I’m 6 weeks post op and transitioning into regular foods. I haven’t had any trouble so far but lately I’ve been craving just a plain burger with ketchup (no bun ofcourse). I just got a burger from Burger King with nothing on it and bunless but I’m a little skeptical about trying it. Has anyone had a burger at this point of their post op?

Some do OK on ground beef, while others have problems tolerating it; I would avoid trying anything new out in public. I would probably also be a bit more skeptical about a fast food burger vs. a home cooked one for starters - never quite know what is in those.

My wife had some tolerance issues with ground beef, and our doc said that it was not an uncommon thing, and suggested that good quality steak, like filet, is often better tolerated - the best Rx we have ever gotten from an MD!

Give it a try - what have you got to lose (other than your cookies....)

I’m 6 weeks post op and transitioning into regular foods. I haven’t had any trouble so far but lately I’ve been craving just a plain burger with ketchup (no bun ofcourse). I just got a burger from Burger King with nothing on it and bunless but I’m a little skeptical about trying it. Has anyone had a burger at this point of their post op?

I am 3 weeks post op and have been eating a half of a turkey burger for dinner nightly. Of course I "chew chew chew"...Lol. I haven't had any difficulties, EXCEPT that I try to eat it too quickly. I did have a hamburger patty this evening and had no issues with it either. My only bit of advice is to eat it very slowly.

thanks for the advice! Maybe ill just pass on the fast food burger patty and get a lean ground beef and make it myself, I'm sure the taste will be better as well!

I tried ground beef in week 4 and It did not sit well at all. It was the 1st time anything made me vomit. I'll wait awhile before I try it again.

I’ve had more trouble with burgers than most anything else. Got a “protein style” cheeseburger at In-N-Out (lettuce instead of bun) with the family, ate 2/3 of the patty, and it took hours for the sense of overfull tightness to pass

My first restaurant meal post-op was at about 7 weeks, and I had a "pizza" burger (no bun) which was really just a burger patty topped with marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella. It was delicious, but I could only eat about a third of it, plus a few bites of whatever veggie I had on the side.

Ground beef was too much for me until aboutn ~2 months post-op, however, ground turkey (93/7) was fine. Not sure why the difference, but I've since stuck with ground turkey as a staple and rarely eat ground beef anymore.

I did fine with ground beef. My first food into soft food stage was meatloaf. You won't know until you try it. I do recommend getting the leanest version possible, and rinsing the meat (to get the excess grease out), if you grind it up.