When is popcorn okay?

[braninem19 10]

popcorn was one of my many sliders as a lapbander.....so I am curious who can tolerate it as a sleever? I am a little more than a month out and a handful would taste amazing. I am not one to push limits or break the rules....but I am also very scared to try popcorn ever again, given the consistency. Just curious what other sleevers have done.

[mi75 1,235]

i had some this past weekend, will be 7wks out tomorrow. appears to be a slider for sure! going to have to be disciplined about going to the movies and portioning at home! tasted awesome though, and saw the surgeon last week and i specifically asked him about a few foods including popcorn. he said no problems, no restrictions, just try to watch portions...

[Samantha Williams Smith 18]

popcorn is fine as long as you don't over eat it. I ate some last night at the movies. I was sleeved on June 18,2014. Just be careful if you get a kernel spit it out. Good luck on you journey.. Hugs from Alabama....

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

No experience here, but I have seen popcorn referred to on many threads as "slider food."

[joatsaint 2,814]

I didn't try popcorn till around month 9 post-op. Only because I was eating so few calories and needed as much nutrition as I could get per calorie. I was only able to eat about 1/2 of a hundred calorie micorwave bag of popcorn the 1st time and Frankensleeve DID NOT LIKE IT AT ALL! It was several more weeks before I tried it again and it did take till about 1 year post-op before I didn't get complaints from my new stomach anymore.

[bagonian74 176]

They have the skinny popcorn I am 10 months post op I eat it all the time it's a great snack

[shelly75 35]

popcorn is actually on the list of foods that I can't have for at least one year. I used to eat a ton of it, so it's probably a good thing for me that I can't have any. Another thing I have to stay away from for a year are pineapples and I really miss eating them. I can have canned ones, but no fresh ones. Anyone else have pineapples as a food restriction?

[meatball1 29]

I eat popcorn every day. I have had no problem with it yet corn on the cob or real vegetable juice from a juicer bothers my tummy.

[janeta16 15]

skinny popcorn is delicious.

[jjinWA 511]

I eat popcorn, both homemade at home and movie popcorn. Don't do it often and usually only about 1/2 of a Cereal bowl size. I used to eat a ton of it at each sitting. Does not bother my sleeve. Actually helps with my constipation! If I eat it at night, the next day..... Well you get the idea.

[braninem19 10]

Thank you to each of you. I'm not a brave go'er so as much as I love popcorn It may still be awhile. But I feel a bit better knowing it's not too much of an issue with the majority. All people are different though.

Thank you for all the input to such a specific question

[MichiganChic 3,262]

I was restricted from popcorn for 6 months. The theory is seeds/kernels could get stuck in your staple line. I don't know about that, but I never attempted it.

Anyway, I started eating skinny pop...bad plan. It's a slider, and it's something that keeps calling my name. I've noticed on weeks that I have it in the house, I do worse in general. So, now I rarely buy it - I call it a gateway food, lol! First it's skinny pop, then it's caramel cheese corn....you get the picture.

[History Maker 4]

I have eaten popcorn as early as 4 weeks post op. I haven't had any problems; in fact, the only problem is realizing when to quit because its really good. Unless your surgeon tells you otherwise, OR you know something that we don't know, I don't think it should be a problem. Enjoy!!

[finediva 979]

Ok, so my two food addictions were coffee and popcorm. The coffee I went cold turkey when I started my pre op and I wished death would claim me the first 6 days. I basically took to my bed and stayed there. Popcorm...... home made with olive oil and no salt or light sea salt. It was my comfort food...all year round. My surgeon forbids it..period. Will I eventually try it one day? Maybe when I'm over a year out. I have enough coffee and popcorm in my pantry to open a small store.

[par1959 470]

I tried is at 6 weeks with no problems.