Overeating?

[It's all new 453]

I accidentally overate tonight. I am three weeks out and had one ounce of ground beef with a tablespoon of marinara, and a tablespoon of yogurt. Well, I am paying the price - I tried to go to bed and the nausea got really bad.

Is there any way to feel better... Faster??? I have tried walking around the neighborhood and sitting up instead of lying down, but haven't had much relief. Suggestions? How long does it usually take to improve?

[Dooter 1,457]

You are reeeeally early to be eating beef. At 3 weeks I was still on Protein Shakes and creamed Soups. I don't know what plan you've been given, so I'm not saying you're breaking the rules or anything, but it's not a real wonder that you feel bad. Once that happens it usually subsides in a half an hour, (for me, anyway). There's not much you can do to speed it up either. I agree that lying down would be bad. I hope you feel better soon. Do NOT drink anything until you can tell the food has cleared out, or you will go from bad to worse.

[PdxMan 4,292]

Wow, beef at 3 weeks? This is OK with your Dr?

Give it another 15 minutes and then have a sip of Water. Keep sipping until you feel better .I'm thinking trying to force your pyloric valve open and clear out the stomach as quickly as possible. I just can't see how the stomach can mechanically break down red meat at 3 weeks ...

[It's all new 453]

You are reeeeally early to be eating beef. At 3 weeks I was still on Protein shakes and creamed Soups. I don't know what plan you've been given' date=' so I'm not saying you're breaking the rules or anything, but it's not a real wonder that you feel bad. Once that happens it usually subsides in a half an hour, (for me, anyway). There's not much you can do to speed it up either. I agree that lying down would be bad. I hope you feel better soon. Do NOT drink anything until you can tell the food has cleared out, or you will go from bad to worse.[/quote']

Yes, the instructions I got said ground beef would be fine - but I won't try it again any time soon!! I think I will go back to tuna, which has been much better.

[CaliKat 153]

Sip, sip, sip

Wash that stuff out and down.

Lesson learned and hope you feel better!

[heather31773 2]

My guess is it is the hamburger. It seems to soon for something so hard to digest. Its going to take time but if you are in pain and it doesn't go away in an hour I would call someone. My surgeon puts everyone on 2weeks liquid, 2wks puree then 2wks soft food. Hamburger would be at least 6 weeks out. Good luck! Hope it feels better soon.

[MzPecanBrown 86]

I was moved to soft foods at 3 weeks and ground beef was allowed for me. My NUTs encouraged flaky fish, soft cheese, ground beef, refried Beans for Protein in that order at that stage. They recommended trying chicken last. My first meal was Wendy's chilli. For me, I had very little trouble with any foods. I would wait a couple of weeks and try the ground beef again then. Go back to fish for a few days. Good luck.

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[trojanchick 5]

I am about 3 weeks out and eating ground beef too. Maybe it's not what you ate, but how fast you ate it?

[Swimmer 199]

At four months out ground beef or any beef can still be very hard for me.

[circa 333]

Ground beef, because it is cooked thoroughly is more difficult to digest and doesn't agree with some people. If it doesn't agree with you, try ground bison or ground turkey instead. They're a bit more tender. Hamburger is old cow that would be too tough for steak cuts.

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[Newfoundlove 95]

I am on week three and my nutrition plans for soft foods includes any ground meats with sauce. I did have a little bit of spaghetti sauce with italian sausage (1/4 cup) and had no problem and I really chewed and chewed and until it was really soft mush. I also had ground chicken patties, chewed them really well and they went down fine. My NUT says their soft plan is to help us acclimate to chewing our food really well, eating slow and making sure all foods we eat are very moist. By chewing, we add a lot of saliva to our food and it makes it easier to go down. I had pork tenderloin a couple of nights ago that was super moist, but I took really small bites, chewed and chewed (I don't count chews or anything) and had no problem with that either. I read here though that people who are in the phase of eating regular foods still have issues. Some foods are just not going to agree with you. I think if we diligently follow the plans designed for us by our surgeons or nutritionists and try different foods, we find out what works for us and what does not.