Hi everyone,

I don't want to be Debbie Downer, but I'm 6 weeks post-op today and feel just horrible, so horrible that I'm having serious regrets about doing this, especially since my BMI was only 31. I've lost 30 pounds, which is great, but I honestly don't even care because I've been plagued by horrendous nausea. I'm nauseous all the time, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep. I'm nauseous if I don't eat, and then eating soothes it a bit, and then it starts up again after meals. I feel like I did in my first-trimester of pregnancy, except I'm not pregnant and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. I'm also having diarrhea/loose stools.

I can't get any Protein in. I've been living on homemade egg drop Soup and saltines. Everything else makes me sick. I now have an aversion to most things I've eaten due to the nausea.

I saw a doctor. They can't find anything wrong. I don't have gallstones. The sleeve looks fine. I don't have an infection. I'm taking omperazole. I was very nauseous the first three days post-op, but I figured that was due to the anesthesia. The nausea went away but returned with a vengence about three weeks post-op and it's been ongoing for weeks now.

I can't find any information about this. My surgeon is telling me the sleeve shouldn't be making me nauseous, and it's not a malabsorptive surgery so I shouldn't have diarrhea, but it's clearly the sleeve! I had no issues pre-op with my digestive system!

Has anyone else experienced this and had it go away? I'm just so depressed. I don't want to live this way. It's debillitating.

i am also on zantac 150 twice a day - at my worse (and until i felt better) i ate crackers, bananas and even chips which were the only things that did not make me feel nauseous! hope you get well soon.

Longer-life, yup, I eat about 300 to 400 cals a day, can't eat more. I was so excited to have this surgery, and I want to be one of those people who loves life and weight loss, but I have two young kids, and I drag myself through the day. It's terrible. I am going to try a different antacid for sure.

Nateeks, when did you feel better? I've been eating crackers - saltines and Cheez-its - totally not healthy but they settle my stomach!

The nurse at my surgeons office told me that amount of calories is not enough and I would get into a vicious cycle. I am sorry you don't have the proper after care. This issue would have probably been solved with the help of a team of professionals.

If I was you, my first priority would be to get hold of the nausea suppositories so you can eat more. Research if any exist OTC if you can't afford prescription. Meanwhile try to sip on room temperature or warm full calorie Gatorade. I'm not a doctor of course . I'm worried about you. This is no way to live.