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I am 11 days out from surgery and was just wondering how much to eat and each meal I am on mushy foods and I can eat a whole yogart and almost a whole egg, I just dont want to stretch out my pouch or get sick because I ate too much

Thank you in advance
Patty

Hi Patty,

I'm a few days behind you (5 days out) and perhaps it's different for me, but I'd say you should stick to 2x2 for each meal, 2 things of about 2oz each. That's what it seems that my nutritionist has recommended.

Good luck and feel good--

Thank you for the response I will do that and see how it sits with me

i was allowed 2 oz of protein, and then 2oz of fruit or vegge if there is room... 3 times a day and a meal of 6-8 oz of yogurt....i could eat a whole egg but that was it... i eat greek yogurt, but it is only a 4 oz yogurt and 1 slice of cheese...that would make me really full..but it was 17 grams of protein..i am creeping up on 7 weeks out and i still only eat the 4 oz yogurt and 1 slice of cheese for a meal, but now my meal plan is 3-4 oz of protein and 2 ox of fruit or vegge if there is room....i can get close to the 4 oz of meat...and maybe a little watermelon, but thats it...
everyone has a different plan from their doctors,
hope this helped
have a great day
debby

thank you to all *****sponded it really helps

Didn't your doctor give you guidelines for week one, week two, etc? I was on 3 ounces of liquids the first 3 weeks per meal. When I went to foods it was about 2-3 tablespoons per meal 3 x per day. Check with your doc - you could be stretching out your suture line or rupturing it. We don't get any feeling back as to full, overfull or anything till the nerves heal at 4, 5 or even 6 weeks out. You can put too much in your new pouch and end up back in surgery. Your stomach is the size of your thumb, and you can't put much in there. I couldn't eat a whole container of yogurt until I was over a year out. I could eat a whole egg by a year out but not both. Check with your doc! You don't want to do any damage. Re-read the information you received from your surgeon on post op meals and the literature you left the hospital with.

Jen 9 yrs post op