Stomach Aches

[christafell 0]

I am going on week number 4 since my surgery. I am now on solids. Everytime I eat, i get a horrible stomach ache and nausea- Is this normal and has this happened to anyone else?:thumbup:

[Jodi_620 37]

What are you eating?

You need to progress slowly, start with one very small portion of soft solids like tender unbreaded fish filets and soft cooked veggies and when you can eat a decent portion of these without nausea then slowly add denser foods like chicken, then beef...

Until you can get three solid meals in, keep supplementing your diet with liquids and mushies. It is like a baby learing to eat, you have to take it slowly.

[christafell 0]

I have 1 egg for Breakfast and half piece of toast- i am having tuna mainly for lunch and have been eating fish every night for the last 3 nights- not sure what is going on but will try some liquids maybe for a meal

[Jodi_620 37]

Yes, try just one small soft/solid meal per day. It took me a week or maybe a little longer to be able to comfortably get three solid meals in per day. I started out having my solid at lunchtime and mushies for breakfast and dinner. Then I added solids for dinner and lastly solids for breakfast. (even now breakfast is sometimes hard for me).

[christafell 0]

Ok, i will try that, thanks for the advice- i hate feeling this way

[Nena 0]

I'm at week 5 post op. I had terrible stomach aches too. I think, for me, it was my digestive system going back to work again. It would hurt so much then about an hour later I would need to go to the bathroom but everything was normal. Maybe it was the built up gas still left inside after the surgery? Not sure but it went away.