Question:
Can we eat corn on the cob?
I am 8 wks post op. Soon there will be roadside sweet corn sales, one of my summer favorites. I have not tried to eat any corn yet. Should I? — Gail O. (posted on June 5, 2003)
June 5, 2003
I did not try corn on the cob until about 8months post op and i did fine, i
only ate not even half of it though just to be cautious. Good luck to you!
Post Op-11mos at 153pds at 5'9, sizes 8/9
— Sunny4x4chick
June 5, 2003
Corn--no problem. Just chew it up, it's easy to chomp off the cob and
forget to chew!
— missmollyk
June 5, 2003
Hi! I'm almost 2 years out and I can't eat it...I've tried it and it just
doesn't sit right with me. I'd LOVE to be able to, but no way....
— lily1968
June 5, 2003
I've eaten corn on the cob a few times without any problems. The most I've
eaten at one time was the better part of a medium sized ear, but even that
much didn't cause any trouble.
— Laurie A.
June 5, 2003
I'm 3 monts post-op and can eat it but I don't. It is very high on the carb
list. I"ll pass until I'm at my goal weight. I want to make the best
of this 1st year!
— Phyllis H.
June 5, 2003
Eat it all the time...it's great tastin' and I love it!!
Have a Sparkling Day!! ~CAE~
240 down to 123...size 24 to size 4
— Mustang
June 5, 2003
My dietitian told me that I could try corn, but to be very careful. Like
the strings in celery, the corn kernel casings are indigestable, and she
said they could clog my stoma. It doesn't sound like anyone else here has
had that problem, but perhaps you should try just a few bites of corn the
first few times out. I haven't tried corn at all yet, partly because I'm
afraid it will get stuck, and partly because I'm trying to avoid starchy
vegetables because of the carbs.
— Vespa R.
June 5, 2003
At eight weeks out? NO WAY. TOO many carbs... think of it this way: Farmers
feed PIGS corn to fatten them up. Do you really want to eat corn right now?
There are better veggies out there that you need right now. Corn is not one
of them. I love corn, too, and can eat it now at 15 months out... good
things come to those who wait. Next summer, okay? :~)
— Sharon M. B.
June 5, 2003
I was told that IF I chose to eat corn that from the cob is the best way,
since we rip it off and that leaves part of the casing behind. Also to
chew it very well and to limit it's consumption because it has a lot of
sugar in it.
— [Deactivated Member]
June 5, 2003
I had wls on May 8, 2001. I was eating corn on the cob a couple months
later when it was in season. Although if I remember right I had slower
weight loss while I was pigging out on it for those couple months. But it
was worth every calorie! ;)
— Danmark
June 8, 2003
I can eat corn on the cob (LOVE IT), but have to be very careful...only
about 1/2 a cob & eat slowly.
— Kathy W.
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