Yes that's right I cheated on my full liquids stage...My surgeon told me not to eat citrus but i couldn't stick to his advice...So today I ate some chicken broth with lemon and later a v8 with lemon as well, I feel fine but i want to know if this can create a problem, a leak or something on my new tummy,please if anybody knows or has done this please tell me how bad is it! Thank you :*

They tell you to stay away from citrus because it can enflame and cause more swelling at your incision line. When you are early out, the nerves have yet to heal, so you can't feel the pain as much, but imagine squeezing lemon juice into a fresh cut on your arm, or a finger. Probably having a little lemon juice in your liquids for flavor isn't going to injure you much because it's so dilutted, but be careful. The doctors make the rules for a reason. Also, you don't have the same amount of stomach acid so citrus is hard to digest after surgery as well, and some people have more issues with acid reflux after surgery, and citrus can definately make it worse. Welcome to the losers bench!

Thanks alot everything you said sounds about right @@920amy I will stay away from lemon till my surgeon clears it...for me, I just love everything with lemon and that's all I crave, well that and pickles or pickle juice, I know I have a long way to go in this journey but i will stick to the rules from now on...Best wishes to you on your journey