What foods have you been able to handle since your surgery? For example, a lot of people tell me that can't do any bread type things, but other have been able to. So what has been your experience with different foods?

Also, what places have you found you can eat out at safely that offer good Protein that works well for you?

Any other suggestions for figuring out what you can or can't eat?

This will vary so much month to month. For restaurant ideas, check my post in Alex's recent poll about eating out, I list a bunch of restaurants and good sleever choices to order.

I will say that at 8 1/2 months out, bread is still difficult for me, which I am thankful for, as is Pasta. Unfortunately, chocolate waited around and then came back with a vengeance and goes down real easy now. The only things that are really, really bad on Sleevette are strong cinnamon (cinnamon oil) and sour candies and strong carbonation like beer. I love sour candies and beer, so it's probably a good thing (sniffle).

For me, it really took a long time before I could eat anything I wanted, probably 9 to 11 months post-op. At 6 months, I still couldn't handle fibrous vegetables/fruits (lettuce, tomatoes, squash, apples, grapes, pineapple). And real whole wheat bread would make Frankensleeve roll up in knots.

The ironic part was that the processed foods - white bread, Pasta, rice, sugar, all went down with ease.

It just takes time. By my 1 year anniversary, I was able to eat anything I wanted, with the occasional grumble from Frankensleeve. I'm 16 months post-op and he STILL surprises me sometimes with the occasional complaint about pineapple - but no serious grumbling.

There is one food he just won't tolerate, Taco Bell Taco Sauce! He seizes up like a python wrapped around bunny with the 1st bite!

When I first started introducing foods back into my diet, I learned real quick to eat only 1/2 teaspoon full of a food, wait 5 minutes, take another 1/2 teaspoon, wait 5 minutes. If Frankensleeve didn't react by then, I was fairly confident I could eat the food with no problems.

Edited April 30, 201412 yr by joatsaint

There really isn't much that I can't eat- that I've discovered anyway. I never really had many problems with food except for some lactose intolerance in the first few weeks after surgery.

I developed a bit of lactose intolerance. cheese and Greek yogurt are OK, but I am now drinking lactaid milk (almond and soy milk don't have as much Protein as the real thing, so I didn't bother with them). I can't drink more than 6 oz of coffee before my tummy starts to feel sour. I haven't tried Pasta or rice because I don't really crave them and we aren't supposed to eat them anyways. The only bread I've had are the protein pancakes I made by adding Protein powder and extra egg to pancake batter. No problems and yum!

In general, I have not had problems with anything I've tried past 3 months out.... Beef, chicken, pork, fish, ham, seafood, spinach, squash, green Beans, onions, tomatoes, carrots, bananas, apples, peaches, Thai food, pizza toppings, ice cream, chocolate, Peanut Butter, lettuce, wine, potatoes, eggs, nuts, bean sprouts, cucumbers, tamales.....