Upper Respiratory Infection AKA cold...

[Kaitlin Ashley 0]

Hey! This is my first time posting here. I had my surgery about a month ago, and everything was fine up until three days ago, when I started having cold symptoms. I'm all stuffed up, my head feels super heavy, I have a sore throat, and I'm super nauseous. It's been going around my house, so I'm not concerned that it's anything but a cold, and I've been taking Dayquil, which has helped a bit. However, I cannot keep anything down. I keep gagging on and/or throwing up all the food I try to eat, even yogurts and stuff that I've had no trouble with before. Even water's become difficult to drink.

I'm wondering if the post-nasal drip is causing an excess amount of mucous in my stomach, and because it's so small, it's making me incredibly nauseous. I'm worried I'm not getting enough to eat/not getting enough Protein, and I'm not sure what to do.

Anybody else have this problem?

[Travelher 915]

I've had 2 colds since my surgery (the first one came on day 2 in the hospital). yes the post nasal drip made my tummy feel full the whole time. I was lucky that they only lasted a day or two. watch that whatever medications you take do not have ibuprofen. I used a nasal decongestant spray to help keep the sinuses clear. it helped the most.

I did not have nausea or throw up. but I heated all my fluids (even shakes) to help them go down easier. I think if you can't keep anything down you should talk to a doctor..just in case you are developing a stricture, that is something they will want to treat right away

[rolosmom7 740]

Yes, I wish I had a solution. I cough so hard I dry heave and will occasionally cough up nasal drip type yuck.

This happens ever fall for me, but I didn't realize the new annoyances that would be there with the sleeve.