Had bypass on 12/13. Today is first day of eating soft foods. I was trying to get in protein, but after eating cooked broccoli and extremely soft beef, I am in terrible pain.

I may have eaten too fast. I don’t know.

How long will is last? Any info is welcome. Please help.

70 year old

hw 275

cw 235

Had bypass on 12/13. Today is first day of eating soft foods. I was trying to get in Protein, but after eating cooked broccoli and extremely soft beef, I am in terrible pain.
I may have eaten too fast. I don’t know.
How long will is last? Any info is welcome. Please help.
70 year old
hw 275
cw 235

It should pass eventually..it's different for everyone. Beef can be tough on the stomach at the beginning. Try to stick to chicken or tuna. Seems early to be on soft foods already.Eat slowly and use a baby spoon at the beginning. Don't drink and eat at the same time,at least 45 mins apart. Try pureeing foods at the beginning. Good luck!

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Hmmm. I’m not allowed beef until four months post op and my surgery was 12/2.

Anyways I started soft food this week. I noticed if I eat a bit too fast, or do not chew chew chew, I get a sharp pain behind my sternum. I don’t know if this is what you are experiencing or not but be mindful of the size of your bites, how fast you are eating, and make sure everything is chewed thouroughly. I likely would not try beef for awhile either.

My biggest problem is slowing down. I have always been a fast eater.

15 minutes ago, sunshinetinks said:

It should pass eventually..it's different for everyone. Beef can be tough on the stomach at the beginning. Try to stick to chicken or tuna. Seems early to be on soft foods already.Eat slowly and use a baby spoon at the beginning. Don't drink and eat at the same time,at least 45 mins apart. Try pureeing foods at the beginning. Good luck!

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Thank you so much.

10 minutes ago, KimTriesRNY said:

Hmmm. I’m not allowed beef until four months post op and my surgery was 12/2.

Anyways I started soft food this week. I noticed if I eat a bit too fast, or do not chew chew chew, I get a sharp pain behind my sternum. I don’t know if this is what you are experiencing or not but be mindful of the size of your bites, how fast you are eating, and make sure everything is chewed thouroughly. I likely would not try beef for awhile either.

My biggest problem is slowing down. I have always been a fast eater.

I have been so hungry. Thank you.

I probably wouldn't have started with broccoli and beef. I was warned about broccoli. It has to be very soft cooked, practically mush. Like salads, it's the kind of food that can give you problems. I would be mashing sweet potato or sticking with something like that.

As suggested, try chicken or tuna or a minced meat. I'd eat a beef, chicken or turkey meatball or patty or something like that. Lots of stews and meaty soups.

Have you got a dietician? If not, I would consider getting a bariatric cookbook because I think it would be helpful.

I also got toddler utensils. I have a "Frozen" themed fork that is tiny. It's a bit silly but it ensures that I could only take small mouthfuls.

I'm four months out and I'm a fast eater. It's not a problem now but I used to be in pain all the time so you need to force yourself to eat slowly. Take a small bite, then set a timer on your phone for 60 seconds and don't even consider another mouthful till then.

This part isn't forever. You will get through it. Good luck!

1 minute ago, LaLaDee said:

I probably wouldn't have started with broccoli and beef. I was warned about broccoli. It has to be very soft cooked, practically mush. Like salads, it's the kind of food that can give you problems. I would be mashing sweet potato or sticking with something like that.

As suggested, try chicken or tuna or a minced meat. I'd eat a beef, chicken or turkey meatball or patty or something like that. Lots of stews and meaty Soups.

Have you got a dietician? If not, I would consider getting a bariatric cookbook because I think it would be helpful.

I also got toddler utensils. I have a "Frozen" themed fork that is tiny. It's a bit silly but it ensures that I could only take small mouthfuls.

I'm four months out and I'm a fast eater. It's not a problem now but I used to be in pain all the time so you need to force yourself to eat slowly. Take a small bite, then set a timer on your phone for 60 seconds and don't even consider another mouthful till then.

This part isn't forever. You will get through it. Good luck!

Thank you so much. I don’t know what I was thinking.

Could it be bloating pain from the broccoli? That gives me terrible gas pains. Hope you started feeling better fast!

2 hours ago, KCRN said:

Could it be bloating pain from the broccoli? That gives me terrible gas pains. Hope you started feeling better fast!

The pain has passed, thank God.

Thank you so much!! It will be a long time before I ever eat broccoli!

Glad you are feeling better!

10 hours ago, KimTriesRNY said:

Glad you are feeling better!

Thank you so much for helping me yesterday! ❤️

I found food cooked in the crock pot were a big success for me when I got to my soft food stage because the meats were cooked down very tender and the few veggies I could eat (wasn't allowed green vegetables until regular food stage) were always cooked down nicely in the crock pot. I was allowed beef early out on my plan and it actually sat better than chicken for me but it had to be ground beef consistency.

This process is very much trial and error so just keep trying things, eat small bites and make sure you chew well. If something doesn't sit well, put it aside and wait a while to try it again.

51 minutes ago, Sullie06 said:

I found food cooked in the crock pot were a big success for me when I got to my soft food stage because the meats were cooked down very tender and the few veggies I could eat (wasn't allowed green vegetables until regular food stage) were always cooked down nicely in the crock pot. I was allowed beef early out on my plan and it actually sat better than chicken for me but it had to be ground beef consistency.

This process is very much trial and error so just keep trying things, eat small bites and make sure you chew well. If something doesn't sit well, put it aside and wait a while to try it again.

Thank you so much! All of this is such a learning process. I’ll try the crock pot!