I had gastric bypass on july 27 2016. First 3 weeks were tough with the eating (broth/soups) and learning to sip my Water. However I felt I was getting the hang of it. I went to my 3 week post op appt and I was down 30 pounds!! I couldnt believe it. The middle of my 4th week I started to introduce new foods and I have noticed I can't keep anything in. This is TMI but I have constant diarrhea Anytime I eat something 20 mins later, my stomach starts turning, I have to go to the restroom. I have not been able to intake all my Protein all though I do try. I can not tolerate the smell. I force myself to drink the shakes. Also I do stay hydrated and am drinking all my water and take my Vitamins. I was working out doing cardio and floor exercises now I feel like I have no energy. Any one else going thru anything like this. Does it stop? What can I take for an upset stomach?? Any advise???

♡sammywammy ????

HI Sammywammy, I'm 5 months out and promise you it does get better, albeit slowly!! Along my journey I have experienced stomach aches, shocker tummy rumbles, terrible (sorry tmi) smelly wind, PLUS many trips to the bathroom , nausea, stopping on the side of the road to vomit and the odd occurance of dumping. I still sometimes eat something (or a combination of foods) that makes me feel queezy or that sends me to he bathroom in a hurry. The first year is trial and error, and everyone is different about what they can tolerate. Some weeks it feels like Im back to square one and can barely get anything down, then the next week Im eating like a horse (well a small horse thats had GBP ). I now have some "safe" foods that I fall back on. You will find yours in due time.

I found the transition to solid foods to be hard. I found that softer foods such as chili and Soups went down much easier than harder foods such as steak and chicken. So I rely primarily on softer foods. I am over 3 years post op. But my stomach is far enough along that I eat an occasional steak. I wrote a short article that included recipes at the end. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

As your meal volume increases, if you rely on high Protein meals, you can start to cut back on the Protein shakes. This is because your protein requirement is met by the protein from meals combined with the protein from supplements (protein shakes, protein bars).

HI Sammywammy, I'm 5 months out and promise you it does get better, albeit slowly!! Along my journey I have experienced stomach aches, shocker tummy rumbles, terrible (sorry tmi) smelly wind, PLUS many trips to the bathroom , nausea, stopping on the side of the road to vomit and the odd occurance of dumping. I still sometimes eat something (or a combination of foods) that makes me feel queezy or that sends me to he bathroom in a hurry. The first year is trial and error, and everyone is different about what they can tolerate. Some weeks it feels like Im back to square one and can barely get anything down, then the next week Im eating like a horse (well a small horse thats had GBP ). I now have some "safe" foods that I fall back on. You will find yours in due time.

Thank you, yummimumi!! Now I don't feel so bad. Lol yes you are so right trial and error! I am going to start paying better attention to what it is that makes me feel sick. Thank you for your words of encouragement

♡sammywammy ????

I found the transition to solid foods to be hard. I found that softer foods such as chili and soups went down much easier than harder foods such as steak and chicken. So I rely primarily on softer foods. I am over 3 years post op. But my stomach is far enough along that I eat an occasional steak. I wrote a short article that included recipes at the end. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

As your meal volume increases, if you rely on high Protein meals, you can start to cut back on the protein shakes. This is because your protein requirement is met by the protein from meals combined with the protein from supplements (protein shakes, protein bars).

Nice!! Thank you, james!! I will have to take a look at those recipes. I think I'm the same way, the transition is rough for me right now.

♡sammywammy ????