On a regular diet now at 6 weeks post op and up to this point avoided getting sick. Today that changed. I had leftover grilled steak and a bit of baked sweet potato, plain. I stopped when I felt the restriction. Waited 30 minutes to sip water and the pain. Uhhh! Immediately threw up. Thought great.. got rid of it. Sipped again.. pain. Threw up. That's been going on for the past 6 hrs. It's almost like my pouch's stoma was blocked and the water just kept backing up so I continued to try drinking, hoping to bring up the obstruction.

Finally water is going down so have to play catch up. Don't want to dehydrate.

So is it possible to block the stoma with steak or potato skin or food in general? Will the food eventually just pass or has anyone here ever had to have food fished out before? I did eat slowly, took small bites and thoroughly chewed. Lesson learned though... just because I can eat it doesn't mean I should. I'm swearing off heavy meats for a long while... cuz that really sucked and was a bit scary. ?

I took a gulp of water the other night & half went down the wrong way. I burped which is incredibly weird for me as I can’t burp. Then I could feel it starting to come up - my last bite or two of my dinner. I sometimes think it’s because I can’t burp that I do have issues with the foamies & can’t release what may be a gas bubble adding to any blockage or slowing the passage of what I’ve eaten.

I often worried about having an attack when out @Lisa XO. I quizzed my surgeon’s colleague at a follow up. She agreed that my worrying it might happen was likely tightening my oesophagus & my tummy increasing the odds of me getting the foamies.

I overcame my fear and went to a family graduation party last night that involved a ton of food and alcohol. I didn't test anything except Arby's roast beef, no bun and a small bit of potato salad since I knew I stomach mashed potatoes pretty well. All good.

My fam kept offering me alcohol and I kept turning it down while I sipped my water. No way was I going to try it then attempt to drive home. I had a good time and glad I went. Baby steps

I had my first episode of foamies today. I’m 3 weeks post op and I am cleared for soft foods. I had a scrambled egg and i think i ate a little too fast. I definitely felt it in my chest. The pressure and my runny nose was the cue that I probably ate too fast or I ate too much. Anyways I vomited the dreaded “foam/slime” and proceeded to vomit some of the eggs. Now I wonder when can I drink water ? I’m currently laying it out and trying to relax myself. Scared the sh*t out of me tho.

4 hours ago, Cheesekitty7 said:

I had my first episode of foamies today. I’m 3 weeks post op and I am cleared for soft foods. I had a scrambled egg and i think i ate a little too fast. I definitely felt it in my chest. The pressure and my runny nose was the cue that I probably ate too fast or I ate too much. Anyways I vomited the dreaded “foam/slime” and proceeded to vomit some of the eggs. Now I wonder when can I drink Water ? I’m currently laying it out and trying to relax myself. Scared the sh*t out of me tho.

I had it too the other day with some scrambled egg. Again, not sure if I ate too much, too fast, or what. But it SUCKED. Wanna know what was even worse? I was at Target when it happened. Hubs was getting his hair cut and I was going to wait there, and felt yuck, so went to Target in the same shopping center. Thought it was all out and I was good. Nope. Walking around store and it just foams up in my mouth, so I ran to the kleenex aisle and got some and opened them up and used them to spit that nasty mess in. This happened 4-5 more times a tiny bit at a time while walking around, until hubs was done, and I took a little sip of water. So yeah, def going to not eat scrambled for a while.

Almost 3 months out and even though I think I know what's safe or doable for me at this stage, still surprises me. I can eat something one day just fine. Another, my stomach isn't having it. Sadly, I approach each meal now with a bit of trepidation. Like... is this going to go well? It definitely gives new meaning to conscious careful eating to avoid those damn foamies.

1 hour ago, Brandiwine77 said:

Now I wonder when can I drink Water ?

My first episode, I drank because it felt like something was stuck and it was painful. With each sip I was hoping to dislodge whatever it was and bring it back up or push it through. Water wouldn't even go down. I kept telling myself, I'll feel better after I throw up. Eventually I did but it took hours.

Another time I just laid down to let it pass but neither episode was pleasant.

6 hours ago, Cheesekitty7 said:

Scared the sh*t out of me tho.

Scared me too but I have made peace with it to a point. If we could eat everything easily, we would probably never reach our goals. And from what I've read our tool's effects won't last forever.

1 hour ago, Brandiwine77 said:

This happened 4-5 more times a tiny bit at a time while walking around

I carry around these nausea bags in my purse for such occasions. Because you just never know. Not very discreet but I feel better knowing I have them.

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I find I can have a little sip or two of water after an attack but I am a lot further out. You can try & see how you go at the moment @Cheesekitty7. Some people do struggle with eggs in the beginning but it usually passes so that could have been the cause of yours - just your tummy saying nope.

I find the foamies can be delayed and can occur 15+ minutes after I’ve eaten or drunk too @brandiwine. Don’t know why. I’ve always put it down to just me.

What is it with scrambled eggs at the moment?? They set me off last week too & I’ve never had trouble with eggs. Just my quirky tummy keeping me on my toes.

35 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

What is it with scrambled eggs at the moment??

IDK but I stopped eating eggs every morning since my last episode with them. I prefer to drink my breakfast. At least for now.