BLERDgirl

You could ask him to write you a script for omeprazole or you can buy it otc. Try 40 mgs a day 20 am/20pm. The pill is small enough to swallow.

Did you take it on an empty stomach? Sometimes the multi will do that unless you eat first

Discovering the Isopure unflavored was a godsend. Being able to have soup or broth w/o that horrid, sickly sweet fake taste was divine. I don't eat processed foods so I didn't care about "flavored " protein drinks or waters. My advice to all is to hang in there. These early eating stages will pass. Also if you are depressed get out side and catch some air. Even if for 5 mins. If things feel really overwhelming let your doctor know. There is no shame in getting help.

I'm in the US & never had or saw a leak test until someone posted an illustration on YouTube

You cannot take calcium and a multi or Iron together. Iron & calcium together cancel each other out. You gave to separate by at least 2 hours. Even if you aren't taking a separate iron pill, most multi have iron in them. I do multi AM/PM 8am/11pm Calcium mid morning and late afternoon 11am -ish & 3/4 ish I also take Biotin AM/PM Once a week I take sublingual B12, typically around noon

You pay for this insurance. Why throw in the towel ? Make it work for you.

I'm unclear why you spit it out. Did it taste nasty? I don't use bariatric vitamins. I did get the sample pack. I dyskinesia the texture taste if the multi., but I can swallow regular ones now. I like the chewable calcium that were like caramels but not the chalky ones. However I don't feel they are s good value for the money when I am capable of swallowing regular pills.

I'm still in my first year, but if I were u, I would go back to basics. Go back to a Protein shake/liquid Diet for a week or 2. Maybe go back to your nutritionist? . Why did you stop exercising? There's no magic words or deeds needed. Eat right & exercise regularly. Stop making bad snack choices.

@@Hertsukfem31 What kind of soup? I doubt you've stretched your sleeve with what is often mostly liquid. Why did you not stop? see also what @@DisforDavid's doctor told him.

Speak to your doctor beforehand and request it.

I'm 6 mths in. I eat pretty much everything I ate before surgery, but I eat in smaller portions. That is my new normal and I am totally okay with it. The place that food has in your life will change post-op. That is a good thing. However, I go out to restaurants, diners, eat at friends house, go to parties and the like. I just eat in much smaller portions. A family celebration I may have a bite of cake and pass on the rest, but I am completely okay with that. Because my relationship with food has changed both physically and mentally, I don't feel deprived in the least. I make sure I get my Protein and veggies in so I have no nutritional deficits. Just had my bloodwork checked Friday so I'll get results next week, but my last set of bloodwork was completely normal.

They tell you to start these things pre-op because things like soda and caffeine addictions can rarely be stopped overnight. It's better to kick those habits before surgery. I was also told to start practicing chewing really slowly until food is dissolved and to separate my eating and drinking with a 30 minute window. Those last 2 definitely were things I needed to practice. Especially eating slow. You may think you are eating slow, but post-op you need to eat super slow.

I just read a very interesting post on here. I think I understand a bit better what you are saying.

I don't think anyone who recommends therapy was trying to be rude. It sounds more like you are borderline Orthorexic. Anorexics are literally starving themselves to death. You are no where near starving. It does sound like in trying to change your eating habits you have become a bit limited in what you will an won't eat. When we become too rigid in our eating habits it can be just as crippling as anorexia. You'll need a 2 pronged approach. Yes you may need therapy, but you will also have to actively seek out ways to expand you repertoire. Some of the websites others have recommended may help. I've heard of people also taking nutrition and cooking classes. You can work with a therapist to try one new food or dish at different intervals. Taking a nutrition/cooking class is helpful because you can gain insight into what type of Vitamin and nutrients are in foods instead of generalities like bread = carbs.

Agree with everything said. Additionally if your body does not get the Protein it needs, guess what? It starts taking protein from other areas. Know what else needs protein to grow? hair & nails. Hair loss is already quite common, but not getting in your protein is a sure fire way to exacerbate that. Do your best to build up to taking in a minimum of 60gms of protein each day and a minimum of 64 ounces of fluids.

You have to create new habits. Shoveling snow, pain in the butt though it may be is a good exercise. Going for a walking, even a short 15 minute walk is exercise when you are drudging through snow. Get some videos, check youtube or On Demand if you have cable and work out at home. Learn to knit/crotchet/sew. Read a book. Start a blog. You need to figure out a new normal for you. Take a class online. This is the time to learn how to live a life where food is not your only friend. The sky is the limit.

Same here. They thought I was faking the gagging as a child until I barfed them up. Even now as an adult I pick them out of Soups.

Wait what? That's not really a stall. Stalls last for prolonged periods of time. A week is not that bad. Perhaps it would be best to step away from the scale a bit.

Yes. The lower your BMI gets and the closer you get to goal the more your body will try to hold on to the fat. Just keep doing what you are doing. Maybe look for NSV's instead.

I was walking week 1. Week 2 I could do very light exercise. Week 3 I returned to Water aerobics. I was working on drinking 60gms(minimum) of and 64 ounces of fluids. It probably took 2 weeks to work up to those levels. I was given a list of what I could have. I was on a full liquid diet of Protein drinks, teas, soups and yogurts for the 1st 2 weeks, then pureed food for 2 weeks then soft foods for 2 weeks. Ask your program what you should be eating/drinking.

You have a healing new tummy, the carbonation would not be kind to it. Some do return to sodas, but most programs frown upon it. The caffeine issue is a little more complicated. From what I gather it's more of a US issue. The concern is that caffeine can aggravate or cause increased stomach acid so some do not allow it. I was able to return to coffee drinking around 6 weeks post op. I am unclear about the popiscles and Jello. However they weren't a big deal for me. I dislike jello and I don't use artificial sugar. I did use either. If you are unclear as to why your program doesn't allow some things, you really need to ask them to explain why.

Talk to your nutritionist. I don't particularly care for chia so I didn't use it, but spirulina and cacao were no problem. In fact my fav was protein powder, cacao, greek yogurt and almond butter. Sort of taste like Reese's to me. When in doubt, call your nutritionist.

My pet peeve is people who call someone a "picky eater". I have multiple food allergies. You better believe I read labels and don't eat or drink everything put in front of me. I probably would be considered a "delicate eater". I also have a bit of a tactile issue with certain textures and cooking methods even when they make little sense. The biggest oxymoron? Carrots. I will eat them raw or very lightly steamed. Cooked the make me gag. The exception? Carrot cake. But here's the thing, you'd be surprised at hows fat finds you. I have been vegetarian for 15 years. I gained from a combination of illness and an over reliance on carbs. Even adjusting my eating couldn't reverse the damage that chronic conditions and years of bad eating had done.

Exercise. I was actually in the middle of water aerobics when it dawned on me that one of the moves we do often may have strengthened the muscles in abdominal area and possibly have been why I had no pain post op.

@@jacileggs - Why cymbalta? My sister takes that for her fibromyalgia.