I will be one month post-op tomorrow and I am able to eat regular foods now. When did everyone start to eat salad again?? I am craving a nice salad but I know that ruffage is a bit harder to digest... Just wanted to hear from others...

Thanks!

I was not allowed salad for 8 weeks, but it always goes down well. I find that I no longer like iceberg lettuce. It is harder to chew and digest. (Now that I finally chew my food for the first time in my life!) I use the bags of cut up romaine or spinach or bibb lettuce now. I usually put shrimp or chicken in my slalds, so I eat that first then tomatoes, or other stuff, etc., then I may eat a little of the lettuce if I am not full.

I didn't have a salad until 3 months out. Mine now are usually heavy on the protein items (eggs, cheese, chicken) then some veggies (tomato, cucumber) and last I worry about the lettuce part. I use cottage cheese sparingly as the dressing sometimes, although I do have several different kinds of salad dressing on hand. I just don't really like to have my salad doused in dressing like I did pre-op.