Question:
I am 3wks out and am having a very difficult time w/ nausea.
The nausea occurs morning and afternoon before and after taking vitamins. I also have an increase in thickened saliva. Can anyone give me and idea of what could be happening? I am just miserable!!!!!!! — tawanna-oneday (posted on June 27, 2008)
June 27, 2008
I had LapBand and really didn't have the problem of post op nausea, but I
do know that it is a common thing with RNY'ers. Most surgeons will
routinely prescribe medication for you after surgery. I always hear...
"it gets better with time".
As far as the thickened saliva... it is called "sliming" in the
WLS community. The esophagus begins to over produce saliva to either help
you get something up or to make it more slippery to go down. Are you
sliming out of the blue or with eating, or just with vitamins. I really
only slime when I have something stuck.
I would recommend you call your surgeon's office asap to talk to them about
it.
Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
— DawnVic
June 27, 2008
You should ber on a chewable vitimun to reduce the gag reaction which is a
lot like when you brush your teath and too much of the flavor of the
toothpaste bets to you. You RNY pouch is still raw and it causes the heavy
salavation. It does not like the vitimums as they are desoliving, and you
get the taste retransmited up to your mouth. Slowly sip more water. Also
try bariatric Vitamins like, www.bbvitamins.com. Best of success toy you.
I hope this helps, as by week 6 or 7 it will be more back to normal.
— William (Bill) wmil
June 27, 2008
It's easy to get a little queasy on the vitamins if it's on an empty
stomach, even without the WLS. Try taking them right before you eat. As for
the thickening saliva, that's sometimes a sign of dehydration--bump up the
water intake. Best of luck.
— suezahn4me
June 28, 2008
Do you have gel cap vitamins that can be added to a meal replacement shake?
I also agree with the poster who advised you to drink more water. It's so
dangerous to be dehydrated. Just look up the risks associated with
dehydration, and it will scare you into drinking. Water, that is. Nausea in
the morning is also associated with dehydration. I haven't had weight loss
surgery, however I know a lot of people who have, and compliance with water
intake seems to be a problem with some.
— Ruth Shapovalov
June 28, 2008
I had my bypass on Mar. 3rd. I still get nausea. Not as often as I did at
first. I even called the Dr., but she wasn't too concered. I took Tums at
first; they helped a little, but what helped the most was Gas-X and Malox.
I think it's just part of the deal and it gets better with time. I hated
taking my meds, it would take me all morning and a lot of the time I would
skip my evening ones. Now I can throw them all into my mouth all at once
(10 of them, 2 of which are big) and drink them down with juice. To this
day I can't do the chewable vitamins, they're just to nasty and make me
sick, but I have no problem with the big ones. I couldn't do this till
about 10-12 weeks out though. Just hang in there and it will get better.
Good Luck, Paula P.
— paulajaneb
June 29, 2008
Hi Tawana,
I'm sorry to hear about your trouble with the nausea. I was told in
nutrition class to take my chewable bariatric vitamin and chewable iron
with food because it is better absorbed with the food and helps prevent
nausea. I also found in my case after lapband surgery, that eating and
drinking more often helped with pain and nausea...go figure. Even if it
was just water, it helped to have something in my stomach. I had left side
pain if I went too long without eating or drinking. I believe it was a gas
issue myself but it may have been my body getting used to the chewable
calcium also. I would suggest what you've already heard about asking your
surgeon to give you something for nausea also. The only time I really had
much nausea was when I had something that had a lot of oil or fat in it.
Do you use a high quality protein drink like Unjury? I don't do well with
dairy and whey is a byproduct of dairy so I had to switch to a soy isolate
protein. I guess what I'm getting at is that it seems alot of this journey
is trial and error. I wish you all the best! Regina
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— Bigwyfan1964
June 29, 2008
Hi, sorry you are so miserable. I understand though. I went through the
same thing. Chewable vitamins are what you need and with the nausea call
you dr. he/she can give you something that will help. I still at times
have to have something to help me and I am 10 months out. I hope this
helps. Good luck to you and God Bless You! Bev
— okiegirl
July 1, 2008
I was sick for 6 horrible weeks after surgery. The doc prescribed
anti-nausea meds, but they didn't help. Tums helped a tiny bit. I tried a
few different b vitamins (including Metanx, by prescription). I now feel
fine using Supreme B Complex from Bariatric Advantage BUT I have to take it
with food (usually lunch). However, I'm one year out and can handle a bit
more food than I could in the first 3 to 4 months. Hang in there!! I
promise it gets so much better. Even after the pre-surgery liquid diet and
the weeks of nausea afterward, I'd have gastric bypass surgery again!!!
— mosie555
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