Can we eat dates post op? I want to eat dates. I am almost 3 months post op and would love to eat dates. Can we have them?

I found this link. It addresses whole fresh fruit, fruit juices, and dried fruit.

https://www.nationalbariatriclink.org/bariatric-blog/eating-fruits-gastric-bypass-surgery/

"After Gastric Bypass Surgery, there will be things you have enjoyed your entire life that your body will no longer be able to digest without discomfort. You will also have to give up some things that may seem healthy such as fruit juices, which are actually high in sugar content. About half of all Bariatric surgery patients can dilute fruit juices such as apple and orange juice and enjoy a glass now and then. Keep a close eye on your goal weight though, as these juices can quickly send you backwards on the scale.

Your stomach may not be able to handle dried fruits after Gastric Bypass or other weight loss surgeries, most particularly dried cranberries, apricots and raisins. Again, this is due to the high amounts of sugar used to cure these dried fruits. After some time has passed after your Bariatric surgery, you may be able to indulge in and tolerate dried fruits again but use caution, watching for sudden weight gain."

That tells me nothing about dates.

Try some dates and see how you feel. I am able to eat dried fruit, including dates, post-gastric bypass. They do not cause bloating, GI distress, or dumping for me. YMMV

However, are dates a trigger food for you? Can you eat just 1-2? If not, then you may want to abstain for awhile. You’re still in the weight loss phase, instead of maintenance, so you will need to determine if for you they’re a hindrance or not to dropping more lbs.

Edited August 3, 20187 yr by MarinaGirl

Dates are a dried fruits, if you can have dried fruits at this point on your plan, like raisins, prunes etc, try but consult your NUT or team first. Even just an email. Its important to be certain to have a good working knowledge of what you can and can't generally have at every stage laid out ahead of time. This you should demand from them if they are not providing it. This site is great for socialization but medical advice (nutrition after wls is medical advice don't let anyone tell you otherwise) should come from a physician.

Check your post op instructions. I am a lot further along than you and my Registered Dietition said I can use them as a sweetener. They have a lot of sugar, so I wouldn't do many. I believe 2 are comparable to one banana. So sometimes I add one to a smoothie.

I bought 10 pounds of them from Amazon so I need to be able to eat dates.

5 hours ago, apositivelife4me said:

I bought 10 pounds of them from Amazon so I need to be able to eat dates.

Then what's the point in asking?

I will eat them over the course of the month. Dates are very healthy. Yes, they contain some sugar, but I can handle that.

My point is, you had already made up your mind, what's the point in asking?

Ok, ok Silly Kitty.

If it turns out they will not work for your plan,you can give then away as gifts instead of eating them just because...

Just be aware that eating 10 lbs of dates over a month is:

90 g of sugar a day

400 calories a day

Only 3.5 g of protein a day

2 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Just be aware that eating 10 lbs of dates over a month is:

90 g of sugar a day

400 calories a day

Only 3.5 g of Protein a day

Well I could use the calories but not the sugar.

I dont believe there are 90 grams of sugar per day. It would depend upon how many you eat.

1 minute ago, apositivelife4me said:

I dont believe there are 90 grams of sugar per day. It would depend upon how many you eat.

I was going by what you said ... you would eat the 10 lbs over a month.

If you do so, that would be 5 1/3 oz a day, and it would contain 96 g of sugar