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It's not that it will kill you, but drinking after eating flushes the food out of the pouch, making it so that you feel hungry again. Basically, it's like sabotage to the surgery. Once you get into the routine of waiting 30 minutes after eating to drink, it won't seem like too big of a deal. =) You just gotta keep the routine up and re-train your brain.

Congratulations!

Thank you both! I ended up taking a Zofran tablet I had leftover, and will try watered-down pedialyte.

*rehydrate. Not dehydrate.

Hey everyone! I have unfortunately caught a stomach bug from my boyfriend causing me to have radical bowel movements and extreme nausea accompanied with some vomiting. I am finally able to keep water down, so I'm trying to dehydrate, but I'm still extremely nauseated. I was wondering what you all take/took if/when this happens? I heard that Peptobismol is a no-no because it has NSAIDS in it. Please help? Thank you!

The taste can also be metallic, like you've been sucking on nickles and pennies. And absolutely!!! Flavoring in water definitely helps get the taste out, if only temporarily.

Amen, honey! Hahaha I've lost 48 pounds since the 3rd of September! Granted, I had complications, but the surgery is doing it's job as my tool. The taste will go away eventually.

May I ask what happened? I had the same issue. Part of my healing intestine began to stricture around the rest of my intestine and stop the blood flow/create a blockage. My bypass was on the 3rd of September, and my emergency surgery was on the 7th. I slept on a recliner until last night. I tried sleeping on my bed, and I managed, but my back and hips hurt so badly because I spent a month in the recliner. I got my G-tube taken out last Tuesday, and my 21 staples out today, and am now not as nervous to sleep on my side or tummy. However, I still don't have very strong ab muscles due to being cut in half. Keep positive, and only do what your body tells you it's comfortable doing. Don't over-do it or push yourself.

Does it kind of taste like nail polish remover? Or bitter? And is there kind of a coating of the awful taste in your mouth? It's called ketosis. Your body, in it's new weight loss, is releasing ketones which can cause that awful taste. I'm a month out and still taste it occasionally, but it used to be so bad that I'd feel like puking in the mornings.

Hey everyone. I am technically two and a half weeks post-op. I am feeling extremely emotional. I notice that I am irritable above all else, but also feel like I just want to cry. I have an IUD and haven't really PMSed for over a year, but this feels a lot like when I did. However, I wasn't ever this emotional even when going through that time of month. I'm just so confused. Do any of you feel overly-emotional? If so, how do you deal with your emotions? Any tips or tricks for keeping positive and not letting the emotions get to me? Thanks guys!

I had the same pain. It would wake me up out of a dead sleep. I thought I was just being a sissy to the pain. Due to my mother's wishes, I went to the emergency room, had a CT scan, and everything looked normal. Two days later, they went in for and emergency diagnostic surgery. It turned out that part of my intestine that was trying to heal decided to begin to stricture around the rest of my intestine and cause a serious blockage. I pray that this isn't what you're going through. If it doesn't start to feel better, please be safe rather than sorry and go to the doctor. My bypass surgery was on the third. Emergency surgery was on the seventh. I finally got to go home on the sixteenth.

Hey everyone. I had surgery on the 3rd. My incision sights don't hurt, nor does sitting up too badly. However, the gas bubbles are killing me! Are there any special tricks you guys can offer to help me try to get rid of them? I've been walk-walk-walking, and it seems to help for about twenty minutes to a half an hour, and then they become excruciating again. Any tips would be great! Thank you!

You can do it! Just keep reminding yourself that your life and health is worth so much more than food. As for the pickles, I'd watch the caloric intake, sugars, and sodium. Keep that heart healthy for your surgery!

I did feel that way. But ultimately I know that this will be the best option for me in regaining my health. If you aren't comfortable, tell your surgeon that it's not what you want to do. You are your best advocate. You know you and your body better than anyone else on this earth. Do what feels right for you. By "this", I mean bypass. =)

It's something that I'm trying to develop more and more. Lol So far it's been working pretty well!