Hey there! I was sleeved on May 8th, so about 6 weeks out. I am in the Stage 4 diet process for Soft Solids. At 8 weeks I start Stage 5 which is the "forever diet". Is it too early to try raw sashimi sushi? Like salmon? My favorites to order are salmon, shrimp, and octopus. Is that ok? Also, what about a tiny bit of soy sauce? Or stay away cuz of the sodium?

We have gluten free low sodium at home I can use too. Thoughts or experiences with this? I would as my nutritionist but they are closed.

Thank you!

What does your surgeon’s plan say? Seems a little early to eat sashimi but YMMV.

My team was totally fine with it.
Recommended it as a good source of protein.
My surgery was May 7th

They have not mentioned sushi at all and I can't call til Monday. I just don't wanna mess up. :/

My surgeon said NO sushi/raw meat of any kind until 3 month post-surgery, but I am a bypass patient. I would suggest you ask to be safe.

Sushi is one of my favorites, so I understand your desire!

Like reintroducing most foods, I suggest you have a bite or two. Wait five or 10 minutes. See how you feel. If you feel great, have another bite. Wait. Make sure you feel great before having any more. If at any point it hurts, stop.

Remember that even among sashimi, you're going to have a wide variety of textures. Salmon will have a different texture than egg or octopus. You may find you tolerate certain textures much sooner than others. It took me a while to handle dense proteins like octopus. See what feels right to you & adjust.

One nice thing about sashimi & chirashi is you get rice either on the side or under your fish. If your sashimi is too difficult to eat, enjoy some rice instead.

Gluten-free, low-sodium soy (usually called Tamari) is a great alternative, WLS or not. I use it all the time.

Enjoy!

Thank you guys so much!! If I do have regular sushi at some point with rice, should I always avoid white rice and get brown instead? I read in some other threads that white rice has given multiple people a lot of trouble.

15 hours ago, Emersyn said:

Hey there! I was sleeved on May 8th, so about 6 weeks out. I am in the Stage 4 diet process for Soft Solids. At 8 weeks I start Stage 5 which is the "forever diet". Is it too early to try raw sashimi sushi? Like salmon? My favorites to order are salmon, shrimp, and octopus. Is that ok? Also, what about a tiny bit of soy sauce? Or stay away cuz of the sodium?

We have gluten free low sodium at home I can use too. Thoughts or experiences with this? I would as my nutritionist but they are closed.

Thank you!

I have eaten sushi a few times and it hasn't bothered me too bad. It does sit a little heavy on my pouch. I usually get a ginger salad and eat 1-2 pieces max. I've had salmon, spicy tuna, and shrimp. I always use soy sauce.

I've had sushi two months out without a problem. Mainly sashimi. I've used soy sauce but just dabbed the sashimi in there once then bit it. After like two pieces I'm full.

My nutritionist is okay with it but they just tell me to be careful eating any kind of sushi involving rice because of the carbs. Well that's what they said when I told them about it then. It's been a while since I really even bought any. I'm at the point where if I feel I really want it, I'll just make it myself...

But I'm a bypass patient. Not really sure if there's a difference between when either patient can or can't eat it. I was allowed access to solids sooner because I kept everything down without a problem.

Hw-273

Sw-226

CW-124

GW-130

Size- 2, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.

Bra Size- 34C

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017

RNY

"Only those who try will become" FFX

Thank you!!

I didn’t even think about sashimi (I usually go for tuna and salmon sashimi or nigiri, if I’m feeling like the rice). Thanks for the heads up - I’ll have to ask my doc when I can have it when I start eating regular food again.

Had some last night! It was sooo good. No issues. I had 4 slices of shrimp sashimi and 4 slices of salmon nigiri with my gluten free low sodium soy sauce! Took about 1.5-2 hours to finish it but I did it! No pain at all just might have had a TIIIINY bit too much on the first day trying it post-op. Felt awesome having it again. Thanks again guys!