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LosingItForMe2011    320

LosingItForMe2011
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I'm in the starting stages of getting the RNY surgery. After speaking with the nutritionist I wonder how the heck do you get all your Protein in when you're dependant on Protein shakes? I guess I'm scared...in how does one get it all in when you can't take more than a bit or two of something? I can deal with liquids for the stages before and after surgery but....I'm kinda scared of the more solid foods. After hearing about food getting stuck...dumping...zoiks!

Have you had food get stuck? What was it like?

How long does it take for whatever solid food you get in there to digest?

Oh so many questions! More research for me to do :)

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JustFluffy    122

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I think in the liquid stage the most important thing is to stay hydrated...this is a tougher recovery than with the band, mainly because we are on each stage longer cause there is a lot of healing to do..

food stuck is NOTHING like the band, it just comes up - yes it is nasty but it doesn't hurt like the band. I always compared band stuck with an elephant sitting on your chest. With RNY I can just feel it in my throat area...and no matter how long I wait (it won't go down - sometimes hours) until I allow it to come up. As for the dumping - I've dumped now twice...some people have issues with sugar and others with fat...I'm a higher fat gal..it is kinda of trial and error.

Your pouch will be very fickle. Some days you can eat some things and other days you cant...it is really strange. One day I can eat chickenand the other days I cant. I've had issues with this at every stage...

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LosingItForMe2011    320

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You're right when it cames to stuff being stuck with the band. Oh Lordy that was awful, I'd walk, pace and sometimes it felt as if it were there for days. Throwing up was an issue because you knew your band could slip and sure enough it did. I wasn't sure if there was pain like the band when food got stuck with bypass. Thank you for the info.

My doc did say some do and don't have dumping happen. Can't say it sounds pleasant - even the word is terrible! But...I'd still prefer that and learning from it than have a band prolasps again.

thanks again!

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JustFluffy    122

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The dumping is horrible...I did it about a month out when I tried to have a little Peanut Butter (too soon for my belly)...You get really cold (like the flu), shakes, horrible belly aches then eventually the food comes up or out...My doc said I'd probably never dump - I did once in the beginning and then again last night.

I had some chicken from a hibachi place with the yum yum sauce (the white yummy sauce) - I don't think my body liked the yum yum sauce - too fattening. Got really sick last night - went to be early. The good news, once your body gets rid of it you feel better.

I can eat Peanut Butter now (I do the natural) - and have about 1 tsp a day with a small glass of milk. Is my "treat"...

As for "getting sick"...I have had some intollerances with food - stringly meats especially (kinda of like with the band)...but I don't get the flu like symptoms - it just won't go down and makes me feel "too full"...but thank god there is no pain like the elephant!

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LosingItForMe2011    320

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well that's good to know and I hope I don't end up with too many foods that are not tolerated well. I guess I'm nervous mainly because of the unknown. Example my neighbor has done really well weight loss wise and looks great but, she told me often she feels sick. She did admit though that she's not taking her Vitamins and isn't taking in enough Protein. Now to me, if I get sick taking my Vitamins I'm going to keep trying new ones until I find one that works. I'll also try different times of the day etc to get it down. To me that's FAR too important to not do. We're already getting the surgery knowing we're malabsorbing nutrients that are needed so why would you not at least keep trying? Scary stuff there.

I'm glad it's not a pain like the lapband "stuck" feeling though. OMG that golfball that would form...yowza!

I'm excited and hoping things move along well so I can have the surgery and get moving in the right direction again :)

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ujb    0

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I think in the liquid stage the most important thing is to stay hydrated...this is a tougher recovery than with the band' date=' mainly because we are on each stage longer cause there is a lot of healing to do..

food stuck is NOTHING like the band, it just comes up - yes it is nasty but it doesn't hurt like the band. I always compared band stuck with an elephant sitting on your chest. With RNY I can just feel it in my throat area...and no matter how long I wait (it won't go down - sometimes hours) until I allow it to come up. As for the dumping - I've dumped now twice...some people have issues with sugar and others with fat...I'm a higher fat gal..it is kinda of trial and error.

Your pouch will be very fickle. Some days you can eat some things and other days you cant...it is really strange. One day I can eat chickenand the other days I cant. I've had issues with this at every stage...[/quote']

Hi. I am new to the site but had my bypass 3 years ago and I STILL have issues eating chicken. It just does not agree with my stomach and 9 times out of 10 it ends up being thrown up. I also have dumping even though I know fairly well what I can and cannot tolerate but here is something interesting and my surgeon and nutritionist refused to believe until a scientist said it is possible. . .morphine stops dumping!

I have been on various pain meds for years because of bone & damaged nerve issues and I found that it I ate or drank something that normally gave me bad dumping like a hi energy drink and i took my liquid morphine just after then no dumping. The same went for when i experimented with sweets/candy.

