I am 6 weeks post op and I know I need to eat slow. Sometimes I forget and eat to fast and don't feel well. Does it ever pass the fact of eating super slow and can I eat like a normal person. Do I still need to chew 30 times before I swallow and take tiny bites forever or for now????

It gets better. I am 6 months out and eat about as fast as I ever did. I make sure not to give myself too much food (especially when I'm really hungry), because it's easy to overeat if you eat quickly... and that hurts.

I have noticed that I actually eat less at mealtime than I would because the stomach seems like it can both fill and empty quickly. If I sat there and ate for 20 minutes, my tummy would probably have emptied 2 or 3 times during the meal! (Or at least it seems that way).

Basically follow your stomach's lead.. but the better you chew meat, the more you'll get out of it, nutritionally.