Hi, I with surgery mid October, I've just started solid foods phase with surgeon and bariatric team blessing. But even the smallest amounts of food causes discomfort and eventual dumping syndrome. Previous phases of liquid then soft foods went fine. Should I be concerned? Also unsure what foods for Christmas?

Hi, I with surgery mid October, I've just started solid foods phase with surgeon and bariatric team blessing. But even the smallest amounts of food causes discomfort and eventual dumping syndrome. Previous phases of liquid then soft foods went fine. Should I be concerned? Also unsure what foods for Christmas?

I think it depends on what solid foods you tried. It seems like most have trouble with chicken and tougher red meats. Also, depends on how well you chewed the food.

Discomfort could be from chewing and not having the food grounded down small enough. It takes awhile when u start back to whole foods to find a groove and what works. I know I also do not tolerate certain foods. I generally tried to watch what my reactions and discomforts to certain foods were. Chicken is a killer for me that I still can't tolerate for some reason. Sometimes it still takes awhile to heal and is helpful to reintroduce certain foods back at an even later date. With me where I got into a problem was I thought I was chewing well.. Or at least better than I use to but I found by just chewing a bit more even still my discomfort was drastically reduced. Denser foods fill the pouch faster causing greater discomfort also. It's a fine balance and takes a bit of time. It does get better tho