Food???

hollywood
on 5/12/09 2:27 am - Victorville, CA

Time is approaching fast to my surgery date, but I do have a question. I know that everyone is different but what foods did you find that you had a hard time with. I am just trying to figure out what I need to be careful with after surgery.

terryrow61
on 5/12/09 2:43 am - Garden Grove, CA

RNY on 08/10/07

Hello. I wish I could tell you. However, as you said, everyone is different and unique. I had the RNY (gastric bypass), which is much different from the lap band. I am sure you will get responses back from this post. In the meantime, I will check with some friends to see what I can find out about foods after surgery.
Have a great day.
Terry

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Monica P.
on 5/12/09 2:49 am - Long Beach, CA

RNY on 07/19/07 with

Yes, everyone is very different. Your experience might be completely different from mine.

Eggs - could not eat them for the longest time. Then I discovered I could handle boiled eggs. I can eat them now...usually. Sometimes I have an uncooperative pouch day...even after almost 2 years post op.

Fruit - still can't eat any fruit beyond apples. makes my pouch cranky.

ice cream, frozen yogurt - I've tried suagar free, lactose free, reduced fat etc....it all makes me wanna barf. Ice cream used to be a favorite treat, the thought of it grosses me out now.

Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."
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vwoolsey
on 5/12/09 2:53 am

You should get a list of foods from your surgeon that will take you through the immediate post stage diet through 8 weeks out. of what you can/should have. But your body will have an individual response to specific items.

Gus H.
on 5/12/09 9:02 am - La Puente, CA

RNY on 04/03/06

In the beginning? Chicken, oats, meat....

Today? NOTHING!

Ms Shell
on 5/12/09 9:38 am - Hawthorne, CA

VSG on 11/26/07

I have the Vertical Sleeve

Initially potatoes...mashed watered down, baked, 1 fry ANYTHING potato made me INSTANTLY throw up. Lots of various things made me FULL faster, but nothing made me sick (like those damn potatoes).

Ms Shell

"WLS is only for people who are ready to move past the "diet" mentality" ~Alison Brown
"WLS is not a Do-Over (repeat same mistakes = get a similar outcome.) It is a Do-BETTER (make lifestyle changes you can continue forever.)" ~ Michele Vicara aka Eggface

kayjay2_11
on 5/13/09 4:36 am - CA

RNY on 01/09/06

Hi,
I had RNY and there were lots of things that I couldn't eat after surgery.

Chicken was hard for me - too dry, still is. I can't eat white meat anymore.
I used to love sausage, now it makes me gag.
Potatoes are still hard for me to get down. I can only eat a little bit and I'm almost 3.5 years out.

My cousin had lap band a year before I had my surgery and she still can't eat any form of bread without throwing up.

Good luck!

Kim

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