darkduet

I'd put a call into your surgeon. Bariatrics is very specific and they may be better equipped to identify and help you with your pain.

Hi all. I had a sleeve five years ago. Lost 110, have kept all but 5-10 pounds off. Surgery was fine and dandy. No issues until July 2020
i have had IBS for as long as I can remember and it got worse this past summer (anxiety issues). So I was taking Imodium a bit more often. I was active as heck this summer riding horses and paddle boarding. Eating fine (yes my stomach has stretched but nothing too crazy). One day after paddle boarding a decent amount, I was having bad gas pain. I suddenly got the worst pain I think I’ve experienced in my life right near one of my incisions. It literally felt like my gut had ripped. I waited a bit before deciding to go to the ER, but I was being woken up by residual pain. I had taken a gas x pill because right after that, I had this feeling like I needed to burp... They did a CT, no leak or obstruction. They diagnosed me with gastritis and moved on 🤷🏻‍♀️. I was in decent pain for quite a few days after, even on omeprazole. Since then the pain and tightness has not gone away. I feel like I cannot lay on my back with my legs out. It feels like I’ll rip inside.
the most curious thing is there is a BALL of something in my stomach area now. A GI nurse said she thinks it’s scar tissue. Said I didn’t need to see a doctor. Nothing came up on an endoscopy.
I’m writing because I’m once again having very loose stools, and gassy (burpy feeling included, but I can’t burp???), and quite a bit of pain there. I’m wondering if anyone has had something like this and if it was something that could be fixed? I’m going insane. Thanks all.

ETA: with the burping feeling comes a lot of nausea as well.

I actually feel like I am less of a candidate for heat related injuries now than I was before surgery. I eat a lot less and healthier food, so I need a lot less Water just for food processing. I do not get nearly as hot as I used to outside and I can cool off a lot quicker. After the first 10 days, drinking Water has never been an issue for me. I am back to drinking 1.5 quarts of water during my 1 hour workouts, and my 1.5 quarts camelback when cutting the grass/biking etc.
Living in Texas, I had the same concern, but it has been a non issue for me.

Yeah, WLS and heat strokes do not mix well.
At all.
For one thing, dehydration (which can happen quickly and easily in the first few months post-op) can mess you up bad. Some people wind up in the hospital to be hydrated by IV. Sounds like your riding and outdoor habits are already dehydrating you.
For another, the rapid weight loss puts a big strain on your kidneys, which has to excrete not only the post-op toxins, but the waste products from your weight loss. That's why your surgeon's instruction to drink 8 glasses of Water daily should be followed assiduously.
Finally, think about this: To be successful long-term with WLS, post-op you'll need to be both willing and able to change how you care for yourself, i.e., care for yourself a lot better. Most of us became obese or morbidly obese pre-op because we never learned how to care well for ourselves or developed the discipline to do so every day.
This journey is all about self-care. That's the only way we will develop a healthy lifestyle.