Salads? Veggies? Fruit?

[NewLife4Jen 28]

Hi all....

Need advice on salads/lettuce. Will I ever get to have salad again without feeling sick. Maybe I am rushing it...I am just under 12 weeks post-op. The dr. told me that I can go slow but I can try to eat what I can tolerate. I had missed salads and vegetables so much, I tried a salad. I didn't tolerate it all that well.

When does being able to eat salads/vegetables and even fruit come back?

Thanks

[pink dahlia 2,513]

Its different for every person as to what they can tolerate. Some have problems with salad, certain fruits and veggies. Some dont have any problems. I can do salad , all fruits and most veggies, except raw broccoli which is a BIG no no. So just go slow and easy with new foods, and you might try new foods at home ( not work or a restaurant) so you can be near a bathroom if necessary. ( Broccoli. ......... it.wasnt. pretty.........)

[IcanMakeit 1,318]

Also, you might find that a food that didn't agree with you will suddenly be just fine a few weeks later. So don't give up on vegetables and fruits. Just give yourself some time and then try again.

[jess9395 5,448]

Took me a while too. Maybe 4-6 months for most veggies and a little less for fruits. I still don't do well with raw broccoli either... Or raw cauliflower. Most of the rest I can tolerate fine. Sometimes pea pods are difficult but if I pull out the string thingie they are okay.

[terrydumont46 1,954]

I love salads now and any vegetable I can get my hands on. I roast my vegetables or steam them. I used to pre band eat crisp tender but now I do a little more cooking on it. when I was very newly banded I would emulsify my asparagus and stuff. I began to enjoy vegetables just for their taste not so much their texture.

[KateP 359]

It's too long ago for me to remember timings but I am pretty sure I had problems with them early on. I remember trying to eat an apple while on a walk and having to sort of scrape the peel off with my teeth. But certainly after a while, all fruit and veg became a major part of my daily food again.

One thing I do know is that FOR ME soft fruits like banana, mango, melon are still ones which need care. This sounds odd but I think it is because they are soft and so it is harder to really chew them. Like scrambled egg which many find difficult.

[terrydumont46 1,954]

It's so funny how one food is tolerated by one person and another couldn't eat it if offered a million bucks. I can't eat deli meats. I have tried as a quick Protein lunch and it makes me slime so bad. but I can eat all pasta's and rice and bread without a problem.(DARN)! I do stay away from them because of my diabetes. I also really shouldn't have beef in my diet unless its in chili or something like that. I can eat lamb without problem. It just amazes me how different we all are when it comes to food.

[KateP 359]

@@terrydumont46 Yes, it's crazy. I can actually eat all foods but I avoid lamb as unless it is incredibly tender, lamb is the one of the few foods i find can be difficult. I am too old a hand at this to get stuck but I often end up spitting it out (discreetly!!!) rather than swallowing.

[B-52 7,113]

You're rushing it !! Still too early, although my "Tastes" for foods, along with some "Cravings" began to change almost immediately after surgery, and continued to as I got my band adjustments.

I used to love salads, but now stay away from them. I simply lost my taste for them, plus they fill me up very fast. Cannot get through a small dinner salad....and then that will finish me with my entire meal before I get to the entree, which will be the Protein i seek.

I prefer to drink my vegetables...and /or I will snack on raw vegetables along with a dip while watching TV, etc.

[Djmohr 6,965]

I am seven months post op and just in the last 4 weeks I have finally been able to tolerate raw salad and all the veggies that go with it.

Prior to that salad was not a good experience for me. Now I cannot get enough of it.

I especially love to throw a scoop of cottage cheese on it for that extra Protein.

fruit I have been able to tolerate since the beginning. My nut had me eating raw fruit at 4 weeks out in very small amounts but peeled. I still cannot set an apple peel.

[Debbieduck4 399]

I'm 4 months out now and can eat any fruits and veggies that I want. The first few times that I tried salad though it made me really nauseous... I think I was about 6 weeks out maybe? I figured out it was the Romaine lettuce for some reason and tried Iceberg lettuce next time which I tolerated. After doing that for awhile I tried the Romaine again, and it was fine. Other veggies, I tried cooked first and if that went okay, I introduced raw... I never had any other problems.