My mom had surgery December 27, 2017 and she’s now on the purée diet. Every time she eats she gets sick at the stomach and feels like throwing up. What could be the reason? She has tried applesauce, puréed spinach, mashed potatoes, baby food, soups and they all give her this feeling. Today is the first time she threw up, all the other times have given her the feeling she has to but she hasn’t. Will it get better? Is there anything she should do differently? Should she go back to liquid diet? I’ve encouraged her to eat slow, chew slow and drink liquids 30 minutes before or after eating? She does take her medications (that are in pill form )and doesn’t crush them. Could this be playing a role in her upset stomach/nausea? Just grasping at straws. Thanks in advance for your responses

Your best bet it to call the surgeons office. Not only can they tell you what to do but they need to know thee things. It could be nothing but it could also be a symptom of a complication that no one on the board can address.

Try purée pinto beans

one can pinto beans, half cup of cheddar cheese, taco seasoning, a few tablespoons of chicken broth. Blend until completely smooth.

This seems to be tolerated by lots of ppl, and it tastes great, like real food.

She went to see the surgeon, her follow up after the surgery and he doesn’t seem concerned. Said her stomach is smaller now and to give it time

I would try going back to purée for a couple of weeks. Eat a little less and spread all her supplements apart. Take supplements with protein shake to coat her stomach. Hope this helps.

I’ll give her these suggestions. Just checked on her and she had a tablespoon of oatmeal and it made her sick. She’s getting to the points where she’s Afraid to try new foods and the smell of most foods makes her sick. I advised maybe to take Zoltan before eating to try to get ahead of the sickness that comes soon after. I told her to go back to liquid diet but she should be past that point now and you don’t get all the protein you need unless you introduce foods. Both she and I worry about malnutrition if she’s not able to eat food. It will be 3 weeks since her surgery tomorrow

I will be 3 weeks in a couple of days and still not able to keep any food down it always seems to come back up slimy. any suggestions please. Getting worried!!

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Samore my mom says the same as soon as she eats she feels it in her throat like it wants to come back up and a few times it has

Oatmeal is very hard to tolerate at three weeks unless it is super thin. For hot cereal try cream of wheat or something else. I did not tolerate oatmeal until 5 weeks and I have to be very careful still.

I was touch and go first 3 months. At times meat was a no go, sometimes just anything could set it off. In my 4th month now, as long as I don’t over eat and slow down I’m fine. Think it takes time to heal.

I had a similar problem. The thing that worked for me (still working) is pencil eraser size bites, put fork/spoon down. Chew chew chew. Repeat.

It slows me down, and I do not have the slime or "toad froth" or painful nausea. Prayers for her to feel better.

Check to see if she is ingesting dairy products. I had trouble with dairy. Once I stopped eating all things dairy. I have been feeling so much better. I even found a protein shake that did not have any dairy in it. I'll be praying you find the answer to her issue.

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