Holy Moly

my husband and I are traveling this week and I brought most of my own food. I needed to take my meds this morning and grabbed his orange juice to take them with......

I am pretty sure that is what HELL feels like!! Within minutes I was gagging and throwing up (sorry for the graphics here) and I felt like I drank 10 too many screwdrivers!!!!!

when I got in control of my gagging I made a cup of the good old chicken bone broth and sipped it slowly and in about 30 minutes I was good to go.

moral of this story: Betty can’t drink OJ!

Nope, me either, no Orange Juice for me

I swear that was like gunpowder and syrup of ipecac mixed!!!! Uffda. I certainly hope I don’t try something new without thinking in public because it was fierce. Who knew two little drinks of something could cause such an issue!!!

I remember OJ being high in sugar from my pregnancy days. I would drink it before an ultrasound to get the baby hopped up and active! LOL!!

I really didn’t think of much but I needed a couple drinks if something wet to get my meds down! I don’t know if it was the sugar or the acid or both but I will NOT be doing that again! Lol

I dont react to OJ but the gagging and feeling like youve swallowed something terrible is relatable. I had that recently happen with a takeaway. I am glad you controlled it so quickly, mine went for hours. I am worried it might happen again like at work or something...

I have found when I get that gagging sensation if I drink something warm and salty like the bone broth it goes away pretty quickly. I have tried hot tea and warm jello but that doesn’t soothe it as quickly for me. I carry a little zip lock baggie with instant bone broth packs in it for emergencies!!

Oh you poor thing. Something similar happened to me at a restaurant. I was making all these terribly loud retching, gagging & belching type noises in the bathroom for several minutes & then had to walk out in front of everyone. Embarrassing!

You’ll find that your tummy is extra sensitive to foods you used to eat pre surgery for the first few months. Sometimes even food you’ve been successfully eating for weeks post surgery suddenly make you unwell. I described my tummy as being a petulant 2 yr old during that time - you’d never know when it might have a tantrum. But you may find there are some foods you’ll always struggle with.

Good luck on your journey.