Spouse had surgery but can’t keep even water down

[Rachel8858 5]

So I had my surgery a little over a week ago everything is going good for me but my spouse had surgery on Tuesday and when cleared yesterday to sip liquids was able to get in some Water but not much before dry heaving. Very nauseous all day, dinner came tried a sip of everything and ending spiting up the warm Decaf tea. So my spouse had to stay in the hospital and this morning threw up again! I know it’s the nausea but how can they get rid of it since they are already giving zofran and it’s not helping! Any one else have this problem? How long did it last?

[Matt Z 4,139]

3 hours ago, Rachel8858 said:

So I had my surgery a little over a week ago everything is going good for me but my spouse had surgery on Tuesday and when cleared yesterday to sip liquids was able to get in some Water but not much before dry heaving. Very nauseous all day, dinner came tried a sip of everything and ending spiting up the warm Decaf tea. So my spouse had to stay in the hospital and this morning threw up again! I know it’s the nausea but how can they get rid of it since they are already giving zofran and it’s not helping! Any one else have this problem? How long did it last?

Try changing the temp of the Water or adding some calorie free flavoring. There are lot of people that have water texture and temp issues post weight loss surgery. Find the temp / flavor that they can keep down and stick to that for a bit. There are also water thickeners that you can buy from any pharmacy to add to the liquids to see if maybe thickening them up slightly helps out.

That's a crappy situation and I hope it gets better soon!

[Rachel8858 5]

Matt Z thanks for the suggestions, spouse was released Thursday, ended up being the pain meds causing the nausea. All is going good now! Thanks