I am noticing now anytime I eat or drink something I begin to cramp and bloat. The last week any type of food is coming back up and I have not slept in three days. It starts as clear Fluid and then whatever I have eaten 8 hours later comes up. Going to see the Dr tomorrow any advice or anyone else have this happen.

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What did your doc say? I am experiencing same S/S. I am experiencing almost nightly... post RNY Dec 1.

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He placed me on Prilosec for a week if that doesn't work he is going to do a scope and make my stomach bigger with a balloon

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Sorry to hear this. I'm 6 weeks postop and had the cramping too but I had a really bad episode last week after eating that had my head spinning. I'm a nurse and also noticed my stool is very light colored which I know could be a sign of gallbladder issues. Waiting for results now to see if I need my gallbladder removed. Good luck!

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He placed me on Prilosec for a week if that doesn't work he is going to do a scope and make my stomach bigger with a balloon

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Thanks, funny thing I went out and got myself Nexium this morning:)

I do hope that these help. Thank you for your response . I am looking forward to hear how you do this week

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I'll keep you posted

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Good luck with you as well Jill

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Sorry to hear this. I'm 6 weeks postop and had the cramping too but I had a really bad episode last week after eating that had my head spinning. I'm a nurse and also noticed my stool is very light colored which I know could be a sign of gallbladder issues. Waiting for results now to see if I need my gallbladder removed. Good luck!

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I also have light colored stools. If you had RNY and knowing that small bowel has been removed, that has been why I think my stool has been light. I had my gallbladder removed at a young age so I know that cannot be a reason for my stool changes. I do hope that is not the case for you- I would be so sad to think of the need of another surgery right now

When you speak of light headedness and cramping- look up "dumping syndrome". There could be a correlation there. Keep us updated. Good luck

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The clay colored stool could be a stone in your common bile duct. Also an RN.

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Edited January 24, 20179 yr by Keri1019

Update: surgeon ordered labs and and ultrasound as I mentioned earlier. All labs were perfectly normal and the ultrasound didn't reveal anything to be concerned with (no gallbladder issue, no stone, no sludge). I took the carafate the surgeon gave me a few times and scaled back my diet to liquids for a few days, ate a boatload of popsicles (I love popsicles more than anything), and I'm feeling much better.

I'm very familiar with dumping syndrome as a potential after surgery (as any RNY patient should be), and I've been expecting that and looking out for it since the surgery. I think I expected dumping to feel different, kind of like pre-diarrhea feeling. This feeling wasn't like that and there was never a loose stool. The cramping had no release -- it was like a vice just gripping my stomach and not letting go and slowly squeezing harder.

So looking back I do think that the episode was indeed dumping syndrome.

Scary stuff. I felt like I was going to die.

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