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Eating problems after hiatal hernia & nissen fundoplication
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jan 31 6:33am | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
Hi @qbnbgirl You are having a difficult time, I am sorry. While waiting for others with first-hand experience I thought I would look online a bit. My mom did have this surgery years ago and I remember how difficult it was.
I found this:
Trouble Swallowing
It’s common to have trouble swallowing after your surgery. This can be caused by the swelling from your surgery. It will get better as you heal and the swelling goes down.
If you’re having trouble swallowing, tell your surgeon. They may recommend going back to following a liquid diet while the swelling lessens. You can also try drinking warm liquids. Warm liquids can be easier to swallow. They can also make it easier to swallow foods you eat after drinking them.
I hope this helps! Did you have open surgery? Are you having other post-surgery symptoms you are managing along with trying to eat?
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@jlharsh
I had the same surgery December 18 and I had to have it redone two weeks later on the 31st. The reason I had to have it reached on as we had a swallow test done because I was having the same trouble and determined that the Whole, which is in the esophagus, opening was too small it wasn’t much bigger than a straw opening so if you feel that this is taking too long, I would ask for another swallow test to make sure you are not having the same problem. Now my experience was I was choking on my water and some food, and I would have to spit it all back up because it would not continue to go down. Good luck. I hope you get it settled down.