Six days out from SIPS and tolerated grits

[deltagirl93 79]

I was so tired of sweet. shakes sweet, popsicles sweet, etc. so tried grits, and tolerated well. Hope I’m not screwing up anything, but what a relief. Since the surgery, broth became a top 5 aversion! Also using a straw without issue. Eleven pounds down.

[kaydo 63]

I hear you - I was so sick of shakes, Jello, etc., post-op, that I couldn't wait to get to purees and solids. Take it slow, though! At only 6 days, you should probably focus a little more on purees, than solids. I found mashed potatoes and savory Soups (like roasted red pepper, pureed french onion, etc.) helpful in those early days as well.

Also, maybe your surgeon advises differently but I'm not supposed to use straws, ever. (I think it has something to do with putting air into your stomach?)

[deltagirl93 79]

I hear you - I was so sick of shakes, Jello, etc., post-op, that I couldn't wait to get to purees and solids. Take it slow, though! At only 6 days, you should probably focus a little more on purees, than solids. I found mashed potatoes and savory Soups (like roasted red pepper, pureed french onion, etc.) helpful in those early days as well.

Also, maybe your surgeon advises differently but I'm not supposed to use straws, ever. (I think it has something to do with putting air into your stomach?)

Thanks for the tips. I will look into those options. My surgeon said the same with no straws ever, however, I don’t think I fully understood the negative of it other than potentially having some discomfort with gas pain which I haven’t had. I have my follow-up on Thursday, and will ask about any risks.

Thanks again.

[kaydo 63]

Found this - it does have to do with gas, but also with filling your stomach with air (instead of valuable protein):
https://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/why-not-to-drink-from-a-straw-after-gastric-bypass-surgery.html

[deltagirl93 79]

Found this - it does have to do with gas, but also with filling your stomach with air (instead of valuable protein):
https://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/why-not-to-drink-from-a-straw-after-gastric-bypass-surgery.html

Thanks for sharing the article. Very helpful!

[shevek.annares 7]

Thanks for sharing the article. Very helpful!

Yes - avoid straws. On day 9 for me I had to go to emerg for some stomach pain. They wanted a urine test so they gave me a large styrofoam cup of Water, with a straw, and I started drinking from it because I completely forgot. After about three or four sips I was feeling bloated, and then I remembered about the straw. Because I was in a hospital, I guess I just assumed I would do whatever the doctors asked me to. They knew I had had RNY but they didn't know about the no-straw rule. They know now!

[deltagirl93 79]

Welp for all my bragging about tolerating grits yesterday and using a straw for my drinks, I type this message from the hospital. Late last night I started throwing up every half hour. I actually started feeling weird about 1:30pm in the day. I didn’t eat or drink anything else. So I get to the point where I’m getting weaker with each hurl, the draining is no longer going through the tube, but coming out directly from the port site.

Essentially, I became a grand mess. Once my husband got me to emergency, I couldn’t even walk on my own. They gave me meds for the nausea, but I still managed to pull off one more big vomit spell.

They did scans and have found a bowel blockage. I’m waiting for my surgeon to arrive to determine what needs to be done next. I can have no food or drink until he gets here which says to me a possibility of a procedure coming up to correct.

Lesson learned. Don’t try to fast forward the process. Stick to the prescribed diet by the doctor for the length of time indicated. I was doing well until I stepped off track yesterday. Ugh!

[kaydo 63]

Oh my goodness, that's awful, I'm sorry! I hope you get relief soon.

[clsumrall 535]

Welp for all my bragging about tolerating grits yesterday and using a straw for my drinks, I type this message from the hospital. Late last night I started throwing up every half hour. I actually started feeling weird about 1:30pm in the day. I didn’t eat or drink anything else. So I get to the point where I’m getting weaker with each hurl, the draining is no longer going through the tube, but coming out directly from the port site.
Essentially, I became a grand mess. Once my husband got me to emergency, I couldn’t even walk on my own. They gave me meds for the nausea, but I still managed to pull off one more big vomit spell.
They did scans and have found a bowel blockage. I’m waiting for my surgeon to arrive to determine what needs to be done next. I can have no food or drink until he gets here which says to me a possibility of a procedure coming up to correct.
Lesson learned. Don’t try to fast forward the process. Stick to the prescribed diet by the doctor for the length of time indicated. I was doing well until I stepped off track yesterday. Ugh!

I hope you are ok. Thanks for sharing what happened.