Has anyone else had this..and does it go away after a while. I'm 4 weeks post surgery and having problems tolerating bread.

The nutritionist at my docs office said no bread, pasta, rice or the like until I have lost 75% of the goal to lose. Well guess what, I am 25 lbs from that, and I don't really miss it. I have noticed they have the thin bagels at the store now, only because i was shopping with my daughter for her dorm and she bought them, but I do not miss them.

When I make Spaghetti for Mike i have the sauce over Ricotta and Cottage Cheese for myself. If we go to Olive Garden for dinner when visiting my daughter at college, I just order a side of meatball or soup, and have a salad, instead of pasta.

When I was a couple months post op, I did have a week or so where i was eating grilled cheese, until I had my 3rd fill, and I ended up so ill, i thought I was going to die. This was my first stuck episode, and I do not want to relive that ever again. I swore off bread that day, and have not touched it since.

I can't do bread, Pasta, rice...only crispy things like crackers, maybe a taco shell...the bread has been a good thing because that's a huge weak spot for me. Not eating rice or pasta is also a nonissue for me. Also can't do steak or dry chicken.. But I can eat popcorn...go figure.

Trisha

i'm almost 8 months out now and after this last fill i can't do most starch....occasionally i can do sweet potatoes or a regular small potato...and bread only if it's DRY or really moist (like a small sub w/dressing)...

My doc said NO STARCH (especially bread) for the first 4-6 months post op, at least....

When I did lose weight on my own (10 years ago), all i did was no starch and the weight few off...you think you're missing more than you really are...and believe me, for an italian to say that you don't NEED bread and Pasta, it must really be ok..LOL

Once it's out of your system, you truly won't miss it...and when you do taste it again, you'll probably think "THAT'S what i've missed? It doesn't tase as good as i thought"....really...