I'm about 3.5 months out from surgery and experienced my first case of the "foamies" last night. It wasn't pleasant to say the least. I'm sure it was either eating too much or a piece of meat that got stuck.

Last night's episode lasted about 3 hours. I've only had a similar feeling twice before when I've eaten too much and walking around for a few minutes would usually be enough to jiggle the contents of my pouch out into the intestines. Walking did nothing to help last night and laying down was worse. I sat in front of the toilet waiting for it to come up but then I started to hear the digestive juices in my stomach and all the sudden I felt better. I got lucky.

Word to the wise....chew carefully and be aware of the amount of food intake. Lesson learned!

My husband can tell when this is going to happen to me because he sees me eating too fast or taking too big of bites. I’ve only had one severe case that lasted hours like you described, but have had many mini cases and it’s a constant reminder to slow down, take small bites, and chew. I ate some lean steak last weekend for the first time and was diligent in eating correctly and it worked perfectly.