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Eating for the first time did NOT go well!

I made a hard boiled egg and used 2tsp of low fat mayo and then thinned it with pickle juice until it was applesauce consistency. My written out diet said to eat a quarter to a half a cup. I served myself a quarter. I ate about 3Tbsp of it. I ate it at 12:30... I was in SO MUCH PAIN I felt like it needed to come out one way or anther until 9:30 pm. I felt nauseas the whole time but never threw up. I was alone and afraid of what throwing up my do to my incisions. (I had surgery on March 14th I'm 12 days post op) I couldn't eat or drink or get out of my bed (because I also ended up getting extremely cold) today I'm afraid to eat or drink. I did force 1Tbsp of yogurt in and I'm trying to drink too but not doing well. I never want to eat again. I feel so anxious. Anyone else expierience this and have any idea where I went wrong??? Maybe I ate too much? Maybe low get mayo is not ok? Maybe I used too much pickle juice?

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So sorry! Hard lesson learned - many people don't tolerate eggs well for a long time. Also, the pickle juice may have irritated your sewn tummy. Hope you feel better soon. I could only do 1/4 cup for a long time. Maybe you can try soft fish (I poached tilapia) or protein oatmeal for starters. Good luck!

Are you on soft or purée? Egg might be too difficult at this stage, maybe try sticking to things that blend easily with no lumps. Yogurt, custard, cooked veg etc

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Are you on soft or purée? Egg might be too difficult at this stage, maybe try sticking to things that blend easily with no lumps. Yogurt, custard, cooked veg etc
Puree. I'm supposed to puree foods to applesauce consistency. If been eating yogurt ok but can only eat about two Tbsp. What exactly is custard? It sounds good lol. How so I make that? I think I'm supposed to focus on protein though.

I'm nearly 7 weeks out and I still find it hard to tolerate eggs - they are really hard to chew into a mush, which is what I have learnt the hard way that we need to do before swallowing. I would give those a break for now until later and then revisit it to see how you do. Right now at your phase I'd be sticking with things like refried beans, yoghurt, etc.

My surgery was on 3-11. I ate a egg over easy mushed it up as fine as I could. Took me around 45 min to eat it. I was full for hours. Down side is about 30 min after eating I had to go to bathroom 4 times. It was horrible. All that trouble over one lil egg. Not sure it’s worth it. Lol. I too am scared about eating.
My surgery was 2/12. I am in the soft food stage. I tried an egg on the first day I started soft foods ( I wanted to die). My main protein sources are ground chicken, ground turkey, fish and yogurt plus my every day 4 oz protein shake. When I started the soft food stage I was so excited to eat something not liquid and purée, but I still have days I would not mind it again. I can eat 1/4 c of what ever I’m eating. I am cleared to start eating raw fruit and veggies. I had a slice of seedless cucumber yesterday and it went well. Today I will have a cherry tomato with my lunch. Just keep trying. My nutritionist has a great rule that I have used. When you eat something and it upsets you or causes the day long “ I want to die “ feeling the next day go back to a few protein shakes and full liquids. I’ve used it now 2 times in 2 weeks it helped. Everyday is a new lesson we learn with our new stomach.
RNY. 2/12/19
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ST: 412(4/18)
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23 hours ago, Jezzabelle360 said:

I made a hard boiled egg and used 2tsp of low fat mayo and then thinned it with Pickle Juice until it was applesauce consistency. My written out diet said to eat a quarter to a half a cup. I served myself a quarter. I ate about 3Tbsp of it. I ate it at 12:30... I was in SO MUCH PAIN I felt like it needed to come out one way or anther until 9:30 pm. I felt nauseas the whole time but never threw up. I was alone and afraid of what throwing up my do to my incisions. (I had surgery on March 14th I'm 12 days post op) I couldn't eat or drink or get out of my bed (because I also ended up getting extremely cold) today I'm afraid to eat or drink. I did force 1Tbsp of yogurt in and I'm trying to drink too but not doing well. I never want to eat again. I feel so anxious. Anyone else expierience this and have any idea where I went wrong??? Maybe I ate too much? Maybe low get mayo is not ok? Maybe I used too much pickle juice?

I know you are early on but when using mayo, my nutritionist recommends mixing it with Greek yogurt. 1 part mayo to 3 parts yogurt. less fat and calories and the mayo gives its flavor to the mayo. perfect in egg salad, tuna salad , chicken salad etc later on.

1 hour ago, Jezzabelle360 said:

I don't have a plan that says puree then soft foods. I'm really confused about what I can eat I guess at this stage. I'll mix the mayo with yogurt from now on if I use it.

Here is some info from Kaiser (my plan is them). Always check with your team if unsure, but hopefully this will help.

post_bariatric_surgery_diet_info.pdf

Remember you don't need to finish all of it, that was the hardest part for me to learn. Also listen to your body, I have learned when approaching fullness my nose gets a sniffle and that's the sign for me to stop. ?

7 months and my pouch does not accept eggs in any form, cottage cheese, peanut butter and bananas, all of which were go-tos and old friends in my pre-surgical past. And to be honest I have pretty much lost my will to eat, not even with me rationalizing its "fuel", can't be bothered ,the Fuel Tank, let's just let it run dry its NBT totally. Not anorexia more like food indifference, that's why,i went ahead and prepared that other, a flash of Oh That Might Be Good and I couldn't keep it down! ?
  • 3 weeks later...

I'm in the soft food stage now, myself. My Nut said "Crock Pot consistency". So I tried crock pot meatloaf last night.

Nope. Pouch did not like it. Pouch evacuated a short while afterward, and ever since then I've had a taste in my mouth that won't go away.

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