Upset stomach 3 months postpartum.?

Question

Ever since I had my babies my stomach gets really upset after I eat. My stomach seems more sensitive to food items I used to be able to consume. Has this happened to anyone else? Is it more likely to happen if you have a c section? What are some bland foods I can eat that won't upset my stomach as much?

Answer 1

did you mention this to your obgyn at your 6-8 week postpardum visit?

This personally didnt happen to me but i would see the doctor and see if you healed okay.

Answer 2

What upsets your stomach in particular? Fatty foods? Spicy foods? Do you have pain in your stomach as well after eating them? Were you sick during your pregnancy?

3 months is a long time after wards to be having any stomach issues related to your surgery. I have a personal experience, however...I had to have my gallbladder out six weeks after my daughter was born. I, too, was having weird symptoms that I totally blew off...I just had a baby and major abdominal surgery. I thought I was just going to feel bad for a while. Turns out there were stones in my gallbladder, and because of them my pancreas had been overcompensating and was inflamed. I learned that bad gallbladders are VERY common during or immediately after pregnancy. Good thing they caught it early, before any of the stones made it into my common bile duct, and before my pancreas was really in trouble. Talk to your doctor if you feel icky. Even something that seems so minor can be serious.

And, to relate what you are eating to this, fatty and spicy foods are often culprits that set off attacks. Attacks can range from mild nausea to overwhelming pain. I didn't have anything that I *thought* was a gallbladder attack, until the night I went to the ER. So, it really can sneak up on you. Also, being unusually sick during pregnancy (like I was) can be mistaken for - what else - morning sickness, when it's really a bad gallbladder. Good luck.