I'm still pre-op, I was wondering if and when we can eat pork after the sleeve is done? I haven't heard anyone say anything about pork. I love baked pork chops and ham steak.

There are a lot of variables as to "when" you can eat something. I am sure that your Dr. and nutritionist has laid out a schedule for you as you progress through your recovery. Meats are tricky with the sleeve. The denser and drier the meat the more issues that you could have. If you toss it in a blender and chop it up fine with a little liquid, you may not have much of a problem when you get to that stage. Right now, I don't have problems with chicken, or pork, but am not digging the red meats. They just don't go down right for some reason. Also if you do try it and it doesn't sit well, you might want to try again later down the road. The key is to go slow, make sure the meat is super moist (like cut it with fork moist) use small bites and chew it, for all its worth.

You should be fine eating pork, but reintroducing any food after the surgery is trial and error. Sometimes it takes a while for your stomach to adjust.

I could eat pork, beef and chicken around week 4.. small, moist pieces. Nothing dry or crusty or tough. I tried tilapia but the smell of it was too much for me. I might try salmon but I'm very sensitive to scents and its like I can taste the smell. BLECH.

Beef and pork go down the best for me but like others said, trial and error. Your stomach is individual to you.

I eat pork, chicken, lamb and beef all with no problems.

Try baking a pork tenderloin in chicken broth, I'll bake these for my kids and they cut it with a fork

I saw my dietitian today and she said no pork 6-8 months. Guess my ham steak is out for awhile

Funny how its all do different.

I am allowed all meat except for beef, mind you I am allowed veal, just not beef for almost the first year

I saw my dietitian today and she said no pork 6-8 months. Guess my ham steak is out for awhile

That's pretty strict .. But it varies

I love pork! I started eating it almost at week 4. Couldn't eat too much of it though.