Hi all-I was sleeved on July 10th and am now eating puréed foods. I have a list of no nos from my surgeon and one is oatmeal. Does anyone know why?

Hi ya. Oatmeal is fibre and will cause bloating and feeling of fullness .

7 minutes ago, Donna ralph said:

Hi ya. oatmeal is fibre and will cause bloating and feeling of fullness .

Ahhhh. Got it. Thanks.

And if it is undercooked could those fibers get caught in your healing sleeve seem, same reason you can't have seeds and nuts?

2 minutes ago, Frustr8 said:

And if it is undercooked could those fibers get caught in your healing sleeve seem, same reason you can't have seeds and nuts?

Makes sense. Thanks.

Weird. I'm on full fluids and well cooked, fairly loose oatmeal is one of the things I am allowed to eat.

1 minute ago, Cara-Lea said:

Weird. I'm on full fluids and well cooked, fairly loose oatmeal is one of the things I am allowed to eat.

Wow. I am dying for s nice bowl of oatmeal but I will follow my plan.

one of oddest things about this journey is the total lack of any standard program.

if you stay around long enough there is nothing you wont see go thru here.

maybe because its new and the science behind it is not well understood even by the doctors that do it.

they know it works but not much has been tested past that point and the science always takes years to sort out.

maybe in the future they will sort out what is a must and what is just a doctor trying to avoid any and all problems with every patient be using broad strokes for his recommendations.

Oatmeal is allowed on some plans at varying stages ( mine was stage 2- introduced during full liquids-purees as a very loose consistency) and sometimes never. Double check with you team to make sure they mean never again or just not at your current stage, either way follow your plan for the best possible outcome.

Safe Journey!

I was allowed to eat blended oatmeal in the pureed stage (stage 2). I put an immersion blender into it and pulsed a couple times. The thing about oatmeal though is that its very high in carbohydrates. Even though I used natural oatmeal and the low sugar prepacked kind I stopped eating it because of the high carb load

11 minutes ago, BajanSleeve said:

I was allowed to eat blended oatmeal in the pureed stage (stage 2). I put an immersion blender into it and pulsed a couple times. The thing about oatmeal though is that its very high in carbohydrates. Even though I used natural oatmeal and the low sugar prepacked kind I stopped eating it because of the high carb load

Oh okay. All of these things make sense. I’ll avoid it.

I've eaten oatmeal nearly every day since week two after surgery.

100% approved on my plan.

Zero problems.

Avoid it for now if your plan says to do so. In future you may wish to include it if its something you like.

My plan includes moderate carbs, not very low carb as some people are doing post sleeve. I actually include 2/3 of a standard serving of porridge (made from natural rolled oats cooked with water) as my breakfast for most days, which myfitnesspal tells me is 74 calories, 10.8g carbs. I find it to be a good quick high fibre meal which my tummy is happy with (I cook a batch on the weekend and microwave my serving in the morning).

At 3 months post op my surgeon is happy with my progress and what I'm eating.

Thanks for the responses all.

Just curious...what did they tell you to eat then for breakfast if not oatmeal?

5 minutes ago, Cynisca said:

Just curious...what did they tell you to eat then for Breakfast if not oatmeal?

Yogurt,cottage cheese,stuff like that.