when can you start to try to eat?

[BooKoo 32]

my docter in shreveport has a schedule set up for post band where you stay on liquids through five weeks but i have heard people on here start to try eating one week after surgery....just wondering if this my docters standard or if it is the standard everyone follows?

thanks

[Starrz 0]

My doctor prescribes thin liquids day 1-15, Full liquids day 15-30, soft (mushy) diet days 30+....

[reverie 49]

I was on liquids for 2 weeks I believe then soft foods for 2 weeks then solids. Stick to your doctor's post-op plan.

[BooKoo 32]

I was on liquids for 2 weeks I believe then soft foods for 2 weeks then solids. Stick to your doctor's post-op plan.

when u guys say liquids, im limited to broth , Jello and Water.....he said i could go to protien shakes and Soup ( liquid Soup , no solids) .... i guess my question is , is cottage cheese considard real food , soft food , thick liquid or clear liquid??? i have NEVER craved this before ......but for some reason 8 days post opp....theres nothing more i would like to do than dive into it....lol...

[reverie 49]

when u guys say liquids, im limited to broth , Jello and Water.....he said i could go to protien shakes and Soup ( liquid soup , no solids) .... i guess my question is , is cottage cheese considard real food , soft food , thick liquid or clear liquid??? i have NEVER craved this before ......but for some reason 8 days post opp....theres nothing more i would like to do than dive into it....lol...

Soft food I believe. You could always call and ask

[honk 780]

Regarding cottage cheese I could have that on day 15.

[ThisMumRocks 1]

i was on liquids for one week at my check up this last wed, he told me next wed i can start chicken and fish flakey meats and suck so softer foods then the week after that normal foods, but he also told me by pouch will tell me and not to rush, if its not ready back off. tonight tho i went chevys for dinner with my fam my moms last night here and i had a half a cheese enchilada, and a side of Beans, i also ate a chip the size of a quarter with salsa one it all of it went down fine but it was bites the size of a dime and CHEW CHEW CHEW.

[ElfiePoo 109]

Every doctor is different. Mine did each phase of the postop diet in 3 days so I was back on regular foods at 2 weeks. I've read where some people were back on regular foods within a few days to a week. When I asked my surgeon why many people were not allowed regular foods for a month or more, he said there was no 'physical reason'.

His sleeve patients have to wait 4-5 weeks because their stomach has been cut into and that incision line needs time to heal. In band patients, the stomach is not 'breached' so we don't have to wait as long.

That said, you should go by what your doctor says and if you have a problem with that, talk to him/her. There have been people on the LBT who did just that and whose doctors gave them 'official' approval to start solid foods sooner.

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[Jess55 97]

Everyones doct differs in their post op plan. I've seen people on here that can eat solids after less than a week. My dr. had me on Clear Liquids, week one, full liquids week 2, muhies/purees week 3, ground/chopped foods week 4, and solids week 5.

[Cocoabean 430]

There is a big difference between a clear liquid diet and a full liquid diet. Ask your surgeon's office which you should be on. Then do a google search on clear and full liquid diets.

Each doctor is different and they have their reasons for their orders. I had 3 days of clear liquids then 4 days of full liquids. I was able to slowly start back to whole foods after a week. A friend of mine was on clear liquids and shakes for a month. She had a hiatal hernia repair at the time of her banding. I did not.

[MaggieB 6]

Follow your doctors instructions. I was on full liquids for 6 weeks. My full liquid diet included - Protein Shakes, Jello, pudding, thinned Soups, thin oatmeal or grits, cottage cheese, yogurt, popsicles. I pretty much did my 3 shakes a day and if I was hungry would add the other stuff in between. It was tough but I got thru it. I pretty much stuck to the prescribed diet (I do admit to having a few bites here and there) for the 6 weeks - I didn't want to do anything that would cause me problems.