3 months post-op and having trouble with meat :(

[hats123 67]

I am less far out (5.5 weeks) than you, but I have trouble with all kinds of meat and all preparations (well, all the ones I've tried). I thought I was doing something wrong with bite size or chewing time. But then I talked to a friend who was sleeved years ago and she said, like one of the above posters, that she couldn't eat meat comfortably until more like 4 months. And then there's the poster right above me who still has trouble with pork. I think it's just one of those things -- we all recover differently and that may be at play even if you were able to eat those foods earlier post-op. Who knows what your sleeve is doing to adjust as your body continues to heal?

I've also read separately (by "read" of course I mean watched a surgeon's video on YouTube) that animal muscle Protein (standard beef, chicken, etc) is the hardest on sleeves and is usually the last thing that people are able to tolerate.

Edited September 19, 2016 by hats123

[Mary Burdick 18]

I had the bypass in May was having same issue , the Ground hamburger in little portions I tolerated fine but everything else I had same reaction. I keep a food journal and noticed it's mostly chicken causing me to vomit. I introduce it slowly back in, shredded pork went well because it's cooked really well.

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[OzRoo 1,492]

@@ShelterDog64

I had issues with beef around the same time. Even though it was minced and with sauce, I ate it slowly and chewed well .... still dumped it straight away. I haven't touched it since.

I was fine however with minced veal and minced lamb .....

Beef apparently is hard to digest, and many sleevers have issues with it.

[Amazed76 1]

I went thru that phase too for a few weeks but just hang in there and stick to your plan!

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