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Liquid Diet Pre Op Pain in stomach

Ok so I have been on liquids now for 7 days and I have bad bad pain in my stomach.. I have followed my liquid diet 100 % so today the pain in my stomach was so bad I thought I should try to eat something.. well when I did I threw up and there was alot of slime? mucus? I dont know is this normal to have this pain from not eating? Is it normal to throw up when you try to eat something? I have never went without eating for this long before. I get my band on the 16th. Its not a hunger pain or an acid pain its an actual hurting pain. Thanks for any info :)

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OMG! Emily, I want to know how you are doing. What are you drinking exactly for your preop? It's been several hours since you posted. I start my liquid protein diet tomorrow. It almost sounds like you have some other issue going on. Either that or you are horribly constipated. Any news yet?

im just about finished with my liquid diet my surgery is on monday. u should call your Dr. because i did not vomit at all just make sure you r drinking the right stuff and give them a call i hope u feel better soon and r able to complete the preop liquid phase but the only slight pain u should feel is hunger pains which unfortunatly i felt alot

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well I dont know whats going on... on the ninth I had all my testing so I am fine 100 % its just very strange and I really dont want to call my surgery center because I dont want to have my surgery pushed off I just really was curious if anyone else had the same problem. I will see on monday how I feel. :biggrin: But I know I am not consipated because I have not eaten in 7 days. I am drinking protein water and atkins honestly I dont like much else so I thought maybe because I am consuming so little I was having the pain. I dont know.

well I dont know whats going on... on the ninth I had all my testing so I am fine 100 % its just very strange and I really dont want to call my surgery center because I dont want to have my surgery pushed off I just really was curious if anyone else had the same problem. I will see on monday how I feel. :biggrin: But I know I am not consipated because I have not eaten in 7 days. I am drinking protein water and atkins honestly I dont like much else so I thought maybe because I am consuming so little I was having the pain. I dont know.

u mite b a little dehydrated since u dont like a lot of the drinks did u try slimfast? u can put in 1/2 teaspoon of natural peanut butter and ice in a blender with the slimfast and blend it it taste very good and its only about 200 calories very filling try that c how u feel

Hi there, your pain might be something else entirely unrelated to your liquid diet - appendix, gall bladder or something. It could also be constipation or bowel obstruction. I don't want to be a panic merchant but you've got to consider that it's unlikely just to be lack of food I think.

Hope it works out soon

Mel

no expert here...but i think you need to call your Dr on Monday. Sure if they find something wrong, it would be a bummer to have to push back your surgery, but if you ignore an underlying medical problem it could mean a lot more bigger bummers for the future of your health! Plus, it could be nothing, and finding out from your medical professional will put your mind at ease...it's never good to have added stress when you are preparing for a major medical procedure!

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oh I just realized I never updated this thread... ok you wont believe it but you know what was making my stomach hurt? My Rx that the doctor gave me for acid reflux. Its Prilocec or omeprazole. I noticed the next day I didnt take it and I was fine so I asked the dr and he said to quit taking it and no more pain :crying:

oh I just realized I never updated this thread... ok you wont believe it but you know what was making my stomach hurt? My Rx that the doctor gave me for acid reflux. Its Prilocec or omeprazole. I noticed the next day I didnt take it and I was fine so I asked the dr and he said to quit taking it and no more pain :unsure:

Emily, that's great! At least you figured out what it was and it wasn't serious.

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