Guest guest Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Reba, I have had the same experience, with the excruciating pain behind the breastbone, along with severe nausea and dry heaves (I've never actually thrown up since my RNY). It happens to me when I eat something too quickly, or eat too much at once, or eat something too high in fat or carbs. I've been told that it's *not* dumping (which I've never experienced), but to my mind, that's exactly what it is. It seems to be my body's way of reacting to a " food overdose " , whether in quality or quantity. Like you, I've found that the only way to get past it is to ride it out. I've tried Gravol, but it makes no difference -- it always lasts two or three hours, and sometimes quite a bit longer. I hate having everything blamed on my surgery too, but I do think this one is a direct result of our plumbing having been drastically reworked. I don't have a gallbladder, so I can't blame that, but a couple of times I've had the pain continue for a couple of days, and when I've seen my doctor, he's noticed liver tenderness. I'm thinking, in my uninformed layperson's way, that maybe our digestive system just overloads somehow, and over-stimulates the liver? Funny what the human body will do when it's challenged, huh? -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> RNY September 19, 2001 Panniculectomy/hernia repair Oct. 15, 2003 Dr. Freeman, Ottawa General Hospital -150 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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