When can I have them? Like a saltine cracker, my surgery was Oct 22nd , so I almost 2 weeks post ...

I would wait till at least week 5-6ish before I ate crackers. Also, keep in mind they are slider food.

Sliders?

Would that happened to be like chips? Lol

Here read this about SLIDERS..

Slider Foods Spell Weight Regain For Weight Loss Surgery Patients Soft processed carbohydrates, slider foods, are the bane of good intentions and ignorance often causing dumping syndrome, weight loss plateaus, and eventually weight gain for gastric bypass, gastric band (lap-band), and gastric sleeve bariatric patients.

To the weight loss surgery patient slider foods are the bane of good intentions and ignorance often causing dumping syndrome, weight loss plateaus, and eventually weight gain. Slider foods, to weight loss surgery patients, are soft simple processed carbohydrates of little or no nutritional value that slide right through the surgical stomach pouch without providing nutrition or satiation. The most innocent of slider foods are saltine crackers, often eaten with warm tea or other beverages, to soothe the stomach in illness or while recovering from surgery.

Understanding Slider Foods The most commonly

consumed slider foods include pretzels, crackers (saltines, graham, Ritz, etc.) filled cracker Snacks such as Ritz Bits, popcorn, cheese snacks (Cheetos) or cheese crackers, tortilla chips with salsa, potato chips, sugar-free Cookies, cakes, and candy. You will notice these slider foods are often salty and cause dry mouth so they must be ingested with liquid to be palatable. This is how they become slider foods.

They are also, most often, void of nutritional value. For weight loss surgery patients the process of digestion is different than those who have not undergone gastric surgery. When slider foods are consumed they go into the stomach pouch and exit directly into the jejunum where the simple carbohydrate slurry is quickly absorbed and stored by the body. There is little thermic effect in the digestion of simple carbohydrates like there is in the digestion of Protein so little metabolic energy is expended. In most cases patients in the phase of weight loss who eat slider foods will experience a weight loss plateau and possibly the setback of weight gain. And sadly, they will begin to believe their surgical stomach pouch is not functioning properly because they never feel fullness or restriction like they experience when eating protein. The very nature of the surgical gastric pouch is to cause feelings of tightness or restriction when one has eaten enough food. However, when soft simple carbohydrates are eaten this tightness or restriction does not result and one can continue to eat, unmeasured, copious amounts of non-nutritional food without ever feeling uncomfortable.

Many patients turn to slider foods for this very reason. They do not like the discomfort that results when the pouch is full from eating a measured portion of lean animal or dairy protein without liquids. Yet it is this very restriction that is the desired result of the surgery. The discomfort is intended to signal the cessation of eating. Remembering the "Protein First" rule is crucial to weight management with bariatric surgery. Gastric bypass, gastric banding (lap-band) and gastric sleeve patients are instructed to follow a high protein diet to facilitate healing and promote weight loss.

Bariatric centers advise what is commonly known among weight loss surgery patients as the "Four Rules" the most important of which is "Protein First." That means of all nutrients (protein, carbohydrates, fat and alcohol) the patient is required to eat protein first. Protein is not always the most comfortable food choice for weight loss surgery patients who feel restriction after eating a very small amount of food. However, for the surgical tool to work correctly a diet rich in protein and low in simple carbohydrate slider foods must be observed. The high protein diet must be followed even after healthy body weight has been achieved in order to maintain a healthy weight and avoid weight regain.

I stole this from another thread I saw today from Laura-ven.

Saltines go great with sprite.....excellent cure for a hangover.

Oh crazy! I need to stay away from chips & salsa. Thanks for that info.

I stole this from another thread I saw today from Laura-ven.

they are still calling it a diet....program people......program for life! lol

they are still calling it a diet....program people......program for life! lol

di·et1

ˈdī-it/

noun

1.

the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.

"a vegetarian diet"

synonyms: selection of food, food, foodstuffs; More

a regular occupation or series of activities in which one participates.

"a healthy diet of classical music"

Seems like alot of us obese and former obese people get really caught up on the word diet....and then reject anything associated with it. That can be detrimental. Just because we've all failed at "diets" doesn't mean that word means only one thing.

" when soft simple carbohydrates are eaten this tightness or restriction does not result and one can continue to eat, unmeasured, copious amounts of non-nutritional food without ever feeling uncomfortable. "

SCARY!

I am not sure about most on here, but I cannot tolerate carbs. When I have attempted them, they blow up my stomach and I feel terrible. This is a good thing for me since I was a carb addict! I can eat a few (1-4) of most any crunchy salty carb, but that is the limit.

Eating crackers would awaken the carb demon........none for me! Wish I could be one of those people who can eat them and walk away without wanting more even a couple of hours later!!

Edited November 2, 201312 yr by Beach Lover

I am 10 days post and tried one cracker today as I was desperate for something to chew with my pureed tuna. So far, so good. Tolerating it OK, but I don't think I could have handled it 5 days ago.

I had saltines a couple days after getting out of the hospital - they basically melt in your mouth so there is little bulk by the time they get to your stomach, and they are good at soaking up excess stomach acid if you feel a bit queasy. They can be a trigger for some people (most any food can be a trigger for someone....) and can be a slider, so some may find themselves going through a whole tube of them in no time, so be aware of that. And, of course, they are carbs if you are concerned about them. But early out, a couple of saltines with Peanut Butter fits in well with a soft diet and is usually well tolerated.

As usual, check with your doc/nut or program instructions as they vary widely between practices.

Evil SALTINES....oh how i love you!!! I love love love saltine crackers and its oh so bad...what a slider...goes down too easy even with tuna on top. I have to stay away from crackers