When am I allowed to start eating Beef Jerkey?
Okay so Beef Jerkey is like my favorite all time snack. I am almost 2 weeks post op. I forgot to ask my doctor this afternoon.
I was reading that it has 15g of protein. 80 Calories. 1g of fat 0g of saturated fat. 0g of trans fat. 20mg of cholesterol. 590mg of sodium. Dietary Fiber 0g. Sugars 3g.
When am I allowed to eat my cabient full of beef jerkey? LOL (Yes I have a full cabient.)
You need to ask your surgeon. We cannot be the ones to give the ok because we don't know his/her protocol of what you can or cannot eat. Wait until Monday and call. Do you not have a food plan of the items you can or cannot have at 2 weeks, 4 weeks and so on? Jane
My doctor said no beef jerky until I was eating regular foods fine, and even then to be careful. However, I started eating the jerky chew (finely shredded jerky tins from jack links) at about 1 month post op. At about 2 months post op I started eating regular jerky, but I had to be really selective about what brand and what pieces I ate. Typically only Jack Links works for me, the really thin and moist pieces. If it is crumbly or thick or too dry and "veiny", it doesn't work well. By veiny, I mean the whitish stringy stuff in the beef jerky.
I am also a beef jerky lover, but there is no way I would have tried eating regular beef jerky before 2 months post op. Even the shredded stuff is probably too difficult for you now, but feel free to talk to your doctor. But my guess is, they will say to stay away. Your digestive system is still in the raw stages of healing, and the stringy, dense beef jerky is going to be really hard to digest and can cause problems. Be careful in what you decide to do!
I don't know your surgeons plan, so cannot tell you when, but I can tell you that you may find it very difficult to chew it to mush as we are supposed to, and it may cause discomfort, so whenever you are ok'd to eat it, try a very small amount the first time. I have only found ONE kind of jerky that I can chew sufficiently
Lora
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