I need some help! I'm about 5 weeks post op and about 3 days ago I started feeling pretty yucky. The sight and smell of food really makes me nauseated. I've only been able to take in a few protein shakes, water, and some soup. I was doing really really good up until now. Monday, I started taking birth control pills again at the request of my surgeon. I know my hormones are already out of whack from the weight loss and surgery. When I try to take in something solid, it's hard to get it down, swallow, and keep it down. Has anyone experienced this? Could it be my hormones trying to figure out what the hell is going on? Or something more serious like a stricture or leak? My husband also had the surgery about 11 weeks ago and never experienced this.

I get nauseous when I'm not getting enuf calories, or when I'm dehydrated. Are you getting enuf calories and Fluid? Not sure birth control pills would cause that. I went back on mine a couple weeks ago after being off them for 2 mths (drs orders for my surgery). Nausea from anesthesia should be over by 5 weeks (I'm also 5 1/2 weeks out). Maybe a stomach bug? My dr said that it's so rare to get a leak after the first week that it's almost unheard of. I know theres a few people on this board that have had leaks up to 6 mths later (and I told him that) but he still sticks by his stats. It's most likely not a leak.

Good luck! Make sure you're getting enuf fluid in. The day before I was to start soft foods from liquids I woke up nauseous. I was dehydrated. At 7 pm that nite I realized all I had that day was 3oz of Protein shake. So I forced myself to drink some Propel. Thats what sucks with dehydration. You're nauseous cuz you can't drink but you can't drink cuz ur nauseous. it's a vicious circle.