I have began full solids this week. I was told by my doctor I am not eating enough, so I have started to put a few more groceries down into my stomach. I get the worse back & neck pain after eating. I go for a walk, put a heating pad on my back.

When will this ever end? Did anybody experience this too?

You may be over eating. Usually post op if you are allowed foods you will experience pain if you eat too much. Try not to eat to fast or too much no more then a half cup for now.

Thanks Cheryl

My clinic is telling me I need to eat a min of 1000 calories /day. I upped my lunch calories today(because I was only eating around 600), then the pain came.

What are you eating?

breakfast: 1 egg omlett with mushrooms, green peppers, and a slice of 1gram fat bacon/ham

Lunch: leftovers from the night before (I cook extra so I have lunch the next day). consisting of 3 oz of fish, or 2oz of chicken plus 1/4cup of veggies

Dinner:2 oz of chicken or 4oz of fish. 1/4c of veggies and 1/4c of starchy veggie

Snack: 1/4c of yogurt with fresh berries 1/4c

Today: I upped my intake as per my dieticians request to get to 1000 calories( I don't think I got there yet). 2 eggs breakfast; 2 oz chicken & 1/4 cup hummus and 3 small crackers for lunch. 4 oz of pork tenderloin & veggies for dinner. This is the most I have eaten since Jan 8 (pre op liquid diet)

Hmm, could it be gas build up from my intestines and stomach-working it's way upward.

Gas-X brings a small amount of relief

Each surgeon seems to have different rules of how much you should eat in terms of quantity & calories. According to the rules of my surgeon, you are eating wonderfully. I'm surprised that isn't adding up to 1000 calories though.

For the time being, to reach the 1000 calories, maybe you should add some higher calorie foods. My Breakfast smoothie can go as high as 380 calories (35-40 g protein) a day. Believe me, in time, you won't have trouble eating 1000 calories. Maybe a glass of milk or something like that. Though it's liquid, it still has good Protein content & nutritional value.

Many bandsters at your stage of the game complain of hunger...

With you being so new post op I think that is too much food. You should go for two ounces of meat instead for now until you can slowly work your way up to 4 ounces. Your body is telling you no that is where the pain is coming from. I would not worry about the calories right now it will come.

I got nada. I never experienced any pain or gas so I'm worthless here. The foods you eat shouldn't cause back aches but sometimes veggies cause some gas problems, or so I've read.