Nausea and vomiting after gastric bypass are common, but some of the underlying causes may be life threatening or, in some cases, unusual. This case report describes a patient who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and whose postoperative course was complicated by a bezoar in the
Poria cocos Wolf (P. cocos Wolf) is used to treat chronic gastritis, edema, nephrosis, gastric atony, acute gastroenteric catarrh, dizziness, emesis and vomiting. Triterpenoids are a class of natural compounds produced by P. cocos Wolf that contain acyclic 30-carbon precursors. In this study, we