Stomach pains when introducing purée diet

[E G 36]

Hi all,
Sorry in advance for the TMI
I am 10 days post op and I visited my dietician yesterday. She said since I was eating yogurt and pudding and keeping it down, I can slowly introduce purée into my diet.


Yesterday ate puréed chicken and mashed potatoes (about 3 spoons of each). I seemed to be fine yesterday (I ate around 5 pm). However, I woke up at 4 in the morning and it felt as if my esophagus was burning and I had a weird taste in my mouth (close to vomit).

I woke up in the morning and my stomach has been in knots and I feel cramps. Throughout the day it went away. I have been drinking a lot of Water but I’m not 100%. I didn’t eat a thing except hot chicken broth and water. I’m not even hungry.

Has anybody ever had this problem? I see the doc on Tuesday. How long did it take you (if any amount of days) to adjust to the purée diet? Pudding and yogurt I never had a problem with during the liquid stage.

[E.S 62]

Are you taking your anti acid medication? Usually when you take it, that problem goes away

[E G 36]

On 08/18/2018 at 21:09, E.S said:

Are you taking your anti acid medication? Usually when you take it, that problem goes away

No. Only gas relief that they prescribed in hospital. Which anti acid medication did you take post op?

[AEdoesRnY 531]

I was prescribed Pepcid to take in AM and PM for thirty days post surgery

[AJP 132]

I was prescribed once a day for 6 months

[Ninarwiener 8]

I am 3.5 weeks post op and I just started being able to tolerate food and even Protein Shakes. I can only eat a couple of tablespoons at a time and I definitely experienced many rough nights after eating. I would limit your self to a few bites of Protein. I still struggle with chicken— fish goes down much easier. I started eating Tums after each meal (my doc prescribed this) and popping Gas-x.

[Livetothrive 24]

Had this same issue two days ago. I tried pureed ground turkey with refried Beans and ended up getting sick for the first time since my surgery. It was pretty awful.

I am sticking with cottage cheese, unsweetened applesauce, yogurt, and some Soups for a bit. Jello and sugar free popsicles are a nice treat too! I may need to become a vegetarian. lol

I have to make myself eat - food still kinda grosses me out for the moment.

I don't suffer from acid reflux, but my doctor prescribes a medicine to take for 3 months for acid for all patients.

Switching from liquid to pureed food takes time, I think. I am just thankful I tried pureed foods before coming back to work today! That would have been awful!

Edited September 12, 2018 by Livetothrive

[MargoCL 677]

2 hours ago, Livetothrive said:

Had this same issue two days ago. I tried pureed ground turkey with refried Beans and ended up getting sick for the first time since my surgery. It was pretty awful.

I am sticking with cottage cheese, unsweetened applesauce, yogurt, and some Soups for a bit. Jello and sugar free popsicles are a nice treat too! I may need to become a vegetarian. lol

I have to make myself eat - food still kinda grosses me out for the moment.

I don't suffer from acid reflux, but my doctor prescribes a medicine to take for 3 months for acid for all patients.

Switching from liquid to pureed food takes time, I think. I am just thankful I tried pureed foods before coming back to work today! That would have been awful!

Did you introduce both at the same time / meal? I found that when I introduced my scrambled egg with cheese and guac - my belly did not handle it very well. Since then I've been able to tolerate eggs with a light amount of cheese. Haven't tried the guac again.