I am in no way saying that anyone should take the above and try it, i am purely warning you because if someone did use the above as a way to stop the dumping and be able to eat what you shouldnt then you are clearly not ready for the bypass surgery and the lifestyle that comes with it.

So far I have lost 160kg (I started at 300kg) and i have plateaud a bit, i need to drop another 20kg.

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Skinnyminded    21

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Hi. I am new to the site but had my bypass 3 years ago and I STILL have issues eating chicken. It just does not agree with my stomach and 9 times out of 10 it ends up being thrown up. I also have dumping even though I know fairly well what I can and cannot tolerate but here is something interesting and my surgeon and nutritionist refused to believe until a scientist said it is possible. . .morphine stops dumping!

I have been on various pain meds for years because of bone & damaged nerve issues and I found that it I ate or drank something that normally gave me bad dumping like a hi energy drink and i took my liquid morphine just after then no dumping. The same went for when i experimented with sweets/candy.

I am in no way saying that anyone should take the above and try it' date=' i am purely warning you because if someone did use the above as a way to stop the dumping and be able to eat what you shouldnt then you are clearly not ready for the bypass surgery and the lifestyle that comes with it.

So far I have lost 160kg (I started at 300kg) and i have plateaud a bit, i need to drop another 20kg.[/quote']

Morphine just makes you constipated thats why.

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Janine Peate    0

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Ok - I have a different issue. Ever since I have had my gastric bypass surgery I have been able to eat. I can't eat what I used to without it, but I think I certainly eat much more than they recommend. I have never vomited and I have never dumped. I am not losing weight and even though I have told my doctor all this, he doesn't seem to think there is anything wrong. To lose weight I have to stick to protien and salad. I have been told I can have three serves of fruit a day. For Breakfast I have a cup of muesli or a multgrain Cereal. lunch is usually a ham or chicken roll with a salad filling as well and often I will have a piece of my allowable fruit. I have yoghurt if I have a sachet of porridge, with a banana (from my allowable serves) I have tried to keep off the milk, because often that is my downfall, and keep away from all the sweets and biscuits. What do other people think about this? Has anyone got a similar story? If so, can you share it?

Janine

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Ok - I have a different issue. Ever since I have had my gastric bypass surgery I have been able to eat. I can't eat what I used to without it, but I think I certainly eat much more than they recommend. I have never vomited and I have never dumped. I am not losing weight and even though I have told my doctor all this, he doesn't seem to think there is anything wrong. To lose weight I have to stick to protien and salad. I have been told I can have three serves of fruit a day. For Breakfast I have a cup of muesli or a multgrain Cereal. lunch is usually a ham or chicken roll with a salad filling as well and often I will have a piece of my allowable fruit. I have yoghurt if I have a sachet of porridge, with a banana (from my allowable serves) I have tried to keep off the milk, because often that is my downfall, and keep away from all the sweets and biscuits. What do other people think about this? Has anyone got a similar story? If so, can you share it?

Janine

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Ok - I have a different issue. Ever since I have had my gastric bypass surgery I have been able to eat. I can't eat what I used to without it, but I think I certainly eat much more than they recommend. I have never vomited and I have never dumped. I am not losing weight and even though I have told my doctor all this, he doesn't seem to think there is anything wrong. To lose weight I have to stick to protien and salad. I have been told I can have three serves of fruit a day. For breakfast I have a cup of muesli or a multgrain cereal. lunch is usually a ham or chicken roll with a salad filling as well and often I will have a piece of my allowable fruit. I have yoghurt if I have a sachet of porridge, with a banana (from my allowable serves) I have tried to keep off the milk, because often that is my downfall, and keep away from all the sweets and biscuits. What do other people think about this? Has anyone got a similar story? If so, can you share it?

Janine

Did you have a gastric bypass, gastric sleeve or a gastric band? It just doesn't sound right to me unless you have managed to stretch your pouch. Has your Doc done a Bariammeal scan to check the tracking of food through your gut / pouchch?

Hope it works out for you

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Janine Peate    0

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I had a gastric bypass. It's been this way ever since surgery. I do have achalasia and I have a pouch above the sphincter that seperates the stomach from the oesophegus. I am wondering if food collects in there and then is metered out slowly so that I don't get the fullness and satiety that should be expected from a bypass. When i tried to talk to my doctor about this, he said I should be able to eat a full meal and that my weight loss occurs by malabsorption... just frustrated and confused.

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mynewlife    0

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I have achalasia as well but had a heller myatomy done before I had RNY. Have you done anything for your achalasia?

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Skinnyminded    21

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I have achalasia as well but had a heller myatomy done before I had RNY. Have you done anything for your achalasia?

Whats achalasia?

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LosingItForMe2011    320

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My provider recommends 50-60 grams of Protein for the day. Each serving of protein should be less than 5 grams of fat. They've basically told me to concentrate on protein and fluids first. I don't think calories come into play unti farther out so I can't help you there. My surgery is on 6/6 :)

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