I am at week 3 post op, still doing full liquids, some soft foods but not much.
Anyone here know if and when salads are possible?

i am missing my salads !!!!

My doctor said 3 months post op I'll be released to all foods including salad

6 minutes ago, MrsRobinson4411 said:

I am at week 3 post op, still doing full liquids, some soft foods but not much.
Anyone here know if and when salads are possible?

i am missing my salads !!!!

check with your team, I was told now raw veggies/salad until 8 weeks post op however some teams allow it sooner. welcome to the forum and good luck on your journey

three months here also

Thank y’all so much. My dietician guideline is vague on lettuce !

3 months for me as well. A salad is what I am craving most of course.

My plan allows salad in week 5. I've been eating small amounts since then, but really, after I eat my proteins there's no room left for anything else at this stage (nearly 8 weeks post surgery).

I started playing with small salads after about a month - doc had added veg to my diet after ten days as my protein intake was already more than adequate at that time. I generally use chopped spinach rather than lettuce owing to its somewhat better nutritional profile; for some reason. lettuce seems to be one of those things that some have a hard time tolerating for quite a while, though I had no problem with it.

I usually made them as part of a normal protein based meal rather than an add on. I cut back the meat of a normal meal from a nominal 3 oz to 2 oz, then added a few grams each of chopped spinach, grape tomato, avo, snap pea, scallion, cheese, bell pepper, etc. (whatever we had around...)

I was told not until around 3 months for any kind of raw veggies as they're hard to digest. I'm 7wks out and missing salads as well. Hang in there it goes quick.

I was a month to 6 weeks for salad. I do have some but less on the iceberg lettuce as too much bothers me. I get a grilled chicken salad and more or less eat the top and only partial if the lettuce. The baby spinach settles much better as I put that in almost everything I cook. When you do have lettuce take it slow at first and see how you feel.

Thanks for all of the info. I am taking things slow as I have not been able to ingest much in the way of protein.
12/5 will be 4 weeks and feel better every day but am still on very limited soft foods.

I technically have been allowed to eat anything I can tolerate since 4 weeks. I am almost 3 months and find most veggies are fine, but I dont tolerate lettuces yet. They just dont digest well yet.

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On 12/1/2019 at 2:39 PM, RickM said:

I started playing with small salads after about a month - doc had added veg to my diet after ten days as my Protein intake was already more than adequate at that time. I generally use chopped spinach rather than lettuce owing to its somewhat better nutritional profile; for some reason. lettuce seems to be one of those things that some have a hard time tolerating for quite a while, though I had no problem with it.

I usually made them as part of a normal protein based meal rather than an add on. I cut back the meat of a normal meal from a nominal 3 oz to 2 oz, then added a few grams each of chopped spinach, grape Tomato, avo, snap pea, scallion, cheese, bell pepper, etc. (whatever we had around...)

I think I was about the same Rick. I started with baby spinach and baby power greens and things like english cucumbers (seedless), avo, tomatoes, purple onion and even red bell pepper. No issues.

Thank y’all. I love that we can help each other out with our different experiences !