I have been trying to advance in soft food, but everything from cottage cheese to mashed beans feels like it is gurgling on my stomach. I actually hear bubbles. Then I start to feel sick! My stomach is so tight that I am only eating 4-5 bites of food a day because of it. I am totally turned off of eating but I know I have to train my stomach. Eating is a chore and feels terrible. I am afraid to eat! I need recipe help and some encouragement because I am really feeling low...... will I ever be normal?

How far out are you? Maybe you should go back a stage for a day or two and try again.

It will get better & easier each day. Work on your water & your protein every day. You will more normal in weeks to come. Best of luck to you!

I still get that gurgling sound in my tummy as well, and I am almost 3 weeks out...I only got sick when I ate some watermelon a couple of days ago...the beans could be causing gas, and cottage cheese is a dairy product...how about trying some peanut butter; can you have that? how about some moist chicken cut in little pieces?

Hi everyone I am 1 month out from surgery. I desperately need to know things are gonna get better because I am really starting to get depressed. I don't want to live the rest of my life fearing to eat. Please give me some suggestions. I am at the puree stage but everything I try makes my me feel sick or gives me cramps in my stomach after I eat it. Even liquids feels like a big ball is stuck in the middle of my stomach. I have to let my adult kids come over a literary pat my back and rub it like burping a baby to get gas bubbles out my body. They only good thing about this is I have loss 32 pounds since my surgery but it has come at a high price. If it were not for the support I receive here I would be so depressed. I can't talk about this with anyone else. The people I have talked to and casually mentioned the subject of Weight loss surgery think it is crazy to have part of your stomach surgically removed. ...I can't reverse what I did but I need to know things will change. Thank you for your support.

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Sorry you are having such a hard time. I am almost 3 weeks out so i am close to you. I cannot eat beans, they just don't go down good....heavy. I can only eat 4-5 bites of food too. Are you on an acid reducer? You should be. Also maybe you need to eat slower and take longer in between bites? Also I noticed that plain water goes down hard and gives me gas, in the form of alot of burpes. Hope this helps and hope you feel better soon.