When can i eat salad?

[Jenny-Marie 9]

I'm almost 4 weeks out. I was just wondering when everyone started to be able to eat salad. I miss veggies. I'm not much of a cooked veggie eater I like them raw. TIA

[LipstickLady 25,682]

I was at three months before I had my first salad. Chopped salads are awesome and my NUT advised me to eat the yummy toppings instead of filling up on useless lettuce.

[kim2002 140]

I have to wait 6 MONTHS before I can have ANY kind of fresh, raw veggies!!!! I want a salad so bad!!! My NUT told me to stay away from the produce section till then!!!

Kim

[TES 858]

I was allowed to try iceberg lettuce starting at 4 weeks and other veggies as tolerated starting at 6 weeks. I did fine with everything except raw broccoli and cauliflower--I was probably at about 8 or 10 weeks before those agreed with me.

[Jenny-Marie 9]

It's so different for everyone. I saw someone are salad at 9 weeks. Guess I should call my surgeon.

[NMJG 1,266]

My dr said 4months for salad.< /p>

[1gorgeousgodzilla 192]

I started back on salads at 6-7 weeks postop and have tolerated them well thus far

[endless80 697]

I'm almost 4 weeks out. I was just wondering when everyone started to be able to eat salad. I miss veggies. I'm not much of a cooked veggie eater I like them raw. TIA

One of my friends who is sleeved has been eating salad since week 6 and she is fine. I plan on starting some raw veggies within this week (I am 5.5 weeks out). I miss salads as well.

[the-Russ 91]

my dr says I can try anything at 5 weeks including raw veggies. he says by then your stomach is healed

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

six weeks for me. one thing about salad and many raw veggies is that when you chew them, the long fibers remain intact which can cause problems for some people. I cut all my salads up into really small bits like tabouleh.. that's how I like it anyway.. and it goes down nice and easy and I never had a problem with it. I even early on, I ate raw celery, raw broccoli, etc... just cut up nice and small. YUM

[MicPRI13 2]

My NUT told me that my stomach is not fully healed time 4 months post-op. He said it's best to avoid raw veggies until then.

[the-Russ 91]

My NUT told me that my stomach is not fully healed time 4 months post-op. He said it's best to avoid raw veggies until then.

I was told I was healed at 5-6 weeks. It takes 5-6 weeks for you to grow new bone when you break an arm, 10 days for your skin to heal when cut, 4 months for your skin to heal when if us your stomach. Doesn't sound right, but I'm no Dr.

[italian-girl 152]

I have to wait 6 MONTHS before I can have ANY kind of fresh' date=' raw veggies!!!! I want a salad so bad!!! My NUT told me to stay away from the produce section till then!!!

Kim[/quote']

Mine said 4 months!! It's driving me nuts!! I want fresh veggies and lettuce! Spinach to be exact..

Crazy how its different for every program