My NUT said I could eat some soft fruit, just a little. I had 3 small cubes of watermelon...don't know if its because I ate too fast or the consistency but I felt like i couldn't breathe, like I needed to throw up but couldn't. It was NOT a good feeling at all. I just walked around the kitchen, felt like I kept swallowing and couldn't talk and that something was stuck in my chest. Ughh, it sucked.

That sounds awful, sorry that happened to you.

You know what it isn't the first time on here that I have heard of patients saying that they thought watermelon would be a good choice to start off with and it wasn't. hmmmm maybe there is something to this after all.

hope all gets better for you!

YIKES, I'm glad I don't like watermelon...that does not sound like fun. Glad your ok!

My first fruits were canned peaches and mangos. Maybe try them. For some reason I thought watermelon would be too "fibrous". But I eat lots of it now!

Watermelon was tough for me at the beginning. I think it was the solid Fiber with the high Water content. (I still can't eat and drink at the same time.)

At 14 months out, I can eat a little watermelon, but not much.

I can't do watermelon. I tend to chew it and suck it and spit out the remaining fiber.

I did canned peaches and pears no problem

A raw banana no problem

I had to introduce new foods very slowly...only 1 or 2 bites of something new at a time. Fruits and veggies are a wildcard for me even at 8.5 months out. There are a couple of go-to veggies for me - bell peppers (but not green ones), broccoli and cauliflower. I can do some fruits in my smoothies.

I thought I would be able to do Flathead cherries that are so great this time of year...I ate 10 of them without thinking and was in excruciating pain for a couple of hours!

Also, if you try a new food and it doesn't agree with you, try it again in a couple of weeks.

You ate to fast. We all have to learn that. I did the same thing with the first apple. Did not pay attention to eating and swallowed to large a peice. Not fun.

Thanks everyone. I'll stick with canned peaches for now...I love peaches anyway!