Morning all! I have been having a muller light type yoghurt every morning since I came out of hospital. This has always been fine, until yesterday morning. I had my yoghurt and very quickly got that horrible indigestion feeling meaning time to get rid! Same thing has happened this morning. Bery strange as I havent had a problem with them up until now.
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Light yoghurts now making me sick
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Yvessa
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This is actually quite normal - some days you'll be able to tolerate some things, other days it won't go down as well. One thing to be careful of is that the light yoghurts can have a lot of sugar in them. Are you having any issues with milk? I would suggest trying 0% greek yoghurt with a bit of sweetener, to eliminate the risk of dumping. To be on the safe side aim for 5% sugar or less.
shelleymarie
New Member
It really is hit and miss with things. Even though I'm nearly 3 years out I can still some days eat something with no problem and then the next eat the same thing and it will come back up. I'm not sure why it happens but it does. You do get used to it and it will happen less and less as time goes on. You are so very early on, that it will happen more. Try eating and drinking slower. Be careful with the self induced vomiting. That can become habit forming but I do understand the need to do it. I have to sometimes as it's the only way to feel better but like I say keep an eye on it. For the first few months you just have to be really careful and kind to your pouch. It's still healing and the nerve endings that will let you know you are full haven't recovered yet. Take you time eating and drinking. Little sips of water or NAS juice throughout the day will keep you hydrated and give you a bit a strength to get through it. I promise you it all gets better with time. I think around 8 weeks out I started to feel more like myself again. At the moment that might feel like an age away but in the grand scheme of things it really isn't that long at all. The best way to look at it is that the surgery is a tool that you need to learn to use to your advantage. Once you understand how it works you will become more in tune with your new body and comfort and weight loss with come with it. It's not the quick fix that the media likes to paint it as and because of that it takes time to adjust. Do everything your team suggest, don't take risks and eventually your mind will catch up with your new insides. It's a massive steep learning curve but it will all happen if you do the right things. I suggest popping to your GP and getting some anti-sickness medication. I was on it for about 8 weeks and it helped immensely. Rehydration salts aren't a bad idea too. They give you a bit more energy on your bad days. You should be drinking about 2 litres of water/NAS juice a day but if you can't manage that (I couldn't as I so felt awful for a while) then the rehydration salts will help with that. Have you heard of the 20/20/20 rule? This means to chew 20 times, even mushy food, then wait 20 seconds before your next mouthful, and then stop eating after 20 minutes even if you have food left. This should help and it's a great thing to continue from now on. I admit I don't do this any more but in the early days It really helped. It's a good discipline to learn and will help reduce the the chances of over eating when you haven't got your full restriction yet. Another thing to look out for is your tell - some people don't have one but most people post bypass too. Mine is a sneeze, when I've eaten too much I will sneeze, I believe others can hiccup. Not sure of any others, maybe if anyone else has different ones that can share. As mentioned you can also develop an intolerance to lactose post op. I did but that has seemed to gone now unless I consume a great deal of products containing them. Almond milk or soya milk is something you could try. There is also lacto free cheese and yoghurt's available. Good luck.
shelleymarie
New Member
Did he/she offer you any anti sickness meds? I took them for a few months after my op. Really helped - some of us just tend to be sick quite a bit in the beginning. If you can't keep tablets down they do it in injection form so might be worth giving your GP a ring in the morning to see if they would consider doing that. If you aren't drinking much or keeping much water down then rehydration salts are good at making you feel better. Being dehydrated can make you feel really sick too.
