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[hildalila 2]

Hi everyone I had gastric bypass on September 6th and I feel like CRAP, my side hurts I still have gas. Everything leaves a weird taste in my mouth I have a white coating on tongue which I've tried brushing my teeth at least 10 times a day. Please help

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[esskay77 785]

Sometimes a white coated tongue is thrush. Check with your doctor.

[hildalila 2]

What is thrush ?

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[dmert501 4]

Hi, my surgery date was September 6 also. I had the one sided pain on the left it felt like a sharp dagger. I used Tylenol and a heating pad. I also walked in the back yard when I could seems like the more I walked the more I burped since they put Co2 in you so they can do the surgery.

As for the white tongue at first it thought I was dehydrated but I have been drinking fluids round the clock i invested in some Biotene mouth wash and spray from Walgreens and it seemed to do the trick. I am figuring from taking those crushed pills and chewable Vitamin supplements they may be drying our tongues out.

Congrats on your surgery and many well-wishes to you.

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[webdwarf40 33]

Thrush is a form of yeast infection in your mouth. You definitely want to have it checked. Someone on this board suggested gas x strips as being helpful Narcotics slow your bowels and may impede passing gas. You may want to try Tylenol and more walking.

Feel better soon

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[miiasan 370]

I had a white coating on my tongue and my sense of smell was really bad. Although it started before surgery when I was on the liquid diet, it really got bad after surgery. For me, it was the whey Protein. Once I was able to get off those shakes and eat other foods, everything went back to normal. I still cannot tolerate whey protein; if I eat a Protein Bar with whey in it two days in a row, the same thing starts happening again.

In the meantime, (until I could wean myself off the shakes) I rinsed out my mouth with biotine several times a day. It helped.

It wouldn't hurt to have your doctor check it out just in case it is thrush - mine was not. Good luck!!

[hildalila 2]

What Protein do you use now?

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[hildalila 2]

I drink premier Protein now

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[dmert501 4]

Premier is great. If you are a coupon addict like myself go on www.redplum.com and they always have 3.00 off coupons I use them at Walmart.

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[hildalila 2]

Premier Protein is the one giving me the nasty taste in my mouth

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So I need something else

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[dmert501 4]

A coworker of mine likes unjury. http://www.unjury.com

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[hildalila 2]

Hmm I'll have to give it a try

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[miiasan 370]

@@hildalila I do not drink Protein shakes anymore - am 11 months out from surgery. It is hard to find a Protein shake that both doesn't have whey in it and that tastes good. I tried quite a few...In the end, I stayed with Premier Protein and got myself off as quickly as I could once I started being able to eat other foods.

I remember that once I could eat pureed foods, I ate a lot of Beans, pureed chicken with broth, and drank FairLife Milk. Fairlife has more Protein than regular milk - less sugar - tastes great (I am also lactose intolerant).

Now, I eat Protein Bars once in a while - I love the ones with whey, but they do not love me. I recently found No Cow Protein Bars made with pea and brown rice protein. They are not as yummy, but I tolerate them really well. My favorite is the raspberry truffle.

Hang in there! When you can eat other foods, be creative - Some people drink protein Water - but since I have not tried it, I don't know if it has whey protein in it. As I said, there are alternatives - brown rice and pea Protein Shakes. It wouldn't hurt to try them - you might like them.

Again...hang in there - this relying on Protein Shakes doesn't have to last forever!