Is it normal to feel a lot of pressure when you eat after surgery in the second stage? There are things I've ate before that seem to make me feel a lot of pressure to the point I have no interest in eating. Has anyone else had this problem?

yes it is normal. i had pressure for several MONTHS afterward, and still will if i overfill. that fullness COULD be your full signal for those particular foods. i also found that things i could eat very easily pre-op, i couldn't eat anymore.

i just backed off of whatever foods gave me pressure, reflux, etc until i was about 4 months out. now i'm over 5 months post and eating all foods, no problems at all.

just give your body a chance to recover and heal...

Thank you for answering my question. The only thing I have concern with is how am I able to obtain the proper amount of protein if It hurts that bad to eat? I literally never feel hungry but I do try and eat. I drink a lot of liquids which helps too. Any suggestions? Did you have a similar problem with the protein consumption?

For the first month or two I felt very bloated after even a couple tablespoons. In fact, food would make me so miserable, I could barely even drink for hours. I got to the point that I wouldnt even have my first bite of food until the middle of the afternoon after I already had gotten the majority of my Protein and liquid in from shakes. I also added unflavored Protein powder to every kind of broth and cream Soup I could find. I had to eat standing up and did a lot of walking. GasX helped, too.

I'd say take it slow and stick with liquids for as long as you need to. I extended all of my food stages by weeks. I finally felt normal after 3-4 months. But it's totally worth it!

It seems to be very normal. The way my doctor explained it was that the stomach takes 3 months or so to fully heal and for all the post op swelling to go down.. I also got amazing advice from my nut as I told her that I chew my food into mush and she told me to chew it the sway I did pre op as over chewing makes the food expand and not go down as easily, and you know what, she was right. The other thing I did was to add 1 Quest bar to my day. I had it for breakfast every morning as it allowed me to get in some much needed protein. Still wait 1/2 hour after eating it, just like any other food you eat. You are headed in the tight direction!