How long before a food reaction?

 When you are trying new foods after surgery how long does it usually take to have a sign of problems, if indeed problems are going to happen?

what kind of new foods are you talking about? are you starting your pureed food stage? I'm still on full fluids and can't wait for a bit more variety.

 I am in the soft foods stage. I was thinking about trying some tuna w/ a little low fat mayo. But the question was really just a general question, about any foods.

 I am 3 weeks and a few days post op and tuna worked for me. I just put it in my baby bullet to take make sure there were no big pieces and it I did just fine. Good luck. :)

Usually not very long.  20 minutes, maybe?

There are a variety of "reactions"

When I was trying new foods, I was testing for:

1) does it go down without making me feel  "stuck" 
    This is like a stone in my lower throat, horrible feeling, but few things led to that feeling, but when they did I was aware pretty much within moments of swallowing.

2) does it go down without making me nauseous. 
     Like getting foods "stuck" this usually happened within moments of the food hitting my pouch. ANY cooked fish does this to me. No tuna for me, STILL, even after 4 years. Same thing with water, though I'm now up to 6 ounces in 15 minutes without wanting to vomit.

3) does it make me dump. 
     I eat anything that might make me dump with extreme caution. If I'm worried that the sugar/fat contents might do me in, I eat small bites, and wait longer between them. Usually within ten minutes of going over my limit, I note the heart begin to accelerate. Often if I am very careful, that is all that happens, I ditch the food before it gets bad. The WORST is when I think a food is safe, so I'm not eating it with the eye towards it being something that will make me dump, and then the next thing I know I think I'm dying. Then I read the label, and discover my big oops. (tomato soup did me in once)

4) Does it give me reactive hypoglycemia. 
   This is the only one that isn't quick, because by nature, it's at least 30 minutes to 2 hours after the meal that I begin to notice my blood sugar is dropping (sweating, shaking hands, accelerated heart beat, fuzzy thinking).... and then I eat something to stop the reaction.

why does food get stuck. I chew and chew and chew everything. But as you said after one bite maybe to I feel it stuck in my throat. Seems I cant even swallow spit. So now I dont deal with it or try to wait it out I go to the bathroom stick my finger down my throat and get it out. Then I wait about 2 hours to try and eat something else. I probably have done this 10 times or so in the last month. Is it the texture. I mean I have eaten something one time and it is fine and the next time it will stick.

IM ON MY 2ND WEEK OF FULL LIQUIDS AND I MAKE MY OWN CHICKEN SOUP..IT COMES OUT MORE LIKE GRITZ BUT ITS SUPER FLAVORFUL AND I BASICALLY TAKE CHICKEN.ONIONS.PEPPERS.CARROTS N CELERY AND PUT IT IN THE NINJA..I WAS ATTEMPTING CREAMY CHKN SOUP BUT IT WAS OK...REASON IM STILL IN LIQUID STAGE IS CUZ WHEN MY NUT TOLD ME TO START PUDDING NOT EVEN 5MINUTES AFTER I ATE IT I KNEW SOMETHING WASNT RIGHT BUT I GUESS EVERYONES DIFFERENT...I ENDED UP BEING ADMITTED FOR 2DAYS AT THE HOSPITAL CUZ "PUDDING" MADE ME ITS B****...LOL I CANT WAIT TO HAVE TUNA W A LIL MUSTARD

 So far, the only food I had a bad reaction to was Activia yogurt. It took a few hours but I spent most of that night in the bathroom. I have not had yogurt since, even though I think it was the type. I
My surgery was 2/28 and I am on soft foods and crackers now. I have had sardines, crackers, soupy oatmeal, grits, cottage cheese, and peanut butter with no problems. I just tried a little rice today, and I am just waiting to see how it does.  So far so good.

I only eat the small portions I was told to eat though. But, it is a little scary when trying new foods. Good luck.

I've been taking it slow.... very slow... I'm just now starting to add new foods ... The only thing that I had a reaction to so far are protein shakes right out of the gate.  They would make me nauseous. I just tried salad the beginning of the week and I had no problem eating it but a few hours after I was in pain from it.  Nothing has made me throw up but like I said I'm not pushing my stomach at all.   I just ate salmon and broccoli for dinner and I could only eat maybe 4 - 5 bites and I'm stuffed!  Was so good too.....