I will be sleeved next Friday. I was curious what you can't eat after the sleeve is healed? Why can't you eat certain things? What happens if you do?

I can't eat anything with milk or whey - both cause stomach cramps and almost immediate diarrhea.

Other than that I haven't had too many other problems - couldn't tolerate spices at first but slowly starting to add them back in with no problems.

raw veggies except tomato & cuccumbers,,, they dont sit well

Why can't you eat certain things? What happens if you do?

juliewantsbthin

some food items that people eat just "don't agree" with their sleeve

Many people can't eat eggs. I am lucky, i still can enjoy my scrambled egg in the morning

Others become lactose intolerant.

If you eat something that you realize your sleeve might not enjoy, you might get sick. Just don't eat it again

I have heard of some people turn into vampires if they ate something bad though

good luck on your pending surgery

kathy

I will be sleeved next Friday. I was curious what you can't eat after the sleeve is healed? Why can't you eat certain things? What happens if you do?

I have a sleeve of steel!! I have not encountered ANYTHING I cannot eat. That means I have to be VERY careful, lest I go crazy. I also have to be careful to keep my meals to no more than 1/2 cup total, even though my sleeve size (bougie used) is a 34, I can hold 8 oz at once.

This is very opposite of what some on this forum will tell you. I was hoping for a little more difficulty eating!

Ok..I know I shouldn't have tried this ..but I did and immediately paid a horrible price. I took a bite of Chinese food..worse mistake of my life..I threw up there on the spot and anything that is fried..up it comes..so this is not horrible..it's actually a good thing because now..I eat extremely healthy because 1) it's better for me & 2)my sleeve said "oh hell no you did not just eat that..I'll show you!". It only takes one time and lesson learned for me..not mention ..I feel way better too!

Ok so right after surgery ..I did soy milk with protein powdered because I became lactose intolerant right after surgery ..so be aware of the any doc said anything puréed and strained was fine as long as it was a protein and was thin..there is a recipe forum on here and their are some shake recipes there..so check them out..have you seen a nutritionist were you are going? She should have some great tips for you!

Ok..I know I shouldn't have tried this ..but I did and immediately paid a horrible price. I took a bite of Chinese food..worse mistake of my life..I threw up there on the spot and anything that is fried..up it comes..so this is not horrible..it's actually a good thing because now..I eat extremely healthy because 1) it's better for me & 2)my sleeve said "oh hell no you did not just eat that..I'll show you!". It only takes one time and lesson learned for me..not mention ..I feel way better too!

That made me chuckle - being a week old newbee, it hurt but it was a good hurt!! Thank you!!!

K Linam

As the owner of a super picky sleeve, let me first allay your fears--even if you end up with the pickiest sleeve EVER, you will still be able to eat and to function. You may have a more limited food selection, but even that is going to work out.

If I eat something that my sleeve doesn't like, one of two things happens. First, if it's something really not tolerated, I will get sick and the food will come back out. This is unpleasant but not life or death, obviously--I simply don't eat that food again for a while. Sometimes I find I can eat it after a few more months have passed, or I find (as is the case with eggs) that I can eat the whites comfortably but not the yolks. No biggie. The other thing that might happen is the food stays down but causes a bit of discomfort--it feels sort of "gravelly" in my stomach, I get some pain, and I have to burp constantly. I think this is food that is just harder for my sleeve to digest. Again, either I limit my intake of these or avoid them altogether, and no big deal.

Most of the time, foods that sleeves have trouble with are foods that aren't that good for us to begin with. Common foods that aren't tolerated include fried food, concentrated sweets, sugary drinks, rice/pasta/bread (because they tend to swell in the stomach), and some raw vegetables that are more fibrous. Some of us with picky sleeves can't tolerate certain types of meat, fish, or chicken, or perhaps we're lactose intolerant, or any number of things. These are not food allergies but food intolerances, and sometimes the sleeve will come to accept things as time goes by.

