How often do you throw up?

[MN_Meg770 125]

Hi all,

I’m in the process of getting approved for gastric bypass. In my materials the surgeon gave me about gastric bypass, it says “vomiting after surgery is NOT normal. Contact your surgeon’s office immediately if vomiting persists.” An acquaintance of mine that had the surgery pukes all the time and tells me about it happening when it happens. I’m terrified to throw up. Is puking normal after surgery? Does it happen often? Thanks!! Megan

[Creekimp13 5,840]

I had sleeve, not bypass....but I've never thrown up. No nausea, no vomiting since surgery.

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,004]

I had a bypass and have a vomiting phobia. I have not vomited once and it is NOT normal!

A couple of times I ate too much sweet thing and got ‘dumping’ - the sugar dumps into your intestine and you get nausea, sweats, heart racing - I didn’t vomit but it was close enough it has given me great aversion therapy to sweets!

[BostonWLKC 807]

I didn’t experience any vomiting either- that isn’t normal. However if you eat too fast or don’t chew well enough you can spit up what we call “frothies” which is just frothy like spit . Sometimes just regurgitate food that gets stuck but that just like spit up food.... no vomiting


HW 242, SW 236- (Bypass 12/20/17)
GW#1- 199 [emoji736] (2/11/18)
GW#2- 175
CW 191.4
5’6”

[GassyGurl 428]

I had the sleeve, and have thrown up twice in the first few months. The first was from dry chicken (our nurse has a saying that dry is deadly), the 2nd was eating too much at Thanksgiving. One or two bites can be a deal breaker, and it's a learning process.

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[FluffyChix 17,415]

Threw my toes up Monday cuz of terrible bowel cramping and near-impaction. The only time.

[frust8 963]

New pitiful attempt at poetry:
With bypass you don't"throw"
You just get thinner and glow glow glow!

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[KimTriesRNY 1,853]

3 months out from bypass, have not vomited once.

I do get a very sharp pain in my chest if I eat too fast or eat big bites. The denser the Protein the more likely this is to happen it seems. I have been too afraid of dumping to try any sweets yet, which I suppose is good.

Previous poster is right, some of it is a learning process, what you will tolerate after surgery seems to vary a bit from person to person.

Good luck with your surgery.

[Myaiku_Kuraitani 245]

I rarely do that. It only happens if you eat too much or can't tolerate what you've eaten....

Or there's dumping....

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-131
GW-130
Size- 4 or 6, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 36C

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
"Only those who try will become" FFX

[MN_Meg770 125]

9 hours ago, Biddynz said:

I had a bypass and have a vomiting phobia. I have not vomited once and it is NOT normal!

A couple of times I ate too much sweet thing and got ‘dumping’ - the sugar dumps into your intestine and you get nausea, sweats, heart racing - I didn’t vomit but it was close enough it has given me great aversion therapy to sweets!

Thank you!! I also have that phobia...it is pretty debilitating at times. It is nice to hear someone else knows exactly what I experience!

[MN_Meg770 125]

4 hours ago, BostonWLKC said:

I didn’t experience any vomiting either- that isn’t normal. However if you eat too fast or don’t chew well enough you can spit up what we call “frothies” which is just frothy like spit . Sometimes just regurgitate food that gets stuck but that just like spit up food.... no vomiting


HW 242, SW 236- (Bypass 12/20/17)
GW#1- 199 (2/11/18)
GW#2- 175
CW 191.4
5’6”

Thank you!

[FluffyChix 17,415]

2 hours ago, Myaiku_Kuraitani said:

I rarely do that. It only happens if you eat too much or can't tolerate what you've eaten....

Or there's dumping....

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-131
GW-130
Size- 4 or 6, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 36C

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
"Only those who try will become" FFX

And it also happens when you get super constipated and your bowels aren't moving and you start having super-human cramps that cause projectile vomiting...

[frust8 963]

Is it time for the sparkling cherry flavored Mag Citrate, sounds like you are in a world of hurt? As Sargent Carter would say ---Move it Move it Move it.

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[MN_Meg770 125]

On 3/8/2018 at 11:18 AM, FluffyChix said:

And it also happens when you get super constipated and your bowels aren't moving and you start having super-human cramps that cause projectile vomiting...

Are you serious!? Omg that’s terrifying!

[FluffyChix 17,415]

Yes, very serious. So make sure your bowels are evacuating well after surgery before starting to dump in a bunch of food. LOL.