Hello everybody. 12 years ago I underwent the surgery to remove part of my stomach and small bowel. For the first 2 years everything seemed great. I moved countries and began eating more than I was the two years prior. I was basically eating a meal a day, i just was not hungry. I started eating more, healthy of course, but in last 5 years I have had so much pain and burdens and am getting no answers. I have had two children since the surgery, one being a c section.

About 5 years ago I started experiencing excruciating pains in my stomach and intestines to the point I was curled up in bed crying and could no get out of bed. About 20 months ago I was tested for everything, colonoscopy, endoscopy, etc etc. All but a barium test has been done. I found out I had severe stomach swelling (gastritis) so I went on a strict strict diet for a year. Bland foods only. Plain chicken, plain carrots, etc. No gluten, no lactose, no sweets. Within 10-12 months my stomach is now only "mildly" swollen. I also juiced cabbage and carrot juice and drank 2-4 glass a day. I know that sounds gross but believe me was a god send!

But now, even though my stomach is "healed" I look pregnant. My abdomen is pertruding and no matter if I starve myself, eat only porridge, or whatever it stays sticking out like I am bloated, nauseus, pains constantly. Nobody can give me answers to this. I have done research and have found a disorder called "small instestine syndrome" which basically means your body isn't capable of absorbing minerals and vitamins from foods, which would be anyone who has had this surgery. But I found no referrence to it causing such pains. I also do not take, nor have taken, multivitamins for longer than a week because the pain I get from them is unbearable. It may be pertruding due to protein intolerance and the lack of protein my body has atm? I am also experiencing pains nearly after eating anything from porridge to chicken. Today for example I ate two scramble egg whites with one slice of toast, 1/2 tuna sandwish, 1 chicken breast with a spoonful of mashed potatos and my stomach and intestings are going insane. I have noticed that most meats hurt my stomach/intestines except for steak, cod and very very very soft pork chops or pork loin. 1/2 of a salmon is okay but I get the "agent orange" the following day.

It seems I have an intolerance to meat now, pasta and rice sit so heavy on my stomach sometimes bread as well, milk chocolate can not stomach, certain vegetables sometimes hurt like onions. I am lactose intolerant now as well.

Doctors are not helping me and basically have just said you have "IBS" or adhesions. I have done the IBS diet did not help whatsoever other than tell me chewing gum, fructose, honey those things I can not suffer, which I was not earing to begin with. Adhesions would not explain why I look pregnant when I eat healthier than anyone I know nor the pains everytime I eat or go to sleep or wake up in the mornings. If i have a bite of porridge (watered down) or a 1/4 glass or water or anything first thing in the morning it hurts around my naval very badly. It feels like I have a bowling ball sitting in my intestines and as soon as a drp of anything hits it it slowly pushes everything around in my intestines. The only time I did not have pain when I awoke in the morning was when I cleared out my colon to do a colonoscopy. I am anemic and all my vitamins are on the low side. I haven't nor am I sure I can get a protein test done to see if my protein levels are low but I can assume they are.

I need advice on what vitamins I can take that will not hurt my stomach as it seems it is extremely sensitive. Liquid preferrably. Iron hurts me so I get monthly injections for iron. Apologies that this is so long, but it is the first time I have ventured out to the public. Thank you for your time. Cheers.