Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Hi folks: After three weeks of breezing through a few post op eating stages, my friend has hit a snag. She was doing fine eating her protein, (we even found a protein shake she is able to tolerate) but one day last week she started complaining that she had a lot of mucous/saliva that was interfering with her ability to swallow and made her nasueous when she ate. Sometimes it's so bad she throws up and mostly what comes up is all this white mucous. The doctor says this is called frothing and it's normal at this stage. The thing is, now is afraid of eating and is getting anxious... the anxiety is making the problem worse. She freaks out every time she starts eating and is afraid of throwing up. Has anyone here experienced this and have any thoughts/suggestions on what she can do? Any words of reassurance? Thank you! Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 thankfully it's froth since we don't have enough gastric acid to produce the hideous old kind of vomit anymore. i call it " slime " . what is she taking in: shakes & ? homemade blenderized soups went down beautifully, so did yogurt.' lori h. > Hi folks: > > After three weeks of breezing through a few post op eating stages, my friend has hit a snag. > > She was doing fine eating her protein, (we even found a protein shake she is able to tolerate) but one day last week she started complaining that she had a lot of mucous/saliva that was interfering with her ability to swallow and made her nasueous when she ate. Sometimes it's so bad she throws up and mostly what comes up is all this white mucous. The doctor says this is called frothing and it's normal at this stage. > > The thing is, now is afraid of eating and is getting anxious... the anxiety is making the problem worse. She freaks out every time she starts eating and is afraid of throwing up. > > Has anyone here experienced this and have any thoughts/suggestions on what she can do? Any words of reassurance? > > Thank you! > Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 I don't know the answer to this but I've been experiencing the same thing. I'm 3 months post op and hadn't thought about it being related to the wls. I guess I should have. I just thought it was from not eating much or something else strange. Does this go away after a certain amount of time? _____ From: Barbara Besteni Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:05 PM To: Gastric_Bypass_Family Subject: Frothing? Hi folks: After three weeks of breezing through a few post op eating stages, my friend has hit a snag. She was doing fine eating her protein, (we even found a protein shake she is able to tolerate) but one day last week she started complaining that she had a lot of mucous/saliva that was interfering with her ability to swallow and made her nasueous when she ate. Sometimes it's so bad she throws up and mostly what comes up is all this white mucous. The doctor says this is called frothing and it's normal at this stage. The thing is, now is afraid of eating and is getting anxious... the anxiety is making the problem worse. She freaks out every time she starts eating and is afraid of throwing up. Has anyone here experienced this and have any thoughts/suggestions on what she can do? Any words of reassurance? Thank you! Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Hi Lori: She was handling chicken, fish, turkey, cheese, eggs... everything except red meat as per the doctor's instructions. She also handles clear soups very well, but I'm concerned that broth with a few pieces of chicken or fish won't be enough to meet her daily protein requirement. But we haven't tried the blenderized version you suggest... Thank you for the tip... Lobster bisque anyone? Seriously, the other night she said she'd love a cup of lobster bisque, but since it's made with milk (and she's been told not to have any milk products yet) she wouldn't be able to have it. Same goes for yogurt, I've heard mixed advice for this since it too is a milk product. She also loves Silk soy milk, but it too is high in carbs. Yet, I've heard others who are drinking it without a problem. Thoughts? Thank you! Barb Re: Frothing? thankfully it's froth since we don't have enough gastric acid to produce the hideous old kind of vomit anymore. i call it " slime " . what is she taking in: shakes & ? homemade blenderized soups went down beautifully, so did yogurt.' lori h. > Hi folks: > > After three weeks of breezing through a few post op eating stages, my friend has hit a snag. > > She was doing fine eating her protein, (we even found a protein shake she is able to tolerate) but one day last week she started complaining that she had a lot of mucous/saliva that was interfering with her ability to swallow and made her nasueous when she ate. Sometimes it's so bad she throws up and mostly what comes up is all this white mucous. The doctor says this is called frothing and it's normal at this stage. > > The thing is, now is afraid of eating and is getting anxious... the anxiety is making the problem worse. She freaks out every time she starts eating and is afraid of throwing up. > > Has anyone here experienced this and have any thoughts/suggestions on what she can do? Any words of reassurance? > > Thank you! > Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 hi barb. some docs don't allow milk, maybe b/c of the lactose or b/c some of us become lactose intolerant. blenderized split green pea & ham & minestrone were great. don't remember eating anything (was drinking only) @ that stage. lori h. > > Hi folks: > > > > After three weeks of breezing through a few post op eating stages, > my friend has hit a snag. > > > > She was doing fine eating her protein, (we even found a protein > shake she is able to tolerate) but one day last week she started > complaining that she had a lot of mucous/saliva that was interfering > with her ability to swallow and made her nasueous when she ate. > Sometimes it's so bad she throws up and mostly what comes up is all > this white mucous. The doctor says this is called frothing and it's > normal at this stage. > > > > The thing is, now is afraid of eating and is getting > anxious... the anxiety is making the problem worse. She freaks out > every time she starts eating and is afraid of throwing up. > > > > Has anyone here experienced this and have any thoughts/suggestions > on what she can do? Any words of reassurance? > > > > Thank you! > > Barb > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Have you guys tried Lactaid milk it doesn't have any of the lactose. It does not have the high carbs. It is normal milk without the lactose. I use it when mixing my protein drinks and 1 cup adds 8 gms of protein. I have been also told that yogurt does not have the lactose in it. Best of luck. Jill H. > > Hi folks: > > > > After three weeks of breezing through a few post op eating stages, > my friend has hit a snag. > > > > She was doing fine eating her protein, (we even found a protein > shake she is able to tolerate) but one day last week she started > complaining that she had a lot of mucous/saliva that was interfering > with her ability to swallow and made her nasueous when she ate. > Sometimes it's so bad she throws up and mostly what comes up is all > this white mucous. The doctor says this is called frothing and it's > normal at this stage. > > > > The thing is, now is afraid of eating and is getting > anxious... the anxiety is making the problem worse. She freaks out > every time she starts eating and is afraid of throwing up. > > > > Has anyone here experienced this and have any thoughts/suggestions > on what she can do? Any words of reassurance? > > > > Thank you! > > Barb > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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