advice please

[julieann]

hi there, i'm three days post band and stuggling again with the trapped wind, but i am finding it hard to know whether i am hungry,or suffering with wind in my stomach, also how do you know if you are eating enough. i am trying to keep my fluid intake up so i know i'm not dehydrated but would be grateful for any advice from banders please. xx

 

[serenitylove]

for my first week post op i had a small tea cup and never ate or needed more than that just filled it with soup take your time when eating as well to give yourself time to feel full i didnt feel hungry most of time for first 2wks so just had set meal times to make sure i was getting enough and drank thru the day make the most of it as its usually only a few weeks befor you will start feeling hungry again lol

 

[Deebol]

hi Julie

Hope your feeling a bit better today, my suggestion is just try and get some nutrition inside you do a big batch of veg soup and just eat really little bits even if its a couple of spoonfulls every couple of hours.

In a couple of days Im sure you'll be able to tell the difference and you should be feeling alot better too.

Dee x

 

[julieann]

thanx serenitylove and dee, after a really good day yesterday i am feeling really tired and washed out today, but as for the food i had a small pro-biotic yoghurt drink as soon as i woke up this morning and then a couple of hours later managed half a muller light yoghurt and then at lunchtime had a cuppa soup, have been drinking water in between. does that amount seem ok?

 

[Mrs V]

Hi Julieann,

Just keep taking the fluids...as much as you can manage (at this stage dont worry about dehydration). I used to have, yoghurt drink, fruit juice (without bits ) and watery soup (consume).
Take one day at a time and dont over do things and before you know it, you will be leaping around and eating normally (but sensibly!!)

 

[charliegirl]

No advice just ((hugs))...xx

 

[alliecat]

fluids, fluids and more fluids - you should be aiming for at least 1.5litres per day - doesn't matter about food just yet. I found that I kept a drink by me all of the time in the early stages, sipped through a straw. The more you drink the better you will do, just keep sipping away. Any pain will be due to wind and swelling - you should not yet be feeling hungry. Keep on the painkillers and the gripe water for the trapped wind and you should feel better soon x