I was so excited to start with pureed foods today but that excitement was short lived. I had a hard boiled egg (its on my approved list) but It made my stomach hurt and a few minutes later I threw it up. After that incident I had a small bite of mashed potatoes and I was able to hold that down. I am so discouraged and I am scared to eat because of the pain. I am also having discomfort when drink water and really had heart burn and acid. Please tell me this is normal.

even though a hard boiled egg is on your puree list, I don't think I would advise starting with that--my very first food at that phase was a scrambled egg (softly scrambled)...that went down well and later I added some melted cheese on top and eventually moved up to hard boiled eggs...I am not sure there is a "normal" around here...I have seen some people at the soft/mushy stage not be able to keep anything down but mashed potatoes or something similar...at first, I just had the scrambled eggs, soft cheeses, some thicker soups that I was having at full liquids, mushy beans like refried beans...and hummus (I love the taste)...and yogurt, too, as a snack mostly (Greek yogurt is best for protein)...many people loved cottage cheese at the soft/mushy stage and tolerated it well...try as I might, I just cannot develop a taste for cottage cheese...hope things get better for you as you progress

I just blended 1/4 c chicken broth (or chicken broth protein powder) with 1 ounce cooked chicken and poured it over a spoonful of mashed potatoes. Yum!

Another favorite is blended chili or hearty soup, like split pea. And Greek yogurt once a day. Tomorrow I'm going to try blending a meatball with spaghetti sauce.

Applesauce and cottage cheesse usually go down easily too. I don't get eggs yet on pureed stage... next week on soft and mushy stage. Good luck!!

I have been on the pureed phase for several weeks...and I have to say I have not any issues. Refried Beans with some sour cream was awesome. also pork pureed with gravy over a teaspoon of potatoes...love cottage cheese. soups, also pureed chicken and gravy too...

Water does hurt me too if I drink too fast....well any beverage really....I have noticed if I go a period of time where I have not eaten or drank anything like my sleeve is completely empty it hurts more.

I hope to go to mush foods tomorrow. Water has been a nightmare for me since my surgery so someone told me to try breaking the no straw rule. It worked wonders! When I drink from a straw I have almost no reflux or gas. Go figure.

Thanks for all the good suggestions. I'm on day 2 of pureed foods, and I have to say I am feeling rather uninspired. So far I've had hummus with a bit of mashed avocado, cottage cheese, pureed carrots, and a bit of almond butter, which did not sit too well. Looking forward to trying mashed potatoes tomorrow!