Well, as of today, I am 1 month out after surgery and I have found my FIRST food that I cannot tolerate....TRISCUIT CRACKERS! I need the fiber so I would eat a serving with meds in the evening...well, the 2 times I have done this, they got stuck and it HURT!!! I tries to drink water and it wouldn't go down...I couldn't burp...it really kind of freaks you out!! So as I am standing over the porcelain thrown, I feel it move on down and now I have major hiccups!!! Grrrrr...

uh oh, no more triscuits for you! Being stuck is no fun, that's for sure!!

I usually eat apples to get extra fiber. I peel one, slice into small pieces, put a dash of cinnamon and microwave in a bowl until they're soft. It's so good! Just an idea!

I take fiber supplements to keep things moving. No more triscuits for me either. My do not eat list is getting longer.

Your best bet is Metamucil wafers. They come in different flavors but you still have to eat them slowly because they swell when you swallow them. Triscuts and shredded wheat hate me terribly. You can also get some Dan Active drinks or activia works like a charm.

Thanks for the pointers!! I usually eat oat meal! However, did not even think about the Triscuits swelling!! The apples sound awesome!!

Just a thought ... (I have not had triscuits so this may not work)...

Is there some sort of low cal dip (flavored Greek yogurt) that you could put on it to help it go down? Take at least 4 separate bites of the cracker, chew well, swallow and count to 10 or 15 or whatever and then take the second bite of the cracker? Essentially eat it slower with some liquid/dip.

That is what I don't think I was doing!! I think I was eating it two fast!! A serving is 6 crackers and I had 3!! THANK GOD I didn't have all 6!!! I think if i eat slower and maybe drink a little water with it to help it down it would be better...however, I think it is going to be a while before I try it...it REALLY hurt and was kind of scary!!

yup no more shredded wheat for me either....I miss that one but oh well onward and upward

AMEN!!! However, onward and DOWNward!! ????????????????????

:-( I guess the thread won't do the emotional-cons!!

lol yup downward not upward!!!

Any kind of Fiber is going to bulk up in your stomach. I would go with Activia because at least you wont have to worry about getting stuck.

This is VERY true...does Activia have the protein that the non fat Greek yogurt has??

I can't eat triscuits either. And yeah...a stuck triscuits hurts!

I don't really have any no-no foods. Or, I didn't til the other night. I bought some okra, you know the dehydrated type with sea salt. It crunched just like a cheese puff and actually was pretty good. I only had about 3 pods and it hit me......Oh boy did it hit me. An hour later, I swore off okra forever. I don't think I've ever been so miserable. I can usually even do breads, slowly and limited. I have had my fights with chicken, fish, okra, eggs, bread, pork chop. I try not to blame the food, its nearly always me. Except maybe the okra

I have never had pain like the pain I had when the TRISCUIT got stuck!! That is the ONLY food I have had problems with....so far!'