Hi all. I am almost 3 weeks post bypass and I am on soft diet. Need help with food choices. I'm having a really hard time. I found some crackers that I was gonna put some cheese on. But I wasn't sure if I could do that or not!!! Please help.

My advice with any new food is to take it very very slow. Make a cracker with cheese, nibble a corner off and set it aside. Let your stomach make up its mind on how it likes it. After a few minutes, try another nibble and so on. Take a nice long time to finish that one cracker, or any new food, and give your body a chance to give you feedback.

All of my mistakes thus far have been from eating too fast.

I wasn't allowed to have crackers until almost 3 months so my stomach could heal properly. Download the below app, it's who I went through for my surgery and they have the Bariatric Bistro of recipes for every phase...

I don't think crackers are a part of the soft diet. I would ask your nutritionist for more information or a list of foods you can eat during each post-op diet phase. It's important to let your stomach heal properly.

I am currently in the soft food stage and am only allowed to have saltines since they break down into practically nothing. I use them to hold tuna salad so I get plenty of protein. When in doubt, check with your surgeon since every plan is different.