4 days post op. What's with all this foam?!?

[breezy25 69]

My mouth is a foam factory and it's so gross. I'll be on a liquid diet for 4 weeks so I'm not eating anything.

I'm also so weak and kinda shaky. Tell me it's normal!

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[OKCPirate 5,323]

Sorry, you have the first complaint I have heard of this pre-op. Here is a place to start looking:

http://jamesnelsondentistry.com/dry-mouth-xerostomia/

It may have absolutely nothing to do with the diet, but a medication. Let us know.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Your vagus nerve may have been irritated during the surgery. The vagus nerve can do all sorts of things like make your nose run, make you hiccup, make you burp -- and make you produce lots of foamy saliva. You may want to check in with your surgeon just to see if there is anything you need to be concerned about. I have seen a few other people post about this happening to them after surgery and they all seemed to get better within a couple of weeks.

[kranky813 477]

I didn't get the foamies but have heard of a lot of people getting them. Certainly check with your surgeon to make sure everything is alright.

As far as the shakiness... It's your body going into starvation mode. You are depriving your body of all it's nutrients and this is how it's reacting. I went through the exact same thing. For me it got really bad, I had the shakes, then the foggy brain and utter exhaustion along with the hormone dump which made me cry non-stop. My recommendation would be to find a clear liquid with Protein in it. There were 2 that I personally used:

Isopure Ready to Drink - Mix 8oz of Isopure, 8oz same color Powerade Zero and 8oz of Water. Sip that throughout the day. It has roughly 13g of Protein in it.

There was another one I used but the name of it escapes me now. I bought it at the Holiday Gas station as recommended by my surgeon. It's a flavored water with 7g of protein in it. It's a clear liquid so it was ok for me to drink.

Even if you choose not to do the clear Proteins once you start on full liquids and can drink Protein Shakes again the side effects you are feeling should go away. It's just your body's way of telling you it's not happy with you trying to get healthy

[Valentina 2,642]

As my grandson says, "You've been slimed!"

I used to have that slimy phlegm frequently. Now I still have it but only when I have too much liquid in my sleeve.

It just seems like it's never ending, doesn't it?

To ease your mind, give your bariatric team a call.

Be sure to post after talking with them. I, for one am very interested in hearing what they will have to say about "the slimers"...

Oh, I find that having something something salty(even a salty broth) will help to cut the phlegm--just like pouring salt onto a slug!.. Sorry for the anology

[breezy25 69]

Thanks for all the responses. I managed to get almost an entire Protein drink down (Syntrax nectar fuzzy navel - these types are allowed on my plan) and the shakiness subsided. So yes, you were right. I stayed in the hospital for three days and literally was only able to take in Water the entire time I was there. The Protein Drink made me feel a lot better. Now! To drink another one today lol.

My SIL had the surgery in Decemver and she said she had a foamy mouth for a long time too but had no explanation for it. She said it did go away.

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