I'm only 3wks out and it only takes about 4oz of yogurt to fill me up. I'm having a hard time tryin to figure out how I will be able to eat solid food again at all?! I wud like to hear others experience with returning to solid foods.

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Well, at three weeks out your stomach is still healing and probably swollen from the surgery, so it's expected that it won't be able to hold its full volume yet. I am at 8 weeks and can only hold about 7-8 oz. It seems like this won't happen, but it will- just give it some time.

Trust me, it will happen soon enough. I thought the same thing but I progressed slowly. I am 7 months out and can do about a cup of food at a meal, sometimes less, just depends on what it is.

I'm 13 weeks post-op, and am still only able to eat 2-3 ounces of "dense protein" (i.e. meat). I can eat 1/4 cup cottage cheese along with 1/4 cup tuna salad (total 1/2 cup). Sometimes I'm able to eat a couple pieces of veggies (carrots, green beans, asparagus, etc) along with my 2-3 ounces of meat. I don't push myself (I've learned not to...the consequences are very uncomfortable!), and I supplement with protein shakes, gelatein 20, or protein bars, to ensure I get enough protein every day.

Girl right now measure....make that 1/4 cup and mayyyyybbbeee 1/2 cup your friend, items that are more liquid are not a problem, but measure anyway so you dont over do it...remember 1/4 measuring cup is your new friend for a little while and chewwwwwwwwwwww slowly....

Your capacity will grow over time. At 8 months post op now I can have an entire normal sized ham sandwich and I'm full

Enjoy it this is when you will lose the quickest. You will be able to eat more the more you heal

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The swelling is suppose to go away at four weeks and them you will be able to tolerate more than just a few spoon fills of things. I can't eat but half of a turkey sandwich or half of a half sized salad. Prior to surgery I could eat 4-5 claws of snow crab legs now 1 claw and I'm done.