I thought I had read on here about people avoiding or being told not to have coconut. Is that true that we shouldn't have coconut & if so why?

Assuming coconut Water isn't the same as my Dr gave me some to drink when I was 3 days post op.

It causes a bezoar in your stomach. You can drink the milk or water, but we are supposed to avoid the coconut meat. Same thing with celery. That being said others eat it without an issue, but I don't. I will peel the strings off celery and eat it though.

A bezoar (/ˈbiːzɔər/, from Persian bazahr, "antidote") is a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system

(usually the stomach), [2] though it can occur in other

locations. [3][4] A pseudobezoar is an indigestible object

introduced intentionally into the digestive system. [5]

There are several varieties of bezoar, some of which have inorganic constituents and others organic.

Oh darn, I love coconut! Thanks Swimmer.

I have never had a problem with it and im 6 months out, i dont eat alot of it but what i have had ive never had an issue with

Yes, I think it depends on how much and how often you are eating it. An Almond Joy Mini bar probably will do no harm, but a whole coconut (which is what the bezoar lady ate, if my memory serves me) may stop you up pretty well. People who chew the ends of their hair are also prone to develop bezoars, so don't eat that, either!

I want to know the same question... its the only thing that i am enjoying drinking 1 week post op. Did anyone find out?

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Coconut Water that is

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@@yvette333 You need to be careful with coconut Water - it is often loaded with sugars.