I am one month post op. I've started to introduce real food.. Which my doc says I can hav.. Like rice and pulses cooked togther.. But i fail to know when I'm supposed to stop! I had a small chickpea pancake today... I was able to finish it.. I was expecting I won't b able to eat more than two bites.. I wonder if I did it right or not..

I eat between 2-4 oz depending on the item. I have to weigh my food or I eat too much. When I eat too much I get pain between my shoulder blades and if I eat too fast I have a lump in my throat. When you ate your pancake, if you felt satisfied and not in pain or stuffed, then you did a great job getting full without getting overfull.

If j eat to fast i get the hicups and if i eat too much i feel full just like i used to when i had a normal stomach but of course i eat about 1/4 if what i used to eat :-)

I also wonder about how will I know when I am full. I am 5 days post-op and ate 2 tbsp of pudding. I was able to eat it all. That worries me. Did I eat too much? It is also hard to tell with all the gas pain. Who knows if I am having gas pain or I am full??

I am 6 months out and still don't really get a full feeling. I know that I should eat 1/2 to 3/4 cup at a time depending upon the density. If I eat slowly I often get a sneeze or two which I am assuming is a sign I am full, but I mainly rely on measuring or eyeing the quantity. am amwhichwh