that stupid app but after I started using it I didn't have to go back to the hospital and I only needed it for a week or so before I started drinking normally again.

Also, try different temps for liquids and different flavors. I need hot liquids at first, I even heated up my Water. Now it has to be icy cold. I bough some grape crystal lite and found that it was disgusting (even though I loved it before surgery) I ended up getting some blue Powerade and some apple juice and diluted it half and half with Water and then heated it up. Sounds gross but it worked like a charm.

Try a few different things to see what works for you.