Cravings for Vinegar post-RNY?

[Guest guest]

Greetings, Grads!

Has anyone experienced strong cravings for vinegar, pickle juice, or

even soy sauce -- straight up! -- since their WLS? I have a friend

who is several months post-op (not yet a year), who has been having

such cravings ever since the surgery, and at this point, sometimes

drinks 6-8 oz of vinegar almost every day (with soy sauce) --

ackk!!! She's an RNY patient (not sure if prox. or dist.), and has

been supplementing/vitamin'ing faithfully since the surgery.

Evidently, her pouch tolerates the vinegar, but she is of course

concerned about the persistence of this weird craving -- What does it

mean? -- and the potential for harm to the pouch (if any) if she

keeps ingesting so much vinegar.

Is there some vitamin deficiency that might prompt these cravings?

One helpful person from AMOS advised my friend that these cravings

could mean she's getting *excess* calcium (based on some info found

on a chiropractor website). (She's behind in getting her labs done,

but will check on that, of course.) Ring a bell with anyone?

Any/all advice or insights appreciated ... thanks!

Suzy C.

RNY 5/30/02

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