Re: Bariatric Problems in the 8th Month

[Guest guest]

Do you still haev your gallbaldder???? Sounds like I felt when my gallbladder

was acting up before GBS though but still sounds familiar. If it is not that

i'd say the baby is crowding out your pouch and intestines and i would try toe

at lighter foods, even chicken noodle soup, something that can possibly get

by easier. Just a thought, hope it gets better for you.

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

Age- 41

EDD- July 27th, 2004

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 7 1/2),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby

[Guest guest]

I had the same problem (one of my many problems during my pregnancy) and my

OB also just said to use over the counter stuff and Tylenol for pain. I aslo

called BTC and they suggested over the counter gas products. Nothing really

helped much. I basically cried through it because it was really painful for me.

(went to the ER 3 times!) I'm sorry I don't have any better suggestions. Laying

on my side helped a bit.

hugs,

Josie

[Guest guest]

Demrie,

It sounds like there isn't a lot of options. Did the physicians

discuss your diet? My thoughts were you might try a more liquid

diet or at least a soft diet. Your liquid diet is just

that...things you can drink although soups with pasta still count.

A soft diet is considered foods that don't require much chewing and

are literally " soft " like mashed potatoes,ice cream, puddings and

things of that consistency. I know that sounds kind of bland, and

you'll have to be inventive to make your diet interesting and still

get all the nutrients you and baby need. Think back to those first

weeks post bariatric surgery.

Good Luck!

Donna

[Guest guest]

I agree with the other posters about trying a more liquidy/softer

diet that would pass easier. Baby may be cramping your intestine

and making it dificult to pass through. Another point is that our

food is not processed further down, it just meets up with the

stomach acids further down. Just make sure you keep up your fluids

and protein. I'm 34 weeks and fortunately (or unfortunately) my

baby is completely to one side of my body with the head on my

bladder/hip bone and his feet in my ribs. He occasionaly moves to

the center to visit and cramps my pouch and I lose all desire to eat

but he then moves back to the right eventually. Hang in there,

protein supplement if needed to keep your nutrition up without

getting sick. Keep us posted and let us know if any works.

Sue

EDD 6/11/04

c-section 5/28/04

> Hello Group,

>

> I've been gone from the group for quite awhile, but wanted to come

> back and check in and see how everyone was doing, but also ask a

> question of the group.

>

> I'm 33 weeks pregnant and over the past month I've had terrible

> stomach gas, where it feels like food isn't passing through. At

first

> my ob/gyn recommended an over-the-counter gas relief med that

worked

> the first few times I used it. However, the symtoms got worse.

After

> eating, my stomach would bloat and get really hard and

uncomfortable.

> Then my back would start to hurt. With the bloating pressure, the

> baby would really fight it, causing more discomfort. One night the

> pain got so intense that my roommate had to take me to ER. They

asked

> me if I was having contractions and I said, " No, " but apparently I

> was, I just couldn't tell because of the stomach pain. The

> bloating/pain triggered the contractions. I was so uncomfortable,

and

> even moreso once they put monitors on, so that my stomach was even

> more constricted. I started throwing up and couldn't believe how

much

> I was able to bring up. But the vomiting eventually released the

> pressure.

>

> I've had a couple more " attacks " since then. Food just doesn't

seem

> to be passing through, which causes great pain in my stomach,

which

> triggers back labor. My ob/gyn is concerned that too many bouts of

> this will trigger actual labor and the baby will arrive too early.

>

> Has anyone had problems with this? We're assuming it has to do

with

> the fact that food is processed in my lower intestine, which is

> getting pressure from the baby, which is causing things to back

up.

> One thing I'm trying is to NOT eat after 6 p.m., not lay down till

at

> least an hour after eating, and walk even after eating. My last

> attack was just the night before last, so last night was my first

> night trying this, so I don't know yet if it's realy working.

>

> Has anyone else had this problem? What was recommended?

>

> Demrie