Question about vomiting

[*Lexie* 1,486]

So I've been lucky enough to not have vomited up to this point. Tonight I was eating the measured portion of my dinner and I got the chest pains and slimes. After 45 minutes of pain, I couldn't take it anymore and made myself throw up (something I have never in my life had the guts to do because throwing up is always an awful experience). Oddly, I found throwing up tonight to be very easy. There was no dry heaving or straining. The food simply came back up.

Has anyone else had a similar experience with throwing up after surgery?

[Butterflyhigh 504]

I've only thrown up a few times since surgery. The three times I remember doing it was because I just flat out ate too much food. This was happened in the early few months when one bite too many would cause so much uncomfortableness. To me it felt less like I was heaving food up from my stomach. It felt more like I was getting the backed up food out of my esophagus.

These days (six months out) if I eat one bite too many I can just kinda stretch my body out and let that food settle down and digest. It still doesn't feel good, not at all, but I don't feel the need to vomit.

There is a definite learning curve to all of this.

[Easterli 12]

I've thrown up twice since my sx. Really easy both times.

[Mrs.RRn 2,111]

Not nearly as traumatic as what I thought it'd be

[Dajones 46]

I'm 6 1/2 weeks post-op and I throw up about once a week. I threw up yesterday after eating the first few bites of lunch too quick. I'm just amazed at the amount of mucus! I was eating a grilled chicken breast and ate the first few bites too quick. I figure I'm still developing a relationship with my new stomach. I need to learn what, when and how much it can tolerate and until I do, it will let me know.

[bobbyswife 862]

I'm so scared of puking at work. Not to mention that when I vomit I usually pee. Oh, the fun of growing old...

[alwaysvegas 702]

I'm a fast eater (but working on it) and I end up with the slimes about once a week. Throwing up really isn't like throwing up before surgery. When I've eaten too much it's usually because I began salivating (sliming) after overeating and then swallowing the extra saliva over and over until the sleeve is overly full. When I do make myself vomit, which doesn't take much at all, it's literally just a bunch of saliva that flops out and then I feel fine.

I've never felt like I couldn't control the vomiting, but I did have the slimes happen once at work. I tried to wait it out to see if I'd stop salivating, but I couldn't so I went into the bathroom to purge the extra saliva.

It's really just a learning process and not as horrible as it sounds. Many people have never even gone through it, but I like to think of it as negative reinforcement.

Edited December 2, 2014 by AlwaysVegas

[tamg26k 479]

@@alwaysvegas I'm the same way, I eat too fast! I'm about 4 1/2 months post op and I have had food come back up several times. It is always because I took too big of a bite or ate too fast and food gets stuck. It is not a nice feeling. Lot's of foamies come up along with the food. I'm trying to eat slower. It happens less frequently now, but does sometimes happen. I still try to eat really soft Proteins (shaved deli meat or something with a yogurt sauce), take small bites, and eat slower.

[bobbyswife 862]

I have zero gag reflex. While it's a benefit to my husband, I wonder how that will translate after surgery if/when I get too full. I hope I'll be able to get it out!

[Sleeve_Sistah85 193]

I have zero gag reflex. While it's a benefit to my husband, I wonder how that will translate after surgery if/when I get too full. I hope I'll be able to get it out!

Lol

[BitterSweet* 835]

Smh! Lol!

[lkcnewbeginnings 77]

I had my first experience today. I'm 11 days post op. Ate way too fast and the pain was incredible. After trying to walk it off while moaning in pain, a few easy throw ups relieved it. I guess I needed this lesson because it now has made me more aware of timing my meal. I don't want to go through that again !

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[rebecca wills 190]

I'm 6 months post. I threw up this past week. Sometimes I think it's the eating too fast. Beef still gets stuck. So I have to slow down, got too hungry. After I throw up I take it easy for two days after. Eating soft foods and small bits.

Ice pops seem to feel good. I still eat small amounts. Soup I can eat half a cup. Solids it depends, even an egg fills me up.

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[Gungirl1385 63]

I've had to throw up a few times it makes me feel like I'm choking and of course taking a sip of Water makes it worse so now if I feel that stuff feel I just do it I almost chocked driving down the high way twice

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[Lema 236]

I was drinking green tea once and forgot to pace myself. I got a horrible stomach ache and started feeling nauseated while sweating. It all came out shortly after and in a couple of moments, I was good as new.

I never thought I would have that problem with tea after surgery. I guess my stomach got scared and was warning me to stop.

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