Post op and fruit

Banana, Average, Fresh, Raw without Skin Calories in 100g of bananas Calories 95.0kcal Carbohydrate 23.2g Protein 1.2g Fat 0.3g Fibre 1.1g Alcohol 0.0g So, I've been trying to replace all of my pastries and candies with more healthy choices. (I'm really really really proud of myself for the changes I'm making!) I've recently found out that I LOVE bananas. They have become my new snack. Instead of a candy bar, and a bag of chips- washed down with a mountain dew, I've been eating a banana and drinking water. I know that every food has a certain caloric intake and I noticed that my new found friend has alot of calories, sugar and carbs. I'm concerned that I'm still making the wrong choices and will still not be able to eat things like bananas and grapes because of all the sugar they have. Do fruit sugars contribute to dumping? Also, are the carbs in a banana "bad or good"? How about other fruits? I really want to do well, and am terrified of screwing something up. Everyone knows I'm still waiting for approval, but even still, I want to start eating more healthy-regardless.

Amy, I'm a year post-op and I can eat a small banana (5"-6"). However, I often only eat 1/2 b/c they just taste too sweet to me. I will slice 1/2 a banana with 2T. peanut butter for breakfast or a snack. Yes, they're pretty high in calories, carbs & sugars so I don't eat them more than once or twice a week. Sounds to me like you're made a great improvment compared to what you used to eat and that is good! The more healthy choices you make now, the easier it will be as a post-op to stick to your surgeon's food plan. Keep it up! Vickie J. 277/138.5/138

I have only had a bite or two of bananas since my surgery because I am afraid I will dump on them because they are so sweet. I am able to eat oranges, in fact for some reason oranges help settle my stomach if I feel nauseus for any reason. I did dump once on a fruit smoothie that had added fruit juice ( no refined sugar), this was early on and I didn't realize that fruit juice could make you dump. Boy, was that a hard lesson to learn!

Amy most fruits have sugar and you need to avoid them for a whiel after surgery. Yes some people dump on fruit. When you are ready to eat fruits you are better to stay with berries. Steve

Amy I eat all kinds of fruits its all up to what your dr says ...Mine says I can have some kind of fruit every day .. So go by what your dr tells you to do , sara

Not that I'm an expert or anything but the caution in fruits & vegetables (other than the sugars) are the skins/membranes in them. I have no problems with bananas but anything with a skin/membrane like oranges, nectarines/plums can be "harmful" in the early stages and even yet you may not adapt after cause I can't "stomach" hahaha....oranges,nectarines or plums with the skins....and I don't eat pineapples due to the acidity of it....though I love it to death. However, everyone is different and after you've had surgery and start testing see how you do. Sometimes it's a guess game til you can know what foods you can and can not tolerate. Good luck to you.

Hi Amy, Like Sara, my surgeon in Florida (and his nutritionalist) have no problems with me eating fruits. I actually eat 1 large banana every morning, as it for whatever odd reason is one of the only things that helps keep me regular (re: bm). I do not have a single issue with the sugar...it hasnot made me feel nautious or given me direahea one single time. Usually people get "bound up" from them, but they think it might be a small side effect of dumping that makes me go to the bathroom-HOWEVER, it is always a normal BM, and no cramping or anything...so they fully approve it. As for the reference of berries, yes they are a good choice, as they are small and all BUT check with your Dr or nutritionalist as mine wanted us to NOT eat them for the first 2 months-due to any little seeds (like on the strawberries and in blueberries, etc) as the pouch is still healing and it can be an issue if the seeds get caught. Good luck! Laurie

At 19 months post-op, I eat a small banana 2-3 times/week. Berries and some citrus give me heartburn but an apple (peeled) or banana gives me that sweetness I crave on occasion. Your first year out, you will probably not want to eat too much sugar ~ natural or the really bad stuff, but I promise, you won't be a slave to food after your surgery. And if you become one again, then you know you have a bigger issue that surgery couldn't fix alone! Once you dump, you realize you don't want to feel that way again and avoid the foods that caused it. Amy

Amy are you saying that WLS alone fixed your food probs ??????? Sara

Hmmm, trying to figure out if there was sarcasm in that question or not... I can only speak for myself, but I have watched so many pre-ops worry themselves sick about if they will be "happy" after surgery and if they can abide by the food restrictions but most found they just don't see food the same way as they did prior to surgery. After you lose a significant amount of weight and see your health and quality of life improve, that becomes so much more important than whether you "need" to go thru McDonald's drivethru or not on the way to work. You automatically make better choices and try to avoid your trigger foods. Some can do it without a counselor, some can't. These days, I utilize the meet and greets and this board to help keep myself in check. So yes, WLS did initially change the way I viewed food because I just didn't care to eat bad things or the large amount of food I had prior to surgery and my body had a built-in regulator that let me know when I over did it and to not do it again. But did surgery ALONE fix my food problems? No, but it definitely got me on the path to a healthier life and helped identify triggers for emotional eating and cravings. Today (19 months post-op), I have to rely on myself more than my pouch, so it is still ultimately mind over matter but I must be doing something right since I'm down over 200lb ! It's all good in Amy's world!