I'm in my second week since surgery and I'm on whole liquids now. I'm following directions and eating a little bite at a time and waiting for any stomach responses but I'm a little concerned that the yogurt and cottage cheese is going down so easily. I get a little tiny " don't put no more in here just yet" signal but after I wait I can finish 3 oz. easy of this stuff. After reading about how so many others have had problems at this stage of getting stuff down or not being able to eat more than 1-2 oz. I'm slightly concerned that it's going down as easily as it is. I'm not complaining at all about being able to get the Protein shakes, Water and all in like I'm supposed to but I guess from reading so many posts I was expecting this to be a lot more difficult. This surgery does make you a little nuts don't it? Like I wasn't before. Lol.

Both are slider foods so don't worry!

oh no, don't worry. they're both little more than liquids.

There is a reason they are allowed during the liquid phase.

Isn't that odd I had 2 weeks of liquids only. I was not allowed yogurt or cottage cheese until week 4. I find even now 17 weeks post op there are many times I can't even finish 1/2 cup of cottage cheese or a cup of yogurt.

I pre-op but have had my NUT appointment for the post op eating the other day... I'll be on full liquids on day 3 after surgery adding yogurt and such on the 5th day after... I wish someone could explain why there are so so many different approaches to post op nutrition when we all have had the same surgery... There does not seem to be any standardized protocols other than Protein and fluids...Im noticing in post on here some will say their nut said something and others get outraged or assume the poster must have got their direction wrong.. When in reality it just seems each nut gives different advice...ultimate we have to follow the nut working with our surgeon... Like my nut said down the road you if you choose to have bread it must be toasted to avoid it getting stuck, have not seen anything on here about that... I was also told to take B12 once a week forever, don't see anyone mention that... I'm wondering do I have a great nut or not so great, she seemed on her game.

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The practice of medicine is not an exact science. I think there is such variation, because out surgeon's come up with guidelines based on a combination of research and experience.

I hope that their primary goal is to keep us healthy and alive and to heal with no complications.

@innersurfergirl.... Agree about the primary goal.... Medicine isn't an exact science, correct... I just see it all we all have healing stomachs so the protocol so such a wide range of advice, some do a 2liquid diet others don't etc...

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The problem is there isn't any empirical research out there to show one approach is better than another, no scientific studies. So therefore every doctor has a different set of experiences and knowledge, so they basically give you their educated opinion and each ones education, experiences and opinions are slightly different.

Some things have some research now and some doctors still hang on to their approaches because they have worked well for them in the past so why change?

It's still an emerging field.