Food Poisoning?

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I was just reading something about E coli and I got to

wondering...Does anyone know about instances of food

poisoning in post-op DS/WLS patients and if there is any extra

risk. I have had food poisoning a few times in my life, but I can

only imagine the fear as a post-op of wondering if it is related to

the DS. Did anyones doc tell them anything specific about

dealing with food poisoning?

[Guest guest]

Hi !

> I was just reading something about E coli and I got to

> wondering...Does anyone know about instances of food

> poisoning in post-op DS/WLS patients and if there is any extra

> risk. I have had food poisoning a few times in my life, but I can

> only imagine the fear as a post-op of wondering if it is related to

> the DS. Did anyones doc tell them anything specific about

> dealing with food poisoning?

>

I think this is an excellent question, and was wondering about it myself as

I ate some sushi yesterday that was a little " fishier " in smell than usual

(but I attribute it to my still-too-sensitive nose - the sushi restaurant is

excellent and clean). Anyway, yeah - E. coli, salmonella, shigella, etc. I

would think it might be a bigger problem for RNYers, since the pouch of

stomach material they have left can't be producing tons of acid (our stomach

acids help protect us against bacteria). But even us DSers probably have a

decrease in acid production that might make us slightly more vulnerable and

make it more important to make sure our foods have been properly

cooked/handled. However, this is just me theorizing; in truth, I've heard

nothing about it.

- SC