Advice Please

[AngieK72 69]

Hey all!

Yesterday was a good day. I drank my Water requirements, Protein requirements and meals. This morning I had my Protein Shake, then an hour later started drinking water. Had my breakfast and was fine. Then an hour later I tried drinking water again but I felt so full. It lasted most of the day. I was able to have dinner around 4:30 and am now working on my water but feel so darn full.

Common?

[Navigating the Wilderness 824]

How far out are you? If it is just a few days or even a couple weeks this would be rather common.

[AngieK72 69]

I am 23 days post op. 😊

[Navigating the Wilderness 824]

In that case I wouldn't worry too much unless you start having trouble getting or keeping anything down. Of course if this continues for a bit I would check with your surgeon to see what they say.

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

If you're eating things that take longer to digest, it's certainly possible.

[Berry78 4,259]

The general trend should be each day things are the same or a little easier than the day before. A single day or two of extra fullness is no biggie, but if the trend reverses for a week, it could mean a stricture is getting started.

For example, someone would say.. last week I could eat 3oz of cottage cheese, but now I can only eat 1oz. This is the sign of a problem. And another reason why weighing and measuring our food is so important early on.

Most likely everything is fine for you. I just put what to watch out for (for you and others reading the thread).

[AngieK72 69]

Yesterday was fine. I had a yogurt for breakfast and for lunch. My Protein Shakes and all my Water. For dinner I had some low sodium finely shaved ham and a wedge of laughing cow cheese. Ate really slow and chewed until it was liquified. No problems. Thank you all for your advice 😊😊 TFIG.