Ok just wondering about pickles .... I havent seen many post about them. Are they too acidic for the sleeve? I know they are loaded with salt but once in a while they hit the spot.

I have eaten more dill pickles since being sleeved that ever before. I have always liked them, just never ate them. Now they taste so good. I eat them with cottage cheese...I know, sounds gross, but it is delicious, especially with black olives and grape tomatoes. Just test your sleeve and see how you do. Good luck...Kathe

I eat pickles ALL the time! I'm 13 weeks out & my Tiny Sleevie loves em! I'm down 70 lbs!

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I love pickles. Right before surgery, I found and purchased a huge jar of this sweet and spicy pickle that is my all time favorite. I'm only 3 days postop but I hope one day to be able to add them into my diet.

I eat pickles all the time and my sleeve loves them! I roll them up in lunch meat and they give you that satisfying crunch! YUM!

Thanks for the info im still a few weeks away but the crunch and tangy flavor will be welcome in my diet lol

I tried half of a Strub's Full Sour Kosher Dill pickle with my lunch today (i had 2 slices of cooked ham, 1 melba toast, 1 wedge Light Laughing Cow cheese). It tasted wonderful, but gave me some mild stomach pain. That was 20 min ago and now I'm just fine. I think I might have eaten too fast, and the pain wasn't related to the pickle at all!

I'll try it again another day (without the Melba toast next time, and slower!) and let you know how it goes.

Yummmmy! (Especially if there really isn't any discomfort!)

I am a bit more than 5 weeks post-op and on full foods (with caution, and as tolerated)

I absolutely love pickles, especially Clausen's Hearty Garlic ones! Although, I warn people not to get too close after I eat them, because boy do they mess up that fresh breath! At any rate, pickles have been one of my favorite snacks all along.

I'm not too crazy for the pickles -- but I drink the pickle juice when I have those dreadful muscle cramps. The acidity causes me to burp, but the pickle juice works wonders to make the cramps stop.

I'm not too crazy for the pickles -- but I drink the pickle juice when I have those dreadful muscle cramps. The acidity causes me to burp' date=' but the pickle juice works wonders to make the cramps stop.[/quote']

What is it about the juice that helps cramps?

What kind of cramps?

Interesting!

The acidity in pickles or any brine stops my period. Anytime I'm heavy I eat pickles and it stops it for atleast 5-6 hours.

I really have no idea how the pickle juice helps to stop my muscle cramps, but I started drinking it about 2 years ago after my husband read a few articles on the web. Here's a web link for one of those articles from the NY Times site: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/phys-ed-can-pickle-juice-stop-muscle-cramps/