Im three days post op. I hate broth and would prefer a couple drops of hot sauce in it. Has anyone tried spicy this close out of surgery? Also, do anyone have any advice when it comes to sucking hard candy such as jolly ranchers, peppermints, now and laters, etc?

Im three days post op. I hate broth and would prefer a couple drops of hot sauce in it. Has anyone tried spicy this close out of surgery? Also, do anyone have any advice when it comes to sucking hard candy such as jolly ranchers, peppermints, now and laters, etc?

Do not do hot sauce! I tried a very mild spicy Soup 2 weeks out and it burned my throat. I I'm only 7 weeks post and still cannot do anything spicy. Not even anything slightly spicy. It really sucks because prior to surgery I would douse many things with Tabasco and red pepper flakes. Hopefully six months out I can start incorporating it back in. As far as the candy I would probably stay away from it at least for the first year is it could be a slippery slope for you. And it is sugar. Hope this helps you good luck

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Thanks, this made me so sad. But I'm going to take your advice, lol

Im three days post op. I hate broth and would prefer a couple drops of hot sauce in it. Has anyone tried spicy this close out of surgery? Also, do anyone have any advice when it comes to sucking hard candy such as jolly ranchers, peppermints, now and laters, etc?

Turning to sugar three days after surgery is a bad idea. Try sugar free popsicles.

You're right. Thank you

You're right. Thank you

[emoji4] I know it's not easy! You've had all of your food coping mechanisms yanked away and surgery requires a lot of coping. Sadly, sugar is never the answer, tasty as it might sound. Wishing you lots of luck! You can do it.

Thank you? Best of luck to you as all

Try sugar free WUERTHERS -they're great!!

I started using Frank's Red Hot Sauce about 2 weeks post op, on my soft foods, and tolerated it perfectly fine.

Regarding hard candy, my nutritionist said sugar free hard candies are fine but in moderation.

Congratulations on your new beginning.

Had surgery 2/9. Three days post op I put about 3 drops of Cholula hot sauce chili lime flavor in my cup of broth (took a week to sip it gone) I had no problems. I'd start out slow. See what the tummy says. My surgeon said absolutely no gum or hard candy with or without sugar. It causes you to salivate which fills your tiny new tummy. Plus you don't want to risk swallowing them. Suck on some ice chips or sugar free popsicles. Good luck

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