Dull Stomach ache 5 days post

[baconsher 9]

Ok so last night I decided to have some Soup 4 days post op, it was actually clam chowder and I went ahead ahead and had a bowl which is like half the can of Progresso. I consumed the entire bowl (potatoes and all) and made sure to chewed up everything finely. Then over night I had a stomach ache that appeared to be trapped gas, I took my gas drops this morning, along with some more hydro-codone (from the overnight sleeping aches I've been getting) and also tried to release some gas (sorry if TMI) and the pain still insist until now (the next day at 3:30). I know I'm already messing up, not draining the Soup but does anyone think this dull ache is from the full soup consumption or could it be due to the fact that I have yet to have a BM?

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[KristenLe 5,979]

It could be from both. You need to stick with your post-op diet so you avoid complications (more serious than a stomach ache). Please be careful!

[Cervidae 2,389]

You're a big girl and can make your own decisions, but keep in mind that the stages are there for a reason. At four days post op, your sutures on your stomach are extremely new and delicate. Most likely the pain you are feeling is inflammation of these sutures. It's only "dull" because most of the nerves are still numb from being severed, so most likely you aren't feeling nearly as much damage as you may be doing. You could be seriously harming your new stomach! Not to mention, a progresso can contains 18.5 ounces of Soup. So over a cup of non-strained soup... most people can't do that for a few months post-op.

You didn't go through all this pain and effort to sabotage yourself now. You could damage your new stomach beyond repair or worse... much worse. I don't mean to sound alarmist, but you've just undergone huge abdominal surgery and you are putting your life at risk for a can of soup. You are better and stronger than that! Please take care of yourself and remember why you went through all of this and worked so hard in the first place. Good health is yours if you are willing and able to work for it. Everything leading up to the surgery was just the tip of the iceberg, and now the real work of healing and maintaining is ahead of you. But you won't ever get there if you never heal.

I wish you the best! You are strong, and you've made it very far. You can do this. Don't give in to your head hunger.

[baconsher 9]

You are absolutely right @@Cervidae and I have thought about all of this. Thank you for your motivation and advice.... I keep hearing rumbling and maybe I didn't explain what I'm feeling correctly. Whatever pain it is I just wanted to know how to get rid of it, or do I let it run its course. I guess it's like trapped gas that won't let up. I'm wondering could it be acid reflux related. I havent been taking my prilosec due to being afraid of it making me feel like I felt when I took my chewable bariatric Multivitamin the day after surgery (it felt near death)

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Edited April 12, 2016 by baconsher

[baconsher 9]

It could be from both. You need to stick with your post-op diet so you avoid complications (more serious than a stomach ache). Please be careful!

You are right. I was thinking something that small wouldn't hurt or I could handle but you are right that it could lead to something more serious didn't really think that far. I guess I feel like I'm stronger than I am. But in reality idk how this new stomach operates fully yet. So I'm gonna chill and follow the rules. Thanks @@KristenLe

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