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Hi Everyone,
I am now one day shy of being 4 days post op and it has been quite the journey. (Week 2 landed me back in the hospital for dehydration. walk sip walk sip). Anyway I am now at week 4 back at work and doing so much better. I did however experience dumping for the first time. I knew people said it was bad but OH MY GOSH. I sipped some curry soup from a restaurant and I don't know if I sipped it too fast or if they put something that was too sweet in it but it did not agree at all. Today however I went for some Pho soup and sipped the broth and chewed a few veggies really well and my pouch is so happy. They served me a portion large enough to last me a month so I guess I will freeze some of it when I get home for weeks to come.
I share this to say for those of us that are new to this we will have minor set back and small victories sometimes it really is trial and error. Take it in stride.
Be Well
I am now one day shy of being 4 days post op and it has been quite the journey. (Week 2 landed me back in the hospital for dehydration. walk sip walk sip). Anyway I am now at week 4 back at work and doing so much better. I did however experience dumping for the first time. I knew people said it was bad but OH MY GOSH. I sipped some curry soup from a restaurant and I don't know if I sipped it too fast or if they put something that was too sweet in it but it did not agree at all. Today however I went for some Pho soup and sipped the broth and chewed a few veggies really well and my pouch is so happy. They served me a portion large enough to last me a month so I guess I will freeze some of it when I get home for weeks to come.
I share this to say for those of us that are new to this we will have minor set back and small victories sometimes it really is trial and error. Take it in stride.
Be Well
Take it very slowly. Try one new food item a day--no more. Small portions. I would take a bite or two, chew very well and then wait 10 or 15 minutes to see how my body was handling it. Even now at 5+ years PO, I still have to be aware of what is happening because some days, what was fine yesterday suddenly isn't today.
I dumped once when I ate something that my pouch did not like, and once when I ate too quickly. So take it slowly. You have a new reality, and you will never eat in the same manner that you did before GBS. You'll eat different things, in different amounts, and you'll get tired of chewing. (LOL). Sometimes the prospect of chewing something to mush is enough to make me not eat it. :)
JJ