well, i had my surgery monday. It is now thurs. Evening and i am still in hospital. I was supposed to go home today. They did my upper gi this morning and are keeping me because my tummy was sluggish. Well, the contrast for the upper gi is the most discusting stuff i have ever tasted. I really thought it was coming back up. I think they will do another in the morning. Is that right? What can i do about the sluggish tummy? I am walking and trying to drink.

What is a sluggish tummy? Leaking?

I think she means not passing gas. Not much you can do about it, just keep walking and sipping.

yes, things just not moving through it very well. I plan to walk, sip,sip, walk. Doc did tell me they r not doing another ugi. As long as ican get fluids down ok today he will let me go home.

I just did not know if anyone ekse had this problem and if so how did it resolve?

My surgeon requires an Upper GI for all his patients before he will approve them for surgery. I had to drink about 3 or 4 cups of that nasty chalky stuff while they took pics and had me roll around and around on the table. I even had to drink one cup laying on my back!

That stuff set up like cement in my gut and I got SO constipated! Of course I didn't know that the site of my previous colon surgery had grown so much scar tissue that I only had a tinsy little pin hole opening at that site. Hopefully they won't make me drink that much and I won't have so much trouble.

I do remember the tech saying as I left, "if there is anything that makes your bowels move I would eat that today". I ate some chili....wow, did I ever get gut cramps BAD!! No fun!!

I hope your sluggish tummy wakes up soon!