Hi all. I am 3 weeks post-op as of this past Monday and I am not going to try either of these things any time soon, but am curious about a couple foods.

How does everyone tolerate salad and raw veggies?

I was sent home with diet literature and it says that starting with stage 4 and continuing on that you may not be able to tolerate raw veggies. I want a salad so bad that I can’t see straight!

How does everyone tolerate alcohol, specifically wine?

We love vineyards/winery trips and wine festivals. About once a month we would pop open a bottle at home with dinner. I will miss that greatly if I can never do it again. It is one of our “us” things.

Like I said, don’t plan on doing any of this tomorrow or even next week, but I am thinking about the future. Any insight or personal story would be helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond!

I still don't do any salads & I'm almost 3 months out..Funny because I was craving them too..I don't think they reccommend them til after 5 months..Lettuce does not digest. You can have a cocktail, it might kick your butt fast...just remember alcohol dehydrates you badly, you might just find out you don't like it any more...I always drank Kahlur Sombreo's & I hate the smell & taste now..I don't eat any fruit either because of the sugar in it, so I stay away...

I started trying salad after a few months, I had some gurgles initially, but no ill effects after that. I don't really have that many, but I've never had an issue.

Same with alcohol. I'll have a glass of wine on a rare occasion - and I did wait until about month 8 or so. I limit partly because it does effect me much quicker than before and I most times I just want to get the most out of my weight loss efforts until I reach goal. But it is a personal choice

I'm about a year and a half out and I rarely eat salad. Mainly because it's very bulky, doesn't provide a lot of calories and little Protein. I do enjoy some raw vegetables but try to stick with dense Proteins.

I didn't drink anything for about a year after surgery (I'm a very occasional drinker) and it went down fine but I felt the effects very quickly.

I'm almost 4 months out and have not had any salad yet but I did have one glass of wine last week and I FELT IT!! Be careful and best to you!

I just tried salad for the first time yesterday..... it was delicious went down just fine.... I stuck to Romain lettuce and I had Protein added to it ...it is absolutely delicious.... I love salad so I would've been very very disappointed if I couldn't eat it again ....it Digested just fine....im 8 weeks post op.

Shel