Few more days on the liquid diet before surgery but will still continue full liquids after surgery progressing to puréed foods then soft foods. It will be over a month before I can finally have regular food. I'm so looking forward to being able to eat, more so chewing, in the future!

What was our first meal after you were cleared for solids?

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!

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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!

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, 201312 yr by ReEstDec2013

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

First meal was scrambled egg w/ cheese.

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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!

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...