Last night I ate about 2oz of yogurt and then 30 mins later about 3oz of sf pudding. I don’t know what happened but since then I’ve felt uncomfortable and bloated. Woke up this morning and it was still there! I haven’t been able to eat all day. Took a few sips of protein shake over the last 8 hours. That’s it. I’m 7 days post op. Starting to worry. Anyone else had this?

Have you put in a call to your surgeon?

Have you put in a call to your surgeon?

I called the office and realized they close early on Friday. I have his cell phone number but it feels weird to call and I’m afraid to get a lecture. Lol

Just now, logicwand said:

I called the office and realized they close early on Friday. I have his cell phone number but it feels weird to call and I’m afraid to get a lecture. Lol

If the surgeon gave you his cell, he really cares! So, make the call. It's better than getting worse over the weekend and ending up back in the hospital. He may even advise you to go to the ER out of an abundance of caution. Make the call ... please

Yeah, you’re right. I’ll update here shortly.

Good! It doesn't matter what the surgeon thinks of you personally. The only thing that matters is your health and his responsibility to it. It sounds like that he takes the responsibility very seriously. In this day and age few doctors (let alone surgeons) would give out a cell number. I must say I am impressed.

I've had this issue before where I felt really bloated after eating really small amounts of stuff.

TMI: Needed to poop! Are you constipated at all? I took something to help that issue and the next day all was well

It's weird I actually had a great BM today. LOL But it didn't help!

(Just texted my Dr.'s cell - hopefully he'll get back with me soon.)

Edited March 10, 20188 yr by logicwand

Could still be constipation, even with a good poop your intestines move slower after surgery for a couple months. All that whey/milk protein is binding - I could not tolerate the sf pudding at all and have not tried it since. I nearly puked when i did eat it at week two.

Let us know.

Ok, just spoke to my doctor. He told me to stop taking the gallbladder medicine for a week. (I had mixed the pill powder in with the pudding last night - it may be irritating my stomach he said). He did give me a lecture about not taking the caraphate before meals that coats your stomach and makes it less sensitive. Since I haven't eaten anything, he told me to take the caraphate now and begin drinking water slowly in a half an hour. He's worried I will become dehydrated soon. I will see in half an hour if I still get cramps when I drink. I have to call him in the morning to give him an update.

Oh good, glad you got some advice from your doctor. I hope this fixes it for you, these early weeks are all such a learning curve while you heal and learn to navigate after surgery. Good luck to you

17 hours ago, redhead_che said:

I've had this issue before where I felt really bloated after eating really small amounts of stuff.

TMI: Needed to poop! Are you constipated at all? I took something to help that issue and the next day all was well

Hahaha! I was just gonna ask this!!!

TMI, but it took me about 6-8 "good size" poops to clear out from the pre-surgery liquid diet blues. I kid you not!!!! And today I had a small one and I was like, "Whatchoo hidin' in there Willis that I don't know about. I know you've got more for me, cuz it's been 3 days and about 2 1/2cups of solid food." ROFLMFAO!!!

Hope the doc's fix has you feeling better and able to hydrate quickly! It sounds like EXACTLY what I had that sent me to the ER. Severe cramps even when taking a sip of water or ice chip and super nausea/bloating. ((hugs))

Edited March 10, 20188 yr by FluffyChix

Thank you so much all. I was able to drink a little bit last night without cramping. This morning I opened a big water bottle and have gotten 20oz down in 3 or so hours. So Yay! But, I still am bloated with cramps and cannot eat. Tried applesauce and the cramping began. Not hungry either so at least I don’t have hunger pain on top of all this.

Any chance its lactose intolerance ?

Yogurt, pudding, protein powder/shakes all lactose intolerance nightmares

And the bloating/cramping are telltale symptoms

Not to mention lactose intolerance is common after WLS

i have not been thru any of this yet,my turn will b coming soon,lol,but i know all this sugar free stuff w artificial sweeteners can reek havoc on my stomach now so i cant imagine what some of that stuff could do after surgery.im sure its a combination of things as the experts have voiced.hope u feel better soon

On 3/10/2018 at 11:44 AM, FluffyChix said:

Hahaha! I was just gonna ask this!!!

TMI, but it took me about 6-8 "good size" poops to clear out from the pre-surgery liquid diet blues. I kid you not!!!! And today I had a small one and I was like, "Whatchoo hidin' in there Willis that I don't know about. I know you've got more for me, cuz it's been 3 days and about 2 1/2cups of solid food." ROFLMFAO!!!

Hope the doc's fix has you feeling better and able to hydrate quickly! It sounds like EXACTLY what I had that sent me to the ER. Severe cramps even when taking a sip of Water or ice chip and super nausea/bloating. ((hugs))

SosewSue & Fluffy - I think y'all were right. I think I was backed up but my doctor never mentioned that could be it. I was told to go back on clear liquids and take it slow. I was bloated and cramping for a good 5 days there. I broke down and took some milk of magnesia a few times and after 2 days, I finally felt some relief. On Monday I finally had yogurt and applesauce again without incident. Thank goodness! Like another member has commented, I feel like you think you know how things are going and then bam, something pops up and you don't know what's going on. But thankfully it wasn't anything serious!! Just poop!!