What is ok to eat and what to stay clear of?

I'm craving oranges and grapes lol

I know watermelon is okay for me- and boy do I!

I am 2 months out and have been able to eat several types of fruit, but I avoid the peels. Mango, watermelon, canteloupe, strawberries, bleberries, raspberries, bananas. Yum-O!!

cherries, straberries & raspberries are my go to fruit.

Be careful with acidic fruit... Makes me

Have acid reflux. No oranges lemons limes or tomatoes for me

Those types of fruits seem fine with me I love eating lemons and that's what I eat instead of chips and salsa when we eat at Mexican restraunts lol I had acid reflux pre op but haven't had issues yet (crossing fingers I don't in the future) but I know a lot of fruits are high in sugar like bananas so I worry lol

My doc said to stay away from fruits with high glycemic index, like watermelon. Try to stay low with the sugars. There's all kinds of charts online to see which ones are high/low.

My NUT told me any fruit in moderation - remembering to eat protein first. When you do that, you're not going to eat that much fruit anyway - no matter what type. I also eat my fruit mostly in the morning mixed in with greek yogurt, or on top of a small amount of oatmeal on weekends. Or sometimes in my shakes. I eat all fruits. AND, I must say since adding in more fruits and non-starchy vegetables, my constipation issue has finally gone away - YAY! Today I had my morning shake made with Vanilla Protein powder, Torani Sugar Free Raspberry syrup, 1/4 cup frozen raspberries, 1/2 cup Almond Milk and 1/2 cup water. Blended in my Magic Bullet - wonderful! For my morning snack I had a small Apricots as they are in season. I'm not having problems with peels on my fruit. I haven't really eaten any acidic fruits like oranges or grapefruit but I stay away from those. I have eaten watermelon but just a couple of pieces.

Why is watermelon bad?

My Nut told me to avoid pineapple because it is so fiberous and stringy.

Watermelon is easy to eat, but it's sugar content is high. Trying to stay away from the higher sugar fruit

Why is watermelon bad?

It's really not- (Its one of the LOWER sugar fruits)

Taking in too much sugar is bad period.

But all things moderation:) I dont eat the Protein bars with hoards of sugars and carbs- so you have to choose where you spend your sugar dollars I choose it in a fruit that will hydrate me- as well as get my body finctions going

I became a vegetarian 3 mos post op and since then I had pretty much all fruits, veggies and nuts. During my immediate post op once I got to mushies I ate a lot of apple sauce, peaches, nectarines and pears- mostly from a can in light syrup because they were softer- the further out I got I allowed myself a few bites to try- I have found that the fruits that are "sweeter" like grapes tend to cause a bit more diarrhea sooner than a normal BM (TMI) sorry... But watermelon was a staple for me post op- it was mushy, satisfied my thirst and filled me up- and when you eat fruits and veggies you get plenty of nutrients.

Post op becomes a trial and error because often times you cannot eat what you did pre op for various reasons ie- Oranges- the acid KILLS me and I hate it- living in FLA I love to make fresh squeezed orange juice!! and can only have a few sips now but to sit and eat an orange I cannot. I have had the canned mandarine oranges and eaten tangerines and perhaps it's the size of the fruit but they go better with my tummy.

I have made fruit salads and incorporated the "difficult" fruit in it so that I can enjoy it but not as a whole but rather just a few bites...

Good luck!!

I can not understand why fruits which have natural sugar is bad. I have having a really hard time grasping that. I lost my first 25 lbs in one month before pre-op diet and surgery eating 2.5 Protein servings, 4 veggie servings, 3 fruit servings and 3 starch servings per day.

Can someone please explain this to me?

I can not understand why fruits which have natural sugar is bad. I have having a really hard time grasping that. I lost my first 25 lbs in one month before pre-op diet and surgery eating 2.5 Protein servings, 4 veggie servings, 3 fruit servings and 3 starch servings per day.

Can someone please explain this to me?

It is not bad at all- there is tons of scientific evidence that a plant based diet provide all of the nutrients and protein we need to not only be satisifed but healthy. It is just our government's way and physicians job security to push the adkins/meat is the only protien source diet. It is really terrible...