Chest/stomach bad feeling when eating

[Nurse0730 1]

Hi so I am 4 weeks post op vsg today.. sometimes when eating I get a very full right painful feeling in my chest/upper abdomen. It makes me want to vomit. I don't know if I am not realizing when I'm full and I'm eating too much or too fast? All I know is it is very uncomfortable. Anyone experienced this?

[kristenmh 68]

this sounds like you are eating past being full.

[Nurse0730 1]

I don't know how I honestly don't feel full at all until then.. 😔

[ScottH611 10]

I'm 1 month out and still getting used to the new me! My problem is constant belching... using kiddie utensils helps out some... makes me eat slower and possibly let less air in also...

[EmmyJ 184]

Try eating more slowly with smaller bites. It's a fact of life after surgery that just a little bit of food past our capacity will take us from feeling fine to feeling like garbage. Take your time, and let the cues that you're getting full have a chance to show up before you overeat. You'll become accustomed to what your cues feel like

[Amb2017 1]

On 4/8/2017 at 9:52 AM, EmmyJ said:

Try eating more slowly with smaller bites. It's a fact of life after surgery that just a little bit of food past our capacity will take us from feeling fine to feeling like garbage. Take your time, and let the cues that you're getting full have a chance to show up before you overeat. You'll become accustomed to what your cues feel like

On 3/31/2017 at 3:43 PM, Nurse0730 said:

Hi so I am 4 weeks post op vsg today.. sometimes when eating I get a very full right painful feeling in my chest/upper abdomen. It makes me want to vomit. I don't know if I am not realizing when I'm full and I'm eating too much or too fast? All I know is it is very uncomfortable. Anyone experienced this?

yes, been there once, when i tried to eat a few bites in between meetings...misery ensued. Chew at least 20 times b4 swallowing and small bites...helps immensely. We are retraining our minds and bodies meal by meal...yay us!