Anyone try jalapeños peppers?

[sarahbethemails 68]

I really wanna make a stuffed ground turkey and low fat cream cheese scallion and garlic popper and bake it in the oven not fried! No batter either! I made these prior to surgery so yum and healthy just don't know if I can eat the jalenpeno!! I had gastric bypass FYI

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I am a sleeve patient, so maybe does not apply... but I felt the need to be pretty gentle on my new little tummy the first 6-12 months... well who I am a kidding? I really don't eat hot spicey food anymore and I am 4 years out. Proceed with caution...

[Sophie74656 1,572]

Personally I don't have an issue with spicy food but I would start slowly. Maybe try something with a dash of hot sauce on it first to see how it sits

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I eat jalapeños, salsa, siracha, etc. but in small amounts.

As in introducing all new foods, take it slowly and in small amounts and see how it goes.

[lauraellen80 854]

Oddly enough, I seem to have a higher tolerance for spicy foods now than I did before surgery. Go figure!

Like the posters above, I reccomend starting slowly and seeing how you tolerate spice. Maybe dice up a little bit of pickled jalapeno (less spicy than fresh) and mix it in with some refried Beans.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I have hot sauce and hot wings all the time, no issues at all. I am a sleeve patient though, no idea what its like for RNY patients.

[Djmohr 6,965]

What is interesting is prior to surgery I did not do spicy. Now, I crave spicy all the time!

It all depends how far out you are. I would not try it until I was cleared for regular foods. For me, that was 8 weeks post op but even then I am not sure my tummy would have handled it well.

It was about 4 months post op before I really started to eat things like jalapeños.

Just go very slow.

[queencity 62]

I am hispanic so i often eat hot sauce and jalapeños. Everything i eat has to be spicy if not i feel like the food is not good. I guess i will have to see how i tolerate spicy food including jalapeños after my surgery and when i start solids. Good luck, that does sound delicious!

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

I would recommend you introduce spicy food slowly (try a little and see how you respond to it).

I never had a problem with spicy food, but everyone is different. I had the VSG and enjoy spicy food. In fact I have some salsa I am going to eat as a snack later that I "amped up" with fresh jalapenos (and other veggies).

Enjoy!

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

can i eat the jalenpeno!!

@@sarahbethemails

little hijack i must tell you

12 year old grand-son loves jalapeños peppers

he was telling his little brother (5 at the time)

to try the hot peppers

peppers are great, you will love them

after eating a little bit

poor little Ethan cried, and screamed, and...

kids can be meanies to there siblings!!

but i gotta love them both!!

back to our regularly scheduled program

you probably have some spices in the house

put a little on a tsp

check it out slowly

experiment

then a little more, than more than......

you might immediately find you can't tolerate them

or you have no problems

by the way - i always pass on jalenpeno!!

good luck

kathy

[ReeseLanden 18]

I love jalapeno! I was cautious the first couple of times, but never had any issues. Like everyone else has said, try a little and see how you feel.

[sarahbethemails 68]

Awesome thanks!!!

[Daisee68 2,493]

Too soon for you but yes, I am able to eat spicy foods now. You really need to be gentle on your new stomach.

[DangerMouse007 105]

My doctor recommended not having anything hot or spicy for at least 12 weeks post-op. That was actually supposed to be today (or yesterday, 10/28). A few weeks ago I was out of town and went to a restaurant. I ordered a garden salad with chicken. I read all the ingredients thinking it was normal stuff but somehow missed the pico de gallo in it. Took a bit, realized what it was and decided to go as slowly as possible eating the salad. I was fine, and I've added salsa, jalapenos or serranos to my food ever since with no issues. I was a few weeks early with it, but I'm ok.

So as others said, you may want to ask your doctor/nutriontionist, wait a bit longer post-op, and go slowly.