The Foamies...

[donnamarie_RNY 8]

Hi All!

I'm gonna get right into it because I can't think of a "nice" way to put this. I'm about 4 weeks out and on my soft food diet. A few things haven't sat well with me (I'm guessing) because after I eat, I feel tightness in my chest and then I vomit; but when I do, it's mostly foam and what seems to be like mucus. Is this normal for post op patients? I usually feel much better after I do, I've just never vomited foam or mucus before. What's going on with me???

[LColandrea 25]

The foam can be from eating too fast, or your stomach is too full..or whatever you ate didn't agree with you. This can happen to anyone at any time after surgery. Just an indication to chew well, slow down or avoid that food for a bit and skip to the next thing:)

[pmanley 45]

I had a bout with the foamies a week or so ago....was eating while preparing my hubby something to snack on...OMG will not do that again...slow down and chew chew chew....,my blockage passed within a couple of hours but this can send you to the ER to have the blockage removed.

[Dar200 285]

I get it from eating too fast or too much. There was a period of a few weeks post op where I couldn't really tell when I had eaten enough and would only figure it out when this happened. I'm almost four weeks out now and I can finally tell when my pouch is full.