HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

10 days post partial wrap

Support Forums
>
GERD & Acid Reflux
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 10/15/2016 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
I cannot belch! I feel like if someone would poke me I would deflate like a balloon. I take gas-x but I still have issues! Any tips on what to do? Also, my doctor told me a soft "soupy" diet for 2 weeks but I might have trouble with bread and meat... How was your post-op diet set up? Anyone have any issues with bread and meat after the 2 week soft diet. I'm a meat and potatoes girl (27, healthy and no heartburn previously just had "silent" symptoms) and this hello diet isn't cutting it;)
Posted 10/15/2016 9:32 PM (GMT 0)
What were you expecting? It sounds you did not prepare at all before this procedure. Bread & meat will always be somewhat problematic, they are for me at 3 years out.

Please read some of the excellently documented journals others have provided here. Every thing you are experiencing is normal. Your swelling won't begin to go down until the 2 weeks point.

Your Dr. should have provided a diet plan for you. If not just Google it & you will find lots of helpful hints.
Posted 10/15/2016 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
I only had a few days to prepare, which I talked to some that have had it done before and I read what I could in that given time frame. I have googled the diets and depending on the surgeon there is a wide variety to them. I have read a lot of threads on here since the surgery I was just looking for some "more to the point" feedback about how others are doing with the diet, but thank you.
Posted 10/16/2016 12:28 AM (GMT 0)
take it slow, chew everything very well. hydration at this point is critical. reintroduce foods slowly, a little at a time, to see how you do. do not, overeat, or you will learn a very painful lesson. this takes time, your stomach will be very pissed of, with you for quite awhile. i was on a liquid diet, for four weeks, before advanced to soft. i, as you had, silent symptoms. you will find your new normal. just take it slow.
Posted 10/16/2016 6:28 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you! Did you have the full wrap?
Posted 10/16/2016 7:41 PM (GMT 0)
i had a full wrap. i can still burp. but that being said. its, still not a fun recovery. if a particular food, does not work well, as you reintroduce into your diet, just set it done, and wait a week, and try again.
Posted 10/18/2016 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
You really have to be dedicated to your diet restrictions during recovery, and I'm sure your surgeon discussed that with you. I can't belch or vomit, and I had a full wrap. As far as your gas issue, you might want to take an O-T-C anti-gas medication and start walking as soon as you are able as that seems to help. I used the UPMC Nissen diet as my guideline, and it worked well. Bread and meat were something that I was told to stay away from during my recovery, and I have to admit I still have issues today with bread and meat - almost three years later. I really didn't feel a whole lot better, and my diet reflected it, until about 6 months post-surgery. At about a year, I started feeling like my "new normal."
Posted 10/18/2016 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you! Since posting I have been able to belch a few times ( which my doctor told my I would be able to since he did a loose partial wrap... I panicked when I couldn't at first!). Gas issues have been much better the last few days and diet is going good! Finally getting the hang of what my body can handle and what to avoid! Thanks for all of your responses
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply