Hey Guys!

I wanted to know on phase of my post-op diet can I have salad??Starting tuesday I will be entering my 4th week on my pre-op diet! I just want to know where do SALAD fall into play?

I wanted salad so bad, I started having it around 12 weeks but very little, I was usually to full to eat it. Most times now I mix chicken with it, I need my greens. But ask your doctor.

Hey Guys!

I wanted to know on phase of my post-op diet can I have salad??Starting tuesday I will be entering my 4th week on my pre-op diet! I just want to know where do SALAD fall into play?

I don't remember the exact time. Make sure you feel comfortable enough to try it.

I tried it for the first time last weekend. I an 3 months post op... and it just didn't feel right.

My stomach gurgled funny.

I was so looking forward to it too!

I was allowed as soon as I went onto normal foods (about 4 weeks). Since I can only eat 1/2 cup max of food I usually just take a couple fork fulls after my protein.

I wasn't allowed raw fruits/veggies/nuts until 3 months post-op. Especially high-cellulose, stringy veggies/fruits can be very difficult to digest. Some people have zero issues, but I really didn't have room for raw veggies/fruits when I was focused on protein. I did eat a lot of steamed green beans and broccoli.

My post op diet calls for it at 3 mos. The dietician did say that people are dying for salad by 3 mos.

I was dying for a salad and at 3 months I had one. About a cup, OMG i went to my nieces high school play about at hour after I ate it and well lets just say I had to leave my underware at the school. No salad for me for a LOOOONNNGGGG time.

I'm almost 3 months, and I tried salad a few weeks ago. I bought my favorite salad at work, they make up for you in the cafeteria. I used to get that with a soft pretzel and some sort of dessert. Well, this time I only got the salad, and it was a total waste of money, as I could only eat a few bites before I was totally, completely, disgustingly full!!! Since then I buy the smallest pre-made salad (either chicken Caesar or chef - since they have protein). But I take a huge handful of lettuce and throw it in the trash, leaving only about a 1/4 cup of lettuce (maybe less), and eat it with the protein and low fat or fat free dressing. And I'm am stuffed!!! Unlike previous responses, I had no 'bathroom' issues, so I suppose that depends on your own body. Good luck!

Check with your surgeon as each has different guidelines. I was told 6 months for raw vegtables and acidic fruit. I can eat salad but it does not sit well just yet. Besides, it has little nutritional value (unless spinach salad) so I try to get protien in first. After years of chewing lettuce until I thought I was a rabbit, sort of happy not to fill my plate with salad while others enjoy a juicy steak, fish, chicken dish. Gotta love your sleeve!