I'm 11 days post op can I have watermelon???

I would say definitely not. At 11 days you should be on full liquids or maybe mushy food depending on your doctor.

Either way, we're not supposed to eat raw fruit or veggies until at least a month out I'd say. And I've also heard that watermelon is a troublesome one for a lot of people. I'm a month out and all I've tried is soft stuff like bananas and avocados.

What stage does your dr have you on? If its an approved food on your particular stage then, yes. If not.. Then, no

According to my doc, IF I were 2 weeks post-op, I could try it. I start soft foods on the 29th and that's "anything you can cut with a fork." Of course, I'm still in the full liquid stage, but if I wanted to puree the watermelon, I could do that, too.

But as others have said, you need to go by YOUR doctor's guidelines.

I'd be so afraid of swallowing a seed by accident.

I was just wondering I'll see my dr. On Thursday. He will switch my diet to soft foods. I guess I'll just ask him. Thanks everybody

After 2 weeks.

I had watermelon juice from Whole Foods market when I was at 2 weeks. It was good but there were plenty of white seeds in it.

I'd wait until you were into pureed foods (watermelon in the blender) or soft foods (ripe watermelon you can bite off the rind).

It was a approved food on my 2 week list!! I've been having it everyday !!

It depends on your doctor. I was not allowed to eat fruit of any kind until I was 8 weeks out. That was also the same for vegetables. If it is not approved by your surgeon, then the answer is no.

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At just over one week, I was on full liquids. Something to keep in mind, although it is a fruit, sugar is sugar and I was told, once I WAS allowed to have fruit, to think of it as a treat. Only two or three times a week. Also, something about watermelon, the little white seeds, you want to make absolutely sure you are healed, one of those in your staple line would not be a good thing!! Good luck!