Hi-having surgery in May and just curious from those of you who have had surgery how far out post op would you say you could eat any food you want, just in small portions. Curious when my eating will feel somewhat "normal" again, after all that liquid, and soft food.

I WAS ON A VERY STRICT DIET FOR 8 WEEKS AND BELIEVE ME I STUCK RIGHT TO IT DUE TO food GETTING INTO THE STITCHES WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. I DID NOT FIND IT HARD BECAUSE I WAS NOT HUNGREY. I WAS GLAD TO DO IT. TRY NOT TO START EATING LOTS OF HIGH CARBS AND SWEETS NO MATTER HOW LONG AFTER SURGERY. YOU CAN STRETCH YOUR STOMACH AND YOU WILL BEGAN TO GET HUNGRY AGAIN. IT WONDERFUL NOT TO FEEL HUNGRY. BEST WISHES WITH THIS.

12 weeks is when my nutritionist allowed me to have raw fruits and veggies, nuts, etc. So 3 months-ish. But your bariatric center may have other plans for you.

I am 33 months post. At about the 6 month mark, I was finally able to eat red meat and kale, 2 foods I consider to be about the hardiest and most difficult foods to digest ... even with 100% of my stomach. But, I would say it was another 3 months before I was comfortable eating these and having more than one bite. So, to answer your question directly, for me, it was 9 months.

Also know that while I can eat any and every food, there are a lot of foods I choose not to eat. Those would be breads, for the most part, as well as rice. There is just no nutritional bang for that buck.

Great question! I am wondering the same thing and I am going on one month tomorrow. I had an episode just this past Wednesday when food got stuck. I was sick as a dog for almost 4.5 hours. I had heard that it would be 3 months and some have said that it takes a full 6 months to be ready to eat anything in small quantities. Oh well, I know this is for the better and I'm loving my new size already.

Good luck in your journey!

I am with PdxMan, took 9 months for the NUT to say I could eat Pasta and rice in moderation which meant I could eat pretty much everything. Before that I stuck to the lean Protein, fruit and veg diet.

I'm 5 months post opp and can eat anything I "want" but in vastly different portions than pre opp. For me, the want part also changed significantly. Things that don't go down well all of sudden don't look appealing at all. For example, I used to love french fries and would eat mounds of them. Even though I could eat them now without getting sick, they don't go down all that easily and would take up too much room, so I'm no longer interested at all. I used to love a good bagel loaded up with cream cheese, lox, etc. I could definitely have some of that now, but again it's become sort of unappealing. By the way, I'm not bummed out about this at all.

I had no restrictions at my 6 week check up