Has problems resulting from surgical resect of stomach

Posted By Brother Cain (San Antonio, Tx Usa) on 07/28/2014

Wife had endoscopy indicating stricture at stomach drain. Wife had a stomach resection in 2013 for removal of gastric tumor, a Bill Roth II resection. As a result, 25% of stomach removed and remainder of stomach attached to jejunum. As such a new stomach drain created surgically which now has scarring causing stricture and inability to intake sufficient nutrition.
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Replied by Ladymars (Lithia, Fl) on 07/29/2014

Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your wife's problems. I'm not sure if this will help any, but thought I'd pass it on. Many years ago, my father-in-law had 3/4 of his stomach removed after stomach cancer. He lived for 40-50 years after that although he had a colostomy bag. After suffering with many digestive problems, he learned to drink a small glass of lemon juice before every meal to help his digestion. Straight, no sugar. The lemon juice enabled him to eat and maintain a normal weight and activity level.
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