What was your first solid meal postop?

[Disabledaccount 154]

Salmon and mashed potatoes

This is my ideal meal either that or rotisserie chicken and mash or just turkey meatballs. Cannot wait to chew again!!!!!!

[ReEstDec2013 40]

I HATE fish lol BUT that was my first meal because I wasn't allowed any other meat the first week. They said fish was the softest meat to try at first, and I was scared to hurt my sleeve. Im not eating fish anymore. Now I mainly stick with chicken as my main Protein source.

Thank you Jdmama911. I guess I may have to bite the bullet and go for it at first... EWWW! LOL!

Edited October 15, 2013 by ReEstDec2013

[2Big2Skate 328]

Can you chew sugarfree gum to get the effect of chewing? How about the "jockey diet" where you chew meat but then spit it in a trash can and just ingest the juices. I'm scared of this phase!

[ReEstDec2013 40]

Can you chew sugarfree gum to get the effect of chewing? How about the "jockey diet" where you chew meat but then spit it in a trash can and just ingest the juices. I'm scared of this phase!

Would like to know about the gum too.

Edited October 15, 2013 by ReEstDec2013

[ChristineR 128]

Not suppose to chew gum in the beginning because it gets the gastric juices flowing. At least that's what I was told.

[Disabledaccount 154]

Can you chew sugarfree gum to get the effect of chewing? How about the "jockey diet" where you chew meat but then spit it in a trash can and just ingest the juices. I'm scared of this phase!

Not being able to chew is brutal but honestly I'm just going to follow dr's orders. I know I'll be able to eat again so cheating/bending the rules doesn't seem worth it

[endless80 697]

Can you chew sugarfree gum to get the effect of chewing? How about the "jockey diet" where you chew meat but then spit it in a trash can and just ingest the juices. I'm scared of this phase!

You know everyone says no but honestly, just don't swallow it. Surgeons don't want you to chew because you might swallow and it could be problematic.

[7 Bites_Jen 479]

Can you chew sugarfree gum to get the effect of chewing? How about the "jockey diet" where you chew meat but then spit it in a trash can and just ingest the juices. I'm scared of this phase!

I was never told not to chew gum. There is nothing wrong with it IMHO. We're grown ups. Most of us know not to swallow our gum, LOL.

[GlutenFreeSingleMom 22]

My doctor advised no chewing of gum for the first month due to swelling of the stoma!

[marfar7 1,528]

The 1st food that I actually chewed was a scrambled egg. 4 wks of liquids was long enuf...

[DagsboroDebbie 40]

First meal was scrambled egg w/ cheese.

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[Harmiche1 1]

Couldn't wait till morning. I think that's bad but after 5 weeks of liquids, I indulged. My first meal consisted of a garlic and herb laughing cow cheese and the large claw portion if two snow crab legs. The food went down easily with no problems! Now I am waiting to drink, that is going to be the thing I have to work on. Not drinking with my meal!

[RCN 25]

My doctor advised no chewing of gum for the first month due to swelling of the stoma!

Day 1 post op in the car coming home from the hospital I popped a piece of gum in my mouth to freshen up my breath before I got home and accidentally swallowed it. No more gum for me...