Food poisoning after gastric sleeve

[lzucks 232]

Has anyone else dealt with this? I got food poisoning (intestinal infection) in Mexico this week and had to be admitted to the hospital. I got very dehydrated quickly. Seemed way worse than when I’ve had food poisoning in the past.

[GradyCat 3,696]

Oh gosh, sounds awful. I haven't thrown up since the sleeve, so I think it would be awful. So sorry about your food poisoning.

[lzucks 232]

@GradyCat—thank you. I hadn’t either (18 months PO). It was horrible. Starting to feel better now but only eating rice and toast which seems so strange.

[notmyname 593]

I haven't experienced it, but I had to get medical sign off from my surgeon for a work assignment in a place that has a LOT of gastrointestinal bugs. When talking to him, he said that my reaction to stomach illness would be the same as anyone else's - and he said that in the official paperwork, too. I wonder if maybe you just got a really bad version of the illness?

[lzucks 232]

On 02/03/2020 at 19:14, notmyname said:

I haven't experienced it, but I had to get medical sign off from my surgeon for a work assignment in a place that has a LOT of gastrointestinal bugs. When talking to him, he said that my reaction to stomach illness would be the same as anyone else's - and he said that in the official paperwork, too. I wonder if maybe you just got a really bad version of the illness?

Thanks for this—good to know!

[momof3_angels 465]

I would think that in the early stages post op, it could be more serious (incision still healing). Not necessarily 1+ years out. That said... I am kind of scared of experiencing my first stomach bug or food poisoning just because of my new small stomach! I have only thrown up once... and my stomach emptied quickly that time, but I have gotten nausea many times which seems worse than before. My stomach doesn't tolerate as much as it used to.

[hmills653 365]

This year was first time committing since surgery almost three years ago, I got a stomach flu. Horrible but felt no different that before surgery. I hate vomiting I was very nervous for the first time.