Fresh Fruit and Veggie Questions

My nutritionist says no fresh fruit/veggies until 50 days out.  Is this typical??  I am dying for a salad, or some melon or something.  Any thoughts??

Stacy Walker

You need to follow the Nuts advice to a T!!!! It will help you with compliance in the years to come. I also had the same complaints I wanted fresh too but trust me it will pay off in the long run.

I plan to, however, I am trying to find out if this limitation is typical.  I am hearing about alot of people eating salads, and I am jealous, however I will follow the advice of my NUT,

Stacy

Hi!! I totally know what you mean.  I am lovin salad right now.  I have one toped with meat and cheese almost everyday.  My sergon said it was all good 6-8 weeks out when I felt comfortable.  So 50 days is right there at 7 weeks you are almost there.  I had my RNY 9/21.  I havent had any issues with eating as long as I eat slowly so I went for it.

The thought....don't do it!!! LOL The raw veggies in salad were so difficult for me. I don't think I was able to tolerate that for about 4 or 5 months. It caused terribly painful gas...ugh, it wasn't good. I was able to have fresh cantelope, canned pineapple(no added sugar) and (peeled)mandarin oranges(no added sugar)...oh even grapefuit (don't eat the white skin, just the meat of the fruit)at about 2 months out. the grapefruit really helped make sure i was "regular" lol

Because these things are raw and take alot for your tummy to digest, give yourself time to heal before trying them. You don't want to get anything stuck, or irritate your pouch while its still trying to heal.

I was cleared for soft fruits (melons) and veggies (cooked carrots, mushrooms, squash, etc.) at 4 weeks, but here I am over 8 weeks and still no fiberous veggies(celery, leafy greens, etc.) or citrus fruits for me yet. 

It's worth waiting for though, I'm following my plan and doing well.

we are no raw fruits or veggies for 8 weeks... that's 56 days.

My first suggestion is to follow your surgeon/nutritionist's guidelines.
We are all different and tolerate foods differently. I was able to ea****ermelon at 3 weeks post op with no problems. Now I'm also able to tolerate bananas. My next treat will be grapes and canteloupe. Haven't tried salad yet.
Just take your time with whatever you introduce. You don't want to make yourself sick.

Whether or not it is typical, this is your medical professional'x advice so you should follow it.

Fresh produce can be hard for a new pouch to digest.  It's far more fibrous than you might imagine. Many of us long for fresh produce far more than anything else we've forfeited for a while after surgery.  From what I've heard, about 3 months is a fairly common interval.   When you do get to have them, look up their glycemic load (lots of websites out there) and choose low glycemic produce to reduce the risk of dumping (and to some extent, calories). Just also read up on what the glycemic level really means.  For example, while melons usually have a relatively high glycemic level in a normal serving size, chances are you'll be eating far less and so a reduced load on your blood sugar.

Sty strong, Stacy... you'll survive until it's time!

Ann

Hi..  I am 7 weeks out.  I got cleared last week to try what I felt I could tolerate.  For some reason, a salad scared me to death.  I gave in though and believe it or not it is the one thing I can tolerate the best.  I used my kitchen knife to cut up the lettuce really fine and I dice the tomatoes small.  I top with a little salad dressing.  No problems as of yet with salad.  I pray the same for you..