Is this normal?

[time_2_shine 5]

Hello again all!

It’s been a few weeks since I posted. Things have gotten somewhat better, as I learn to live with my new stomach. Your encouragement was a great help!

However, I’m now 6 weeks & 1 day out from sleeve surgery & can only fit about 25g (1oz?) (1 Tbs) of food at each meal. Though this does depend on what it is I’m eating (yogurt I can fit in about 60g).

I’ve stopped trying to eat chicken & tuna at this point (as it was sitting really heavy in my stomach) & I am sticking to soft cheese, yogurt, egg etc. for 2 - 3 meals, along with my Protein coffee concoction & a protein shake/soup per day. I plan to try again in a week or two, thinking it might be due to swelling still?

Is it normal to be this far out & not be able to eat anymore than a Tablespoon of food?

I use a bariatric meal timer & chew extremely well.

My plan says I should be ‘aiming for about 1/2 a cup’

Per meal, but that is impossible!

TIA!

[James Marusek 5,244]

25g = 0.9 ounces = 1.8 tablespoons.

This does not sound normal. Might want to explore with your surgeon's office the cause of the problem. In the meantime, you might increase the number of meals per day from say 3 to 5.

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

I'm in pretty much the same boat. That's all I could eat at 6 weeks and now, at 12 weeks, can still only handle a tiny bit more than that. Maybe 1.5 oz (by weight). At 6 weeks, my surgeon wasn't concerned, just said I was on the slow end of healing, but at my 12 week checkup he did get concerned. I am basically still on mushy foods, can't tolerate solid meat Protein at all, although I can handle fish. Hopefully, you're just a slow healer and it will all resolve itself. Just pad out your day with extra yogurt or protein shakes/water until you can eat more at a sitting. Hope you're doing better soon.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

4 hours ago, time_2_shine said:

Hello again all!

It’s been a few weeks since I posted. Things have gotten somewhat better, as I learn to live with my new stomach. Your encouragement was a great help!

However, I’m now 6 weeks & 1 day out from sleeve surgery & can only fit about 25g (1oz?) (1 Tbs) of food at each meal. Though this does depend on what it is I’m eating (yogurt I can fit in about 60g).

I’ve stopped trying to eat chicken & tuna at this point (as it was sitting really heavy in my stomach) & I am sticking to soft cheese, yogurt, egg etc. for 2 - 3 meals, along with my Protein coffee concoction & a Protein shake/soup per day. I plan to try again in a week or two, thinking it might be due to swelling still?

Is it normal to be this far out & not be able to eat anymore than a Tablespoon of food?

I use a bariatric meal timer & chew extremely well.

My plan says I should be ‘aiming for about 1/2 a cup’

Per meal, but that is impossible!

TIA!

I say I was eating approximately 1/4-1/2 cup at 6 weeks post op. It depended on what it was. Obviously protein rich foods filled me up quicker than others. I agree with James, and you should discuss this with your doctor.