Why do some people complain of nausea and frothing after the surgery?
This can be the most challenging aspect of early recovery. Pay attention to your body’s signals of fullness and keep yourself hydrated. Your pouch will instinctively protect itself when over-stimulated or over-dry by producing a white mucous liquid (referred to as Frothing) which may make you feel quite nauseated. The pouch is lubricating itself, sometimes in preparation to cause vomiting and release of whatever food is offending the pouch or stuck in the Roux limb. You might find that your nose feels full after you eat. This is also part of the frothing process. Some people combat frothing with a mildly acid liquid, sipped slowly, like milky tea or tea with lemon, lemon water, drops of apple cider vinegar in water, or even a few drops of pickle juice or sauerkraut juice. The common feature in all of these is the acidity of the remedies.
