Question:
how long till i can eat any thing? they told me it could be august before i can eat
or before i can have soft food. so just how sick were the rest of you guys? how long till you can eat at all? — Brenda M. (posted on April 6, 2001)
April 6, 2001
week 1. liquid diet
week 2. soft food for 2 weeks
week 4. regular foods
I had Lap Rny. Hope that this helps. It seems like augaust is a long time
to not be able to eat if your surgery is in April. Maybe I just read it
wrong... Every Dr is different. Follow your Dr's orders.....
— Heather C.
April 6, 2001
Hi Brenda,
When is your surgery scheduled for? Or have you already had surgery.
Every surgeon is different for follow up diets. I have heard of some being
on liquids for at least 8 weeks. Its not because the patient is sick..just
because thats the way the dr does it. Personally, I was on clear liquids
for 1 week. Soft foods for 2 weeks and then regular food (w/exception of
red meat). I have not gotten sick on food anyways. Good luck to you :)
— Eva C.
April 6, 2001
Echoing everyone else--you should do what your doc says, but I had surgery
last Friday, 3/30. I have to be on liquids 10 days (Monday won't be here
soon enough!), then soft solids for week 2, add chicken week 3, add beef
week 4, add raw fruits and veggies week 5.
— lpsrabbit
April 6, 2001
FYI. My doctor requires 4 weeks on liquid protein, broth, jello; then 3
weeks on creamy foods, soups, cottage cheese, eggs; then 3 weeks on pureed
foods, then solid foods. Once you can handle 6 oz of food at a time you
can start decreasing the protein.
— Mary H.
April 6, 2001
See, this is why it is important to discuss the type of surgery you are
having when asking these kinds of questions. As someone who had a DS, I
was eating cream of wheat and scrambled eggs four days after surgery and,
except for raw vegies, for two weeks and meat, which came at four weeks, I
could eat anything I wanted. Cheese omelletes and lentil soup were a
staple, as was cottage cheese, pasta, fruits of all kinds. So when you ask
this kind of questions, you need to tell us your surgery type, or ask what
type we had. There is a HUGE difference between what the
"pouch-people" and the DS-er's can eat.
— merri B.
April 7, 2001
Ouch! I don't like the sound of "pouch people"; it sounds
somewhat derogatory. Though from what I kow of Merri, it's unintentional.
I had the DS myself, but I try to be careful so as not to offend the
RNY/MGB people, and hope they do the same. Especially since self-esteem is
often a big issue with obese people, even a hint of shaming someone for
making a particular (and very hard) choice is NOT good. I see a lot of
DSers bragging about how clever they were and implying the RNYers are dumb,
and a lot of RNYers hinting or claiming outright that DSers are stupid for
accepting a risky surgery. We need to keep in mind that many people HAVE no
option when they see a surgeon--they get what's available. If a surgery
does turn out to be unsafe or an unnecessary burden with a lower quality of
life, that's a tragedy for the person who had it, not something to be made
fun of.--Jesse
— Jesse M.
April 9, 2001
Hi There....just had my surgery on 3/27/01 and I was on liquids for ten
days, then when I saw the doctor on the 6th he moved me to stage 4 which is
pureed food like yogurt, pudding, eggs, cottage cheese, blenderized
meats....yuk! I have to stay on this for 2 weeks and then slowly try
regular foods except red meat. He said to stay away from red meat for 3
months. It is the most difficult meat to digest. Good luck and if you would
like to talk, please email me.
— Christine J.
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