Hi. I’m 6 months post op and have started to have pain in the upper stomach area. I’ve had the upper gi and barium swallow test, everything is normal. I space between eating and drinking. No matter what I eat after 3/4 bites I immediately get full. That’s for another day now my main concern is the pain I feel. It’s uncomfortable in any position except lying down on my side. My question is it ok to do a detox to cleanse my stomach or what should I do to remove this bloated painful feeling in my stomach?

Hi Tanneshia,

I would contact your team and ask about the pain. You said that the tests were normal, are you eating small bites? Are you chewing 30 times before swallowing? Are you waiting to drink both before and after meals by 30 minutes? I am not an expert on detox or cleansing, but that is not something I would consider being only 6 months post op, you are still healing. What does your physician say it could be?

Detoxes are a fallacy. Don’t get caught up in social media ******. If your kidneys and liver are functioning correctly your body is already detoxifying itself.

Was it your surgeon who did the upper GI and barium test? If not, as @WendyJane, suggested, I’d go back to the to see what might be the cause. No one should suffer pain.

An elimination diet like fodmap may be helpful to see if a specific food is causing you the discomfort or do some tests for food allergies or sensitivities . It’s not uncommon to develop sensitivities or allergies to specific foods after surgery. Something to consider or to discuss with your surgeon anyway. In the meantime maybe try some less dense foods like soups or like the purée stage foods for few days and slowly introduce more solid foods and see if texture or density is an influence on the pain and your inability to eat more than a couple of bites.

Hope you can find some answers soon.

@Arabesque is correct. Your body is specifically designed to "detox" without any intervention from you. Anyone trying to sell you something that claims to do this is the modern equivalent of a snake-oil salesman. Don't waste your money or time.

Regarding your pain, I'm sorry you're going through this. Aside from being uncomfortable, it must also be scary.

If the tests you've done have so far been inconclusive, then you need to be asking your doctor "what's next". It's not acceptable for them to say "we didn't find anything, so there must not be a problem". This does require you to be an advocate for yourself, which can be hard for some people. Don't settle for "we don't know". The proper response is "we don't know yet, so let's explore other options".

As the others have said - speak with your Bariatric team. However, I had terrible pain from a type of sweetener, Once I zeroed in on what was new in my diet and gave it the boot, I was great again.

I hope you get it sorted soon. All pain is miserable

I get horrible pain from eggs, anything with heavy cream and ANYTHING that I reheat in the microwave. That is the worst I can only reheat foods on the stove or in the oven. Anything in the microwave is like knives in my stomach. Keep record of what you are eating and how you are heating it. I spoke to the doctor and they said there are a lot of instances where people using the microwave have the pain. Hope you are feeling better.

3 hours ago, leese1313 said:

they said there are a lot of instances where people using the microwave have the pain.

How very strange, Now I want to know the reason why ? I am lucky then because I have no issue with the microwave. Just as well because I always heat my food again as soon as I feel able to eat more, I still have a massive restriction.

Sooooo, How did things work out for you? What's your update? Feeling better?