Craving sour lemons and dill pickles!

This has been going on for several days and I can't shake it!  I love eating/sucking juice out of fresh lemons.  (I'm a freak, I know). I am craving them soooo bad.  I'd also kill for a sour dill pickle.  I know I can't have citrus.  What gives?  What could satisfy this craving without tearing my stomach apart with the acid?

Can I ever have these again? Thanks in advance for any replies!

Heather

I guess I have never heard we can't have citrus. I drink OJ and I have ate pickles. I haven't had any problems with either.

I eat citrus.  Have since kinda early post-op.  It doesn't bother me at all.

Kelly

You are a girl after my own heart!!!

I LOVE eating lemmons, I eat them like a grapefruit (leaving only the peel). I also LOVE dill pickles...and I miss them so much. Pre-op it was nothing for me to drink a bottle of Real Lemmon juice either. I don't think I will be doing that part ever again.

I hope to someday be able to enjoy a lemmon or a pickle but I too have them on my do not eat list for now.

I've never been told we can't eat citrus or pickles.  I know what you mean about craving them.  I did too for about the first month after surgery.  I lived on the tangerine popsicles that Breyer's makes.  Unfortunately there are only four in a box so I had to buy lots of boxes!  lol   I eat pickles now with no problem either!

Ever since having WLS I've noticed that I crave acidic flavors too.  I add vinegar or lemon juice to a lot of the foods I eat.  I eat a lot of pickled peppers too.

Who said you couldn't eat citrus?

I hope I can have them again real soon.  My Nut lets us add fruits/veggies during month 2, but non-citrus.  I don't want to wait until 6 mo. or a year.  I can't imagine that a low almost no calorie piece of fruit would hurt weight loss.  Anyway, I will at least wait until month 2 and then try it if the craving doesn't leave.  Odd that I don't crave sweets.  If I consider all sweets to taste like protein shakes, I'll never have a problem with sweets again.
Heather

I like limes and pickles. I eat both and don't have any problems. I was never told to stay away from them.

Here is a pickle idea if you're worried or still on liquid diet -- I LOVE these but if you'renot a pickle fanatic you might think its a gross idea. Frozen pickle pops -- I get them from


PS I too had an aversion to sweets at first and lived on these in the beginning -- every one else likes the SF Fruity popsicles but they tasted like extreme sugar to me and were not satisfying.

I've been adding Real Lemon (Lime Juice) to my water and have had no problems. I actually think it makes me feel better.  Go ahead and squeeze some lemon juice in your water. Try a little at first to make sure it won't upset your stomach.