Stomach pains after gastric bypass surgery
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I had gastric bypass surgery about 15 months ago. Two weeks after surgery I had my gall bladder removed and spent a week in the hospital with dehydration and pancreatitis. I have had that same stomach pain a couple other times since pancreatitis. Last week as I live by myself I had to call an ambulance as the pain in stomach was so severe. They did blood work and said my pancreais enzymes were elevated a little. Gave me pain pills and sent me home.
Diets set you up for failure. You need to create a healthy way of eating that keeps your metabolism running on high and keeps your glucose levels from rising and dropping too much. This is done by eating every 3-4 hours, foods that are healthy to include fruit and whole grains, low carbs, protein, etc. I have heard of the bypass surgery curing diabetes, but the surgery comes with some big risks, and it's own problems.
What you have could be Dumping Syndrome or rapid gastric emptying following gastric bypass surgery. This can result in feeling weak and nutritional deficiencies as food is not absorbed. This is treated by taking small frequent meals, drinking fluids in between meals, taking more of proteins and less of carbohydrates and simple sugars (total no). Generally this is due to increased secretion of insulin from the pancreas. This can be overcome by increasing fiber in diet.
Gastric banding, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass, Mini-Gastric Bypass, Duodenal Switch are all great suggestions. Someone also suggested the Gastric Balloon. Your uncle has significant amount of weight to lose and the balloon is a temporary device that stays in the stomach for only six months. Not the right solution.
The support and aftercare program is just as important, if not more important, than the surgery itself.
I also had gastric bypass surgery, but the drugs never left my system that quickly although they did effect me quicker than others. Do you still see your surgeon from the gastric bypass? Perhaps go to him/her and ask what they think? That is a lot to go cold turkey from or perhaps find a pain management clinic that can help you or go to a doctor who can help you come up with a plan to come off the medication safely and much easier than this.
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Sometimes I only have to take 1 of the 2. The type surgery I have, my stomach is completely detached. No food goes into the stomach. It still produces gastric juices and the pass on into intestines. But for the pain... Yes I must break Lortab in half along with Soma and Zanaflex. I am on a butt load of other meds. The ones I can break, I do, and the ones I can't, I take more of a lesser strength. My pain meds take effect much faster after surgery. I also use a spray called StoPain.
I had gastric bypass surgery in 1981. Recently I have been losing weight in leaps and bounds and my dr is afraid I may have blockage down near my stomach and if I'm not better by my next appt, he is going to send my to a Gastroenterologist. See I would eat and then throw up. Today I am fine, but the day is young. I have been taking nausea meds and also cough meds today and they seem to have helped. Could someone help if they have ever had this problem before.
I had gastric bypass surgery 14 years ago. In the past 2 weeks I have felt like there is something stuck in my stomach. Sort of similar to not chewing something large and swallowing it. Is this something common with gastric bypass at all or something else I should worry about? No fever but on occasion I do get a sharon pain under my rib and feel like I could belch a lot.
What a coincidence. im watching TLC a baby story & the mom & dad both had gastric bypass surgery . They're also in their 40s , with a healthy pregnancy & healthy baby !
Hi there. After gastric removal(gastrectomy) or gastric bypass surgery especially the Roux-en-Y bypass there is impaired B12 absoprption. The mucosal cells are no longer available nor is the required intrinsic factor for the absorption. This leads to inadequate GI absorption of B2 and may cause pernicious anemia. Treatment is like in pernicious anemia either oral mega doses or B12 by injection. Take care.
It is difficult to reliably predict your absorption without knowing the exact nature of your surgery. For example, having a 'wrap' or 'banding' procedure would not affect absorption, but a gastric bypass might. Most medications are taken up in the proximal intestine, and from there go straight to the liver. Some medications are largely metabolized there, so gastric bypass may actually increase the effects of those medications.
However, due to the less invasive nature of the procedure, the risks involved with Lap-Band surgery is less severe as compared to other weight loss surgeries like the open gastric bypass surgery. Unlike other weight loss surgeries which are completely permanent, Lap-Band is a reversible procedure meaning the Lap-Band device can be removed any time.
So what are the possible complications and risks associated with the Lap-Band system?
because hiccups can occur as a problem after any surgery, not just bypass. The anaesthetic can cause some people to get hiccups too. Usually after surgery the hiccups tend to vanish after about 6 weeks so your dad should see them go soon.
There is something else to consider. During heart bypass surgery a nerve on the left of right is sometimes traumatised which operates the diaphram. It can take a few weeks for this nerve to return to normal. It could be that the diaphram is having spasms.
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