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No, do NOT eat broccoli in the soft food stage! I was cruising along after my surgery, up and walking a couple miles a day by day 4 when I was home-so easy, no complications, no pain at all. I think I really took for granted how easy it was turning out to be-then I ate a piece of cooked soft broccoli around 8 or 9 weeks(can't remember-will have to go back and look at my posts). After the broccoli, nothing stayed down, threw up, gagged, foamed, couldn't even keep Water down. Went to doctor who was really not pleased that I had eaten a piece of broccoli in the soft food stage. Everything resolved itself on its own, but when he ordered a barium swallow test to check for rough edges of broccoli that may be stuck, it really woke me back up to the reality that I had really just had major surgery and needed to treat it that way, not eating cruciferous type foods early on;-) Maybe it was just me and broccoli but my vote is no!

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I think broccoli at that stage alone would cause you to be very gassy and possibly feel bloated but if you had it like in a Soup chopped up or in a dip it should be fine.. I would avoid the cereal due to sugar/carb- stick with veggies....

I eat broccoli all the time now with no problems and it is yummy both cooked and raw with dip or cheese.< /p>

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I'm not at the soft food stage yet but I'd agree with lighteningbug on this one. Stay away from broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, if they give you gas. I am extremely sensitive to these foods (and bananas) when it comes to gas.

I do not plan on eating them until I'm on regular foods, if at all.

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I'm 2 mths on Reg diet. I eat broccoli. When I was on the soft stage I ate cream of broccoli Soup and dumped extra broccoli in it and pureed it.

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I was tempted to make a de broccoli Soup but just might way a few more weeks. I would think if the brocolli were cooked to a softness it would. E fine. Guess I will do some mushy green Beans I am craving some green veggies in my life!

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