I had gastric bypass on Friday, Dec. 13th and went home with no problems.  I have an immense amount of trust in my surgeons ability and reputation, so I took his pre-op seriously and whilst in the hospital and discharge.  But now, I'm in a bit of question about how well I'm doing.   First let me say, I think I'm doing really well.  I've not felt neaseated even once since surgery and was able to stop all pain and neausea meds on my third day home.  All bathroom needs are occuring as expected :P   So what is my question?  Well, in all of my books and take home material and post-op guides, they all say to do this or that as long as I'm tolerating it well.    Well, how do I know? I mean, can anyone tell me, what does it feel like if I wasn't?  I don't really feel hungry, I generally feel full-like but that's how I was prior to surgery as well. So I'm eating what I'm supposed to at the times I'm supposed to but I keep doing little test to see if I can tolerate something.  I had a piece off of an egg my sister had scrambled, chewed it like crazy to mush and that semed to handle fine. Two days ago I had some sips of a low-acidic coffee luke-warm and that seemed to handle fine.  But am I sure? I can't tell- am I doing alright or am I missing signs?  What does "intolerance" look like? :)

I want to see the answer to this post. BTW...what is low acidic coffee?  Any particular brand. My surgeon told me to get off of coffee but it is the monkey on my back.

My sister had to go on low acidity coffee when she was pregnant due to gastro issues. So I was looking into trying that as a decaf method to still getting my favorite flavor in and then slowly working my caffiene back in, over time as a secondary to my long term diet.  There's some information I'll quote here from a website she was pointed to, but she uses a mixture back and forth of Starbucks BLONDE and Puroast Coffees which she can get from the grocery store without having to do online ordering.
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Low Acid Coffees

There are a number of coffee brands that are marketed as stomach-friendly or low acid. They include Puroast Coffee, Hevla Coffee, Gentle Java, Helathwise Coffee and Simply Smooth.

There are several products on the market that claim to reduce the acid in your coffee when added to the cup. They include JAVAcid, Calciblend and Coffee Tamer, as well as the good old folk remedy—crushed eggshells.

Cold-brewed coffee is naturally lower in acid because cold brewing doesn’t cause the chemical reactions that create many of the acids in regular coffee. Check out the Toddy brewer, or look for instructions on how to make your own cold brewed coffee.

Coffee that is grown at low altitudes seems to be lower in acid than higher altitude coffees. If acidic coffee bothers you, try a Sumatran, Brazilian or Indonesian coffee.

Dark roasted coffee also seems to have fewer acids than lighter roasts. If coffee acid bothers your stomach, try a French or Italian roast coffee."

i hope that helps :)

If you can't tolerate something, you will know, it isn't subtle.  You feel crappy, nauseated, and may throw up.  Throwing up half a forkful of rice is better than throwing up a few forkfuls, so it is easier on you to take it slow.

Yes, if you are not tolerating something, you will know it! There are no subtle signs that you should be tryng to ferret out.  Intolerance as far as food/drink just means significant nausea, vomiting, pain after eating/drinking, etc..  Intolerance as far as activity means extreme fatigue or pain.

Lora

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Amen to this--there is NO question in my mind of what I tolerate or not. Same with my husband. When something doesn't sit well, you know it ASAP!

I felt great after I came home and wondered when the other shoe was going to hit the floor so to speak.  I continued to feel great and still tolerate things well six years out.  

Many people have complications because they do not follow their post-op plans and try to rush things.  Many people have problems because their bodies just do not adjust. 

You seem to be one of the lucky ones who is doing well and will probably continue to be fine and to feel even better every day.

Foamies are when you slobber and get nauseaus and sometimes vomit.  I have had a few times where I felt I had a burning, stabbing pain in my chest after eating beef. I would say that is not tolerating well.

Once I ate 4 bites and the fourth one made me feel uncomfortable, stuffed, and sore. 

First let me say, I think I'm doing really well.  I've not felt neaseated even once since surgery and was able to stop all pain and neausea meds on my third day home.  All bathroom needs are occuring as expected :

THIS is exactly how you know you are doing well!!!   There is no mystery to this process.   The overwhelming majority of us (and it sounds like you are included in this) do absolutely fine.   The people who come here, (some with legitimate difficulties and some just to whine), are in the minority - it's just that the majority don't bother posting about how well they're doing - they just do it!

If you have a problem you will know it, it will feel like you have an elephant sitting on your chest, you will be producing foam as fast as you can spit it out, and if you are LUCKY you will be able to puke it up!!!!!    If it makes it past your pouch, you will possibly get some painful intestinal distress followed by diahhrea.   None of these things will leave you wondering ...

Well, you know if it is causing you problems, right?  You know if you have pain or nausea after eating something.  You know if you throw up.  And you know if you aren't having pain or nausea and aren't throwing up, right?