Nausea & Feeling Depleted

[OriginalGaPeach 28]

Hi , I am in my 4th week of Postop and I never dealt with nausea the first 2weeks after surgery. So this is frustrating...when I eat or drink something; it may come back up and it's frustrating because I can't truly enjoy solid foods..

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[Jazzy1125 1,008]

does your plan have solids in 4th week? I am only 4 days post op and i am on liquids for 2 weeks, then starting week 3 i move to puree for 2 weeks then soft for 2 weeks. Maybe you are advancing too fast and your stomach cannot tolerate solid foods yet.

[Jazzy1125 1,008]

also focus on your liquid intake first before foods. At least that is what my dr told me. If your stomach isnt handling foods yet, go back to liquids only.

[FluffyChix 17,409]

So. Many. Questions.

1. Are you fully hydrated with Water?

2. Do you get these feelings with liquids as well as solids?

3. When was the last time you actually pooped and pooped BIG so you know that you are fully evacuated?

At 3 weeks, I was "pooping daily"--just small, thin flat "ribbons" of stool. I fully "thought" that I was TCB. I was taking my Miralax and my Colace daily, getting 64+oz of liquids in and getting my 60-74g of Protein in each day from a combo of foods and some small amount of Premier Protein. Thought I was good to go, no issues.

But suddenly, nothing else would go down. It all came back up and I was cramping badly, projectile vomiting, nauseated big time, and couldn't even keep water or ice chips down.

Turns out after a visit to the ER and costly diagnostic tests, that I was constipated and badly backed up with a "semi-blockage." They game me some anti-cramping and nausea meds and told me to go home and start dosing with either MOM or Fleet's Enemas or glycerin suppositories.

I did glycerin suppositories and broke things loose and it was Rosemary's baby god-awful! The worse almost-monster-blockage ever.

The only other time I get nauseated is in a meal with either too much fat, or too much carbohydrate. I now closely monitor my poop schedule and make sure I'm having real poops, not imposter poops and always stay fully hydrated. Cuz being dehydrated can also cause obscene nausea.

[OriginalGaPeach 28]

does your plan have solids in 4th week? I am only 4 days post op and i am on liquids for 2 weeks, then starting week 3 i move to puree for 2 weeks then soft for 2 weeks. Maybe you are advancing too fast and your stomach cannot tolerate solid foods yet.

It has solid foods..but I'm still during puree.

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[OriginalGaPeach 28]

also focus on your liquid intake first before foods. At least that is what my dr told me. If your stomach isnt handling foods yet, go back to liquids only.

I can't hold anything down. Doesn't matter if it's Fluid first, but will see my Doctor again next week.

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