ate congee - I'm dying

[Ouiser 19]

I'm on my 3rd week post op and I had like 2-3 small spoonfuls of congee.

I am in so much pain I feel like I'm going to explode. did i ruin everything?

[graziellabs 28]

You can have broth but not made from rice. You should not have Pasta or rice for a while. It's to heavy from your stomach.

[Ouiser 19]

will this pain subside? This is the worst pain i felt since surgery.

[Walter.Sobchak 978]

What is congee?
Whatever you do, don't drink anything.
It will make it worse.

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[graziellabs 28]

Congee is a broth made from rice. I think it will subside just don't eat or drink anything. Make sure you take your temperature and make sure you don't have a fever.

[TammyA 77]

10 hours ago, graziellabs said:

Congee is a broth made from rice. I think it will subside just don't eat or drink anything. Make sure you take your temperature and make sure you don't have a fever.

It's been 10 hours since your original post...I hope you're feeling better now. Please update us!

[Ouiser 19]

I'm alive. Thought I was done for. After a few trips to the bathroom; I'm better. I'm just scared I blew the whole thing open. I generally feel fine today. A little gurgling in my stomach - but that could be left over from taking milk of magnesia last night (I thought it would help).

I don't feel feverish or ill in anyway. I just hope I didn't ruin the whole thing.

[TammyA 77]

So, I did a little reading and the article said that anything starchy like rice or corn can form a paste in you esophogus and it sort of slides down and blocks the opening to your stomach (because it is now so small). This can cause severe abdominal pain until it works it's way down into the stomach and eventually works it's way out.

Rice is also digested into sugar which can cause dumping syndrome...Dumping syndrome causes weakness, cold sweats, nausea, and possibly vomiting and diarrhea.

I've never eaten congee, but it's thicker than broth, right? It sounds like you should stay away from it for while. If the pain has passed I don' think you have anything to worry about. Eat light today and take care. I'm glad you're feeling better...I just stumbled upon your post, but was concerned for you.

I'm only six weeks post-surgery, but the first time I could eat food I ate 2 scrambled eggs with cheese. I don't know what I was thinking, but it sat in my stomach like a brick for the entire day. I was so uncomfortable and scared. I've never felt like that before. Once it passed I was fine, but I'll never eat 2 eggs again. I'd rather eat one and not feel full.

It's a learning curve...some lessons we learn the hard way...lol!

[Walter.Sobchak 978]

Amen sister.
13 days out and learning some valuable lessons myself.

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[TammyA 77]

1 minute ago, Walter.Sobchak said:

13 days out and learning some valuable lessons myself.

LOL...me too! Today I learned never to eat congee!

[Ouiser 19]

37 minutes ago, TammyA said:

So, I did a little reading and the article said that anything starchy like rice or corn can form a paste in you esophogus and it sort of slides down and blocks the opening to your stomach (because it is now so small). This can cause severe abdominal pain until it works it's way down into the stomach and eventually works it's way out.

Rice is also digested into sugar which can cause dumping syndrome...Dumping syndrome causes weakness, cold sweats, nausea, and possibly vomiting and diarrhea.

I've never eaten congee, but it's thicker than broth, right? It sounds like you should stay away from it for while. If the pain has passed I don' think you have anything to worry about. Eat light today and take care. I'm glad you're feeling better...I just stumbled upon your post, but was concerned for you.

I'm only six weeks post-surgery, but the first time I could eat food I ate 2 scrambled eggs with cheese. I don't know what I was thinking, but it sat in my stomach like a brick for the entire day. I was so uncomfortable and scared. I've never felt like that before. Once it passed I was fine, but I'll never eat 2 eggs again. I'd rather eat one and not feel full.

It's a learning curve...some lessons we learn the hard way...lol!

Thank you so much for your concern and input. Really makes me feel better. As I said, other than a little gurgling and an absolute fear of eating again - I'm doing much better.