Follow up to post on: Stomach/Bowel/Colon Pain-Gas (Gastritis)

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Thanks to everyone that posted and gave advice or shared similar

experiences. For those of you interested, here's what I found out

about it: I actually went to my GPB surgeon's ofc today and after

feeling my stomach/bowel area he referred me to the ER to get worked

up with an XRay and whatever they felt necessary. I went to the ER

and the examining doctor (in the same Facility as my GPB surgeon - so

they're all familiar with the procedure) thought after pressing all

over my abdomon/stomach and talking with me that I likely had an

inflammed stomach, but ordered XRays, labs and a cat scan to be sure

nothing worse was going on.

The Cat scan and Xrays came back fine, except as he predicted it

showed my stomach being inflamed. The labs were fine too, but I had

low Potassium, which he attributed to it likely not being absorbed

well with my stomach and intestines all inflammed.

He put me on an IV drip with some medication for my stomach. Anyway,

I was just released (7 hours later!) and basically was told I have

GASTRITIS and have to take Previcid until this goes away once a day

and something else " Carafate Slurry to take 4 times a day. They said

I need to go back to the GBP ofc and work with them, but that if I

followed their instructions this temporary Gastritis would subside

and I'd be fine. I have to avoid caffeine, spicy foods, smoking

(ouch!), drinking, MSG, and Vioxx (I take that occasionally for

headaches). He also recommended soft foods for a bit to help ease

things. I am sure I can have all these things again, just in more

moderation and with acid reducers. We'll see what the surgeon said.

The doctor said that apparently all that can produce a lot of stomach

acid and it our small stomachs it is hard for the area to cope,

unlike in a large stomach. I guess I should have known that from all

the pre-surgery study, but I thought I was doing so well and having

such minimal complications that I didn't really pay attention to the

slowly worsening signs something wasn't wrong....

Thanks!

Beth

RNY 8/2002

225 to 120

> Hello everyone. This weekend I felt like I was very constipated on

> my way out of town for a weekend trip. I mention this because

events

> of the weekend may have caused it to be worse, not been the root of

> the problem, I don't know. When I ate, I had on tight shorts and

had

> to unbutton them as I felt like my stomach got huge all of the

> sudden, but it was a normal meal for me. I had stomach and bowel

> pain that I associate with being a bit constipated. Anyway, I took

a

> stool softener and did indeed go to the bathroom. I am wondering

if

> some vitamin supplements I've been taking about 30 days (Juice Plus

> chewables-half normal dose) may be giving me too much fiber and

> acting like a bulking agent and not a good idea for GPB folks.

>

> Anyway, I definitely over ate for the rest of the weekend - tons of

> peanuts and other food. I didn't totally overdue it, but did

> somewhat. I am wondering if over eating can cause horrible pain

and

> gas/burping and that maybe this fiber I've been taking in the JP

has

> made it harder for me to have smooth bowel movements and if that's

> the cause of the pain. I feel like I'm giving slow, painful birth

to

> a rock alien and my stomach is huge, although I've not put on any

> significant weight over the past few days.

>

> Does anyone have any advice?

>

> Thanks in advance.