Four days in a row no day skipped without at least one "meal" of real food.

Yesterday I even reached my calorie goal by eating 4 small meals. I am paying for it now. WOW! I hurt. Just below my tummy and just above my pants line...not moving the way it usually does, as if it is discomfort passing food.

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Ouch! That sounds painful! Hope you feel better soon!

Why do you think this occurred? Some of my guesses:

• Too much food
  
• Food option difficult to digest, sleeve not ready for it yet
  
• Not chewed enough
  

Are you taking PPIs or antacids? I think this can possible cause some harm if it is not *required*. Think about this ... your stomach needs acids to break down the food to get to that pasty consistency to pass smoothly through the pyloric valve and into the intestines where absorption takes place. If the acid has been reduced from PPIs or over-neutralized from antacids, you may not have enough acids to break the food down enough. It passes into the intestines and doesn't feel too good because it is not quite the pasty texture it needs.

Anyhew, I am not an expert and that is just my conjecture. Another question ... if it is not feeling right, do you feel you have to push it?

Every time I try to eat a real meal i get very nauseous , I took two bites of a cheeseburger and it made me so sick I thought I might never eat a meal again . I hope you feel better soon, my nutritionist said that if we advance to the next stage and can't tolerate it to just go back to the previous stage for a day or two and then try again

Every time I try to eat a real meal i get very nauseous ' date=' I took two bites of a cheeseburger and it made me so sick I thought I might never eat a meal again . I hope you feel better soon, my nutritionist said that if we advance to the next stage and can't tolerate it to just go back to the previous stage for a day or two and then try again[/quote']

Beef is not our friend yet. I ate half of an egg this morning and it took 30 mins. As tired as I am of chocolate Protein shakes they feel the best going down and I can drink 8oz (in an hour) with no problems. I'm afraid to continue to add new foods

Since Friday I have been tolerating a tablespoon , maybe a little more of scrambled eggs, I like the egg beater western version because it has a great flavor to it and helps me not feel like my food is so bland. I can't keep the protein drinks down either, so I tried mixing one scoop instead of two with sugar free ice cream and 2% milk to try and get at least some protein, and i liked it much more than the two scoops in water or just milk. Maybe I can build up to the whole serving, but I'm hoping that a little is better than none....oh and grilled chicken chewed really really well has been ok for me too. I checked out the baby food aisle , but wasn't sure about it .