I'm now 7 weeks out and doing good (I think anyways). Down 55 lbs and feeling good for the most part. Still get dumping syndrome once in a while, but, not nearly as bad as early on. I'm eating mostly normal foods (still easing into tougher foods such as steak and everything like that.)

However, there just seem to be some specific foods that don't sit well post-op. For me, it's anything with vinegar or oils. I was never a HUGE oil guy (other than Greek and a few other oil-based dressings) but, I absolutely LOVED vinegar. Now it seems post-op, my stomach lets me know if I even get a little of it in there. Things like pickles are pretty much out of the question.

One other thing I've noticed a change in acceptance to is spices and seasonings. After college, my taste buds started changing and I kept liking hotter and hotter foods... But, now I'm having issues with a lot of the spices and hot sauces that I used to cook with regularly.

Is this somewhat normal? Are there foods that you have the same experiences with? I know this is a process and I've already been able to advance a lot from where I was. But, I just hope that this part of the adjustments get easier down the road as well. Thanks, and good luck!

Edited September 22, 201411 yr by PlzCoolerMe

I'm thinking from what I heard from the dietitian and the patient education class, that everyone has different food tolerances after surgery, and some stomachs are more sensitive than others in the first 2-4 months after surgery. I heard that backing off a little off the spices and acidic foods (as in pickles, vinegar) and trying them a tiny bit at a time helps. Also, you may want to ask your doctor about antacids. I haven't had my surgery yet, but just a couple lines of food for thought.

It took me a while to tolerate sugar and rice, but I can do both now without unpleasant side effects as long as I watch the quantity. I used to drink a lot of red wine, but since surgery, it tends to cause reflux a bit worse than before so IF I drink, I tend to go for white or a cocktail now. That's really about it.

Been 7 months out and still cannot handle buffalo sauce or anything that's been deep fried (namely boneless wings and tater tots). Probably a good thing at the end of the day, but I do still miss those things... it gets easier though.

I love sweets, but my sleeve hates them. We now have a tentative compromise where I can eat 1-3 bites of something sweet, enjoy it very much, and not get terribly sick. I was never really into fried things, but I've accidentally had a few things over the course of the last year and those also tend to create near instant sickness. Oily, fatty, sugary, and basically anything that is bad for me doesn't tend to go very well with my sleeve, which honestly is probably a really good thing. Outside of that, I tend to crave beef now, which I never cared much about before. I suppose I could be a little anemic, which would account for that. I also used to love fish, and now it makes me sick, although chicken was a favorite before surgery and is still well tolerated now.

I can have a few bites of anything without getting sick...the trick is sticking to a few bites.

Chile Soup and most pasta's seem to be in this group for me now...