Trouble Swallowing

[Sassy-Anne 0]

Hi y'all! I am 3 weeks post op for gastric sleeve. I can't handle swallowing anything other than Soup, Jello or pudding. I'm trying to introduce soft mushy foods, but everything seems to get stuck going down. I have tried oatmeal that had been watered down, thin grits and tuna fish salad. I'm not sure what to do and the idea of liquids forever is freaking me out! Has anyone else experienced this problem?

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Edited August 5, 2016 by Sassy-Anne

[Hiraeth 515]

I'm having a hard time swallowing, too. Even a sip makes me nauseous and feels like it's having a hard time going down. I'm only 1 day post-OP, but I guess I didn't expect this much pain.

[KristenLe 5,979]

You may need more time to heal. Try something like cottage cheese, hummus, etc. or stay with liquids for a little while longer until more swelling has gone down.

[suzzzzz 1,005]

Try sipping slower and smaller sips to help with nausea.

[Candygyrl 637]

That's all you should be eating right now anyways. I'm not sure what your surgeon recommended but I had to do liquids for 2 weeks started purees week 3 but when I felt things were a little uncomfortable I scaled back. It's normal advance diet as tolerated the stages are a guideline. If you feel more comfortable eating puddings and Soups then stick with that for a while and introduce puree consistency foods one day at a time.

I'm @5weeks today and in the soft food phase but the majority of my foods are still liquids and purees mostly. It's what I feel most comfortable eating right now. I work on getting my Protein and Fluid needs met, then I find I don't have room for much else. If I do I make sure it has a purpose.

For example if I have a greek yogurt in the morning then that's my Breakfast. 15g of Protein yay. I'll sip Water over the next 2-3 hours until my next meal to work on getting my fluids in then maybe for lunch I'll have Soup or a kale and fruit smoothie I add greek yogurt and a scoop of Protein powder or I make it with a premier shake for a min of 30g of protein. Then back to sipping 30 min later over the next 2-3 hours then dinner might be pureed tuna, or turkey chili if I can handle it. 1/4 cup or 2oz serving over a min of 30 min or else I feel sick. Then back to sipping. If I still have protein to get in, ill have a Protein Shake or yogurt to get it in. Then I'm done for the day. I try to have my last meal no later than 8pm.

So don't sweat it. Stay with where you are comfortable, introduce foods slowly, and don't advance just because you can wait til you're ready. It can't hurt.

[debbo1959 44]

Tomorrow will be a month & I eat slices of cheese,of course I eat small pieces & make sure I chew them up really good. Do you guys think it's too soon for solid food like that? I feel comfortable eating cheese. I even had a tuna salad sandwich one day,it was cut into 4 small pieces& again, I chewed it up very good.It took me a while to eat it,but it was so tasty!!!!!

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[KathyawesomeSmith 10]

Try eating slowly. I have the same feeling a lot still and I am 3 months post op and thought I was overeating. I asked my surgeon about the stuck feeling and he said it is a spasm from eating too fast. I hope this helps

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