As I said, I have what I think of as a super picky sleeve, and I'm able to manage just fine. You will, too, and you'll discover your own individual list of preferred things. Most people have no problems AT ALL and can eat anything/everything comfortably--the sleeve provides volume restriction, exactly as it's supposed to function, and they have greatest flexibility in food choices.

If you happen to end up with a picky sleeve, there are tons of posts on this forum and others to help. Since every body is different, it's impossible to tell how your situation is going to turn out, but it's all good--it might be different from everyone else, but it's still good. :-)

I tried to eat bread at about 3 mos post-op and it felt awful--like it absorbed the gastric juices and swelled up inside, so I don't eat bread anymore. However, I can eat small amounts of toast or crackers without difficulty.

My sleeve does not like scrambled eggs they just sit in there and feel like a rock for quite a long time after I eat them. I can eat an egg over easy without a problem. Weird, huh?

The worst one is ice cream. Too much fat and sugar and it just feels terrible inside, so I don't eat it unless I'm out and I can't turn it down (like at birthday parties). I only eat a spoon or two and that's fine. I used to eat ice cream every day, sometimes more than once a day when I was fat, so being limited now is a good thing.

I don't forbid anything because of nutrition - so there's nothing I say I can't eat that would go down well if I wasn't restricting. Make sense?

I avoid foods because they hurt me in some way.

Rice

Pasta

Tortillas (the worst!)

Iceberg lettuce

Dairy sauces

Milk

Ice cream

Since surgery I developed lactose intolerance. Or should I say, after surgery the dairy issues I was gradually developing rushed ahead into full blown intolerance.

So for a long time anything but hard cheeses was off my list.

Now I just avoid creamy sauces, ice cream and milk. They make me very ill. VERY ill.

Iceberg lettuce is a no-no. I can tolerate other lettuces in small quantities but iceberg just causes pain and digestive issues.

Rice, tortillas and pasta all swell in my tummy and I go from feeling great to feeling horrible with just one bite. I avoid these foods for the most part.

I also watch my intake of potatoes and bread. I don't scratch them from my diet entirely, but they cause me to feel full faster, which prevents me from eating more nutritious foods that I actually need to eat.

~Cheri

I don't forbid anything because of nutrition - so there's nothing I say I can't eat that would go down well if I wasn't restricting. Make sense?

I avoid foods because they hurt me in some way.

Rice

Pasta

Tortillas (the worst!)

Iceberg lettuce

Dairy sauces

Milk

Ice cream

Cheri I feel like we are so similar... Starting weight, outlook on food and nutrition etc... I have to say that I have only noticed two food items that make me sick 2.5 months post op. Tortillas and hot dogs of any kind. I can and do eat raw veggies, eggs, bread, spices but for some reason, I am completely unable to do a tortilla, and I think the hot dog is a texture thing. Too firm.

This truly upsets me that there are foods that aren't tolerated. The band failed me due to food intolerance. I wanted to eat eggs, nuts, and fibrous fruits and veggies, but I never could without vomiting. That is why I wanted the sleeve. I didn't want to sit next to the bathroom at every restaurant in case I vomited. The band ultimately had to come out when I got pregnant. It completely closed off due to pregnancy swelling. Even empty, nothing would pass thru. I didn't want to stress now that I might vomit after one bite of the wrong thing. That's just exactly how six months of the band went. Ugh. Am I doing the right thing???

Not six months, six years.

I can eat most foods. I have trouble with dry stuff, especially grilled chicken. I have to have chicken very moist or in some sauce, or i throw it up.

Sounds just like the damn lap band. Ugh. Everything had to be slathered in sauce to go down. No eggs, lettuce, or fibrous veggies or fruits, nothing dry. That's just how my band was. I don't want to relive that nightmare anytime soon. I'm freaking out. I'm scheduled for Friday. Not sure if this is the best thing for me anymore.