Hello I had a question,..does anyone know if its bad to eat sunflower seeds...you know the kind where you crack the shell in your mouth and eat the seed?? I loved eating them as a snack before my lap-band...but I dont know if it will affect my diet..Im 8 days post op!?

thanks

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8 days post you shouldn't even be considing whole foods...nevermind the fat in sunflower seeds. I would think you are still on full liquids. There are lots of stages until you get to the nut/seed time.

Good Luck!

I was on a liquid diet for a week, then soft foods for a week. I want to say my nutrionist said seeds are very hard to digest. I am not positive though. I would check with your doctor or nutritionist.

I don't know about sunflower seeds, I haven't tried them. However, I sometimes make a meal out of Almonds, I love them!

thanks guys!! I will talk to my doctor this tuesday....Im doing very will with my full liquides...making my creamy soups yummer so that Im not so hunger..hopefully the doctor will allow me to eat them cuz that was like my favorite snack!!

Carmelita,

I was going to ask the same question because I love sunflower seeds!!! Please let us know what your doctor says.

Thanks,

Tealeaves

I want to caution you on two things.

As rhondalou pointed out, sunflower seeds are loaded with fat. 1 cup has 799 calories and 580 of those calories are fat! I don't know what recommendations your doctor has given you, but I tried to stay between 1000-1200 calories.

Also, if you happen to accidently swallow a shell, you could be in for some serious pain if it gets stuck .

Just wanted to make sure you were aware of the disadvantages of eating those sunflower seeds. There are many other nuts that have less calories, offer great Protein and nutritional advantages.

Just like with the preop diet, doctors vary widely in what they prescribe for postop diet. I was on pureed Protein at 3 days.

Re: sunflower seeds, in particular. They are a pretty good low-carb snack in TINY quantities. But the shell poses HUGE health risks. It should go without saying that the shell needs to be spit out---but sometimes, they slide down accidentally. And one of the sickest patients I ever had as an RN was a man for whom sunflower seed shells got hung up on each other and created a horrendous obstruction that nearly killed him.

He was NOT post-bariatric surgery--just a regular guy. Factor in a tiny little stoma from your pouch to the rest of your stomach, and the potential for trouble is hugely magnified.

I'd recommend, if your doctor is ok with the seeds, that you get the ones that are already shelled. Better safe than sorry.

I'd recommend, if your doctor is ok with the seeds, that you get the ones that are already shelled. Better safe than sorry.

I would agree with Betsy !