hey guys im going to see ECLIPSE tomorrow and I would love to eat some popcorn...is 6 weeks to soon??? is it more a slider for people???and how much is okay to eat? Love to hear popcorn advice...THANKS!

I was told to wait until at least 3 months.

ive been eating popcorn almost everyday for the past week- im at 6 weeks. I thought it would be painful and get stuck- nope, it actually was one of the easiest things to digest that i have eaten. If you think about it, put popcorn in some water and watch what it does- it basically turns to mush. It moves through easily and actually is a higher fiber snack that is lower in calories than most (except for movie theater butter, which is wonderful on it's special occasions. So far the easiest foods for me to eat aside from mushies have been popcorn, pretzels and baked lays.

Oh, the type of popcorn i buy is ACT 2 94% fat free. It's much less expensive than Orville Redenbachers and the 94% fat free flavor for Orville has almost no butter flavor at all. My tip- get spray butter (Parkay or I can't believe it's not butter spray), lightly spray and add a packet of Hidden Valley ranch seasoning to it and toss the bag around. It's amazing! I have found that it is one of the only carb foods that doesn't spike my blood sugar, and helps keep me regular.

hey guys im going to see ECLIPSE tomorrow and I would love to eat some popcorn...is 6 weeks to soon??? is it more a slider for people???and how much is okay to eat? Love to hear popcorn advice...THANKS!:frown1:

How did eating popcorn at the movies go for you? I'm a month post op and I'm going to the movies tomorrow.

I ate popcorn much earlier out than I probably should have, but never had any problems from it. It is a slider for me. I can eat a whole big bag of it but I keep it to the light variety. At the movies you should go by how fast you feel full, it will fill you up faster being that they add butter to the popcorn. (or ask for no butter).

I have to say I did pretty good with popcorn. I had it with butter..but few hand fulls during the movie and I was satisfied!

I'm kind of surprised that you're all having an easy time with the popcorn - it looks terrifying to me right now.

I'm kind of surprised that you're all having an easy time with the popcorn - it looks terrifying to me right now.

It looked terrifying to me as well, and i was sure the first time i ate it that i would get sick. Nope. Do this- pop some popcorn then put a cup in a bowl that has a little Water at the bottom. Or sprinkle some water on top. You will see how it shrivels up into "mush", when you have some liquid in your stomach it is surprisingly easy to digest. I wouldn't recommend eating it without a drink of course, but who can eat salty popcorn without a drink?

I have to say I did pretty good with popcorn. I had it with butter..but few hand fulls during the movie and I was satisfied!

Thats good to hear! It only takes a few handfuls when you get the "real" experience at the movie theater! But it makes a great low cal snack at home, the light butter microwave bags make a great snack for movie nights at home, and you can do a lot less damage with popcorn than by munching on other snacks!

I don't think the concern is the popcorn itself but the small pieces of the kernel. Most surgeons ask that you don't eat seeds or things of that nature until three months because your stitch line has not completely healed. Obviously this is your call, but the relevance isn't whether or not it doesn't make you sick or not, but how it effects your stomach.