I'm one month out and just been diagnosed with a stomal stenosis. Days of vomiting and being unable to keep barely water down. I'm exhausted! I go for EGD or balloon stretching Tuesday, I hope this will help. Can someone please share their experience if you can relate. Will it get better?

I had a stricture about 3 weeks after my surgery, intense pain, vomiting and extreme weakness. I couldn't walk on my own after puking for nearly 16 hours straight. My doc had me come into the ER, and then proceeded to do another 12 hours of tests, exams. ( it didn't help that the ER was under construction and super crowded). I ended up having an endoscopy and a dilation. The nausea stopped within 2-3 hours after, and I did not puke again. I was able to progress back through the food stages quickly to get back to the full liquids/ runny purées I was on before. I've done great since.

Edited March 30, 201511 yr by Seagull00

Yes, I experienced the same! I had my dilation and I'm fine now! The doctor said I was pinpoint constricted! I might have to go for a few more dilations. Which sucks!

How are you doing? I had a stricture at 7 weeks out. It was 97% closed and I couldnt eat anything but yogurt and cottage cheese without pain. They did the balloon stretching but perforated the stricture. I had open emergency surgery so they could revise the opening. It definitely wasnt fun at all.

I'm having one tomorrow. I've been dehydrated and the pain is awful because I throw up so much. Thinking positive thoughts!

Be strong! And it does get better!

Good luck today! It does get better so think positive thoughts. In a few months you will be looking back on this and will say it was still worth it.

Had a stricture and my gastro recommended two dilations. I feel like a million bucks now and keep losing weight.

I might have a stricture going to get an upper GI on Thursday. I'm scared, how do they enlarge the stricture, do they put you to sleep?

You are put under and they put a scope down your throat. And they use a tiny balloon to stretch it out.

You are put under and they put a scope down your throat. And they use a tiny balloon to stretch it out.

Thanks for the infos