Why only liquid

[susharajith 0]

Hi everyone. I had my op on oct 06. I'm on liquid diet period. I wanna ask why only liquid?

[chris_marie 32]

I have not had surgery yet but all the info I have gathered in preparation tells me the new smaller stomach needs
To heal and that takes a while. something as chunky as food could cause damage and or just problems. 😕. My doc requires liquids then a certain amount of time purée food then solid in tiny amounts of course.

[johnsons13 359]

Our new tummy's need time to heal and my Dr said he wanted liquid to give it time to heal and not take a chance of getting a leak. I've seen some people on here came home eating soft foods. We are all given different advice and directions for post op. When I follow my Dr's directions, I feel better physically and then mentally. When I'm not getting my Protein or fluids, I'm sluggish and of course not losing the weight like I"m supposed to.

[Matt Z 4,138]

All the above, it's to allow for healing. It sucks, but it's worth it in the long run, you REALLY don't want to push things too fast and end up with a problem that'll need more surgery to correct.

[DaleCruse 756]

I was sleeved four years ago. About three weeks or so after surgery I had two McDonald's french fries. They HURT going down. It was difficult, but I went right back to my liquid diet. The experience really helped me understand the importance of healing. Good luck to you!

[chuckwalsh 122]

Wow.. only two.. ya I'm not far removed about three days out currently.. just got home today juice/water... it's not easy.. it's a chore just trying to get through 20 oz. Of that..

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