Almost 3 months post-sleeve. I've been on soft diet for almost 2 months. I'm finding that when I eat solids I feel full way faster and get quite uncomfortable after eating. When I have fluids or mushy foods I do not experience this. Has anyone else found this with solids?

It take me longer to eat solid foods and I can eat less of them. For example, if I make mock chicken salad, I can eat at most a ¼ cup and then I am stuffed. I also tend to heartburn more easily if eat more solid food.

Yeah...I do not really enjoy solids. Bleh

I feel very similar. I eat one small Protein filled meal a day plus two shakes per my doc.

I look forward to eating my dinner with my family, but once I start I do feel full pretty fast and full for a longer times. I am only 7 weeks post op.

I was the exact same way, but it does pass. I found that I was over chewing the food which made it expand and ugh. It will pass just chew as you did prior, take a few bites then wait 5 min until the next few bites. I found that roasted chicken and med rare steak worked best for me. Also I still fare better with fried eggs vs scrambled, not sure why. Be patient and trust that when you are full, you are full

This too shall pass. Go slow. Rely on soft foods mostly while gettig your body used to the solid stuff little by little. Eat only s few bites at a time and that will sit better.

Been there done that, it gets better

I agree! My dietitian wants us on solid foods quickly and not relying on soft or puree. I understand why because sometime I really want to go back to what's easy and doesn't make me uncomfortable. But I lose more steadily on solids so I've been trying to stick with it.

I don't like solid foods and I'm 7 weeks postoperative. I don't get the same pleasure from eating like I used to. I get uncomfortable quickly too.

Eat slowly so you can notice the stop signals and stop. The discomfort is from eating too much (your tummy can handle a smaller volume of solids than it did of soft stuff) or too quickly. Your tummy can't hold much, be careful.

I was super happy to go on solid foods. Hated purees. But it is an adjustment to only eat a couple bites. 7 months out it is way easy to eat and not think about it anymore (which is not necessarily a good thing). So just be mindful of it, and go slow. Eat less than you think is a good portion.

I'm just over a month post-op and can't enjoy solids either. They kind of hurt going down even though I'm chewing like crazy. Went back to soft foods for a while and am trying solids little by little. Guess it's just a matter of time.

Good Luck!