Question:
On Average.....How long....
I know this is truely up to your physician and how your body progresses, but on average for most people here, how long was it from immediately post op until you were eating what you would consider "normal" again? Meaning off of liquids, pureed or soft foods and starting to eat regular meals involving portion control and protein intake. — Jjeaner (posted on February 26, 2006)
February 25, 2006
I am almost three months post op and can eat normal foods, but very little
meat. I can eat 1/2 - 1 cup of food, depending on what it is. Soups are
easy, but meat is easy to eat, just hard to digest and it takes very little
of it to be too much. I ate about 1/2 cup of seafood chow mein last night
with less than a tablespoon of rice.......it took hours to feel okay. I
can eat one egg over easy on crisp toast, but not scrambled. I can eat
chili with turkey or ground beef and I have had one bite of a
cheeseburger......but haven't tried more. Beans are the easiest for me and
I rely on refried beans and cheddar cheese with baked tortilla chips for
lunches. I am eating approx 1/4 cup beans and 1 oz cheese at a time,
usually. I can eat cereal and oatmeal is the best.
I can eat salad and some raw vegetables but avoid celery.
Overeating is easy with grazing and I try to avoid eating at any time other
than meals.
— LauraA
February 26, 2006
My surgeon has the following plan post-op: 3 weeks full liquids then 3
weeks pureed foods then high protein, low fiber after that.
— classite
February 26, 2006
Hi Julie, I was eating "normal" (so to speak) after 4 weeks, but
your new normal is not the same as your old normal and you really need to
make wise choices and watch your portions, and as the earlier person
commented meats are very hard to eat/digest. I dont eat much meat at all
unless it is very very soft, like a stewed beef or chicken that was baked
in soup where it is very soft. I do like seafood a lot and can handle
salmon and shrimp. I dont eat any white bread, rice or potatoes (all my
old favs..) however, I dont miss them either. I havent really had a mental
hunger since before the surgery. I basically eat by the clock. I am 4
months out - less 65 pounds and feeling wonderful, Best Wishes, April :)
— April
February 26, 2006
My Dr requires 2 weeks full liquids,and after the 2 weeks I can eat regular
foods. AND I CAN"T WAIT!!! I feel full off the liquidy cream of
Chicken soup and mashed pot. I add lots off fat-free milk to make them like
liquid. My Dr says "if you have to chew it, don't eat it!" (for
the first two weeks that is)
My surgery was on thursday Feb.23 I am down 10 lbs.
I am drinking liquids (1 oz.) every 15 minutes.
— WannaBSlim
February 26, 2006
8-12 weeks
— aferda
February 26, 2006
I was on clear liquids only while in the hospital. Then I did a week of
semi-soft foods like eggs and SF pudding. I was released of any diet
restrictions at one week post-op. I was so lucky to not have to do weeks
and weeks of liquid.
— Michelle_S
February 27, 2006
I am 4 1/2 years post op. I can tell u to this day that if i eat some
types of meat, or even if i endulge in rice too much, and my pouch gets
full or over full, sometimes it gets "stuck" and cannot digest,
in those few cases i get violently ill and end up driving the porceline bus
for sometimes up to 24 hrs or more. But, this is because i have eating
disorder problems and on occassion tend to forget how i should eat meats.
Especially red meat and chicken. Chicken and turkey have caused me a few
nights of pain, thats for sure. However, on a whole, i do not have
problems eating just about anything. I can drink diet soda, I can eat
almost anything i wish, if i choose to. For some reason, milk does me in,
i have become sort of lactose intolerant when it comes to milk, it gives
me gas and causes me to rush to the bathroom, so i dont drink alot of milk,
but other than that and ice cream (which still to this day makes me dump
like crazy) I can eat almost anything i can think of. Resuming normal
eating after surgery..... actually took me the better part of a year.
Again, though, i have an eating disorder that occassionally gets me into
eating mischief that causes my own problems. but i hope this helps. Kim
— Kimberly Felan
February 27, 2006
I was on liquids for 6 weeks, soft for 6 weeks, then started trying to
introduce food. I am 14 months post op and still can not eat some things.
Beef is a hard one to digest. Or if I eat too many things at one time- like
a variety veggies, and meat together I can't digest very well. I can eat
veg soup ok......Your tummy will have it's weirdness that is for sure. It
is trial and error and a whole lot of pukeing!!!!!!!!!!But so worth it!!
Don't forget that as you are hugging that porcelain pony!! CHEW CHEW CHEW-
& eat slowly--no kidding.
— Dec16-04
February 27, 2006
Rock gut reporting in, I will be 5 years out in july:) I would say 6 months
for normal eating in small quanties but everyone is a individual. me I can
eat anything...
— bob-haller
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