I'm 11 weeks post gastric sleeve, I'm 46 pounds down and loving life, however, I'm grieving the loss of spice in my life. My stomach can no longer handle anything remotely spicy.
I immediately, after 1 bite, feel sick like I am going to throw up.
I know it may seem silly to some, but I have always eaten spicy even as a child.
Cajun, Indian, Thai, Chinese, Mexican...all ordered 5 stars spicy and now I can't even handle cooked down onions.
No more Sichuan pepper oil, Habanero peppers or Bird-eye chilis!
Someone please tell me my love of spice isn't lost forever!

Sleeved December 13, 2016
Sw: 252
Cw: 206
Gw: 150

Yes you will. Just give it time. I love hot and spicy food too. Try some every now and then and see how your stomach takes it. I was overjoyed the first time I ate jalapenos and didn't get sick.

Hi, I'm almost 16 weeks post op and I have loved spicy foods for my entire life too.... until now. I still love the taste, but can't tolerate onions, jalapenos or Sriracha anymore. I used to go through a bottle of Sriracha in a matter of a couple weeks.

Every now and then I will try a little Sriracha to see if I am able to handle it.... but not yet. I really hope that I will be able to enjoy spicy food again someday.

Edited March 3, 20179 yr by mylighthouse

I know that it took a little while, but I have no issue with anything spicy nowadays. I did have to chuckle in the beginning when something as tame as mango habenero sauce would cause me distress. I would say by the end of the first year, I was back to normal in this regard.

I'm able to tolerate some spicy things, I'm also on a ppi so that may have something to do with it. I can do red and green chile BUT can't be too hot yet, siracha is a hit or miss sometimes my tummy likes it sometimes it's like hell no. I've also had some Louisiana hot sauce which is also a hit or miss. Haven't tried anything else yet. I'm about 6 weeks post op.

Yeah my spice toleration depends on what it is and how spicy it is. I made breading-free jalapeno poppers about a month ago and regretted that after eating 2-3 of them (they were halved). I can have other things, other peppers, tons of pepper itself and other spicy spices. It seems to be jalapenos specifically for me. Which is tragic because I use to eat jalapenos by themselves and out of the jar growing up.

Give yourself like 6 months before thinking you can't eat something ever again. I had Chili at 8 weeks and it was a nightmare. I made it again at 4 months and that's all I ate for 2 weeks. lol!

5 months today love spicy