I just had my gastric sleeve surgery on feb 10 can I eat chips candy or something like a sandwich

My immediate response is NO! Only 3 days post-op from sleeve surgery, I would think you should only be on a liquid diet. I didn't attempt anything close to solid food until week 3 - then it was only soft foods like scrambled eggs etc.

You may want to reach out to your doctors office before eating solid foods this early in your recovery process.

Not a good idea. I also attempted real food at week 3 and that was sugar free plain yogurt because I couldn't stomach the texture of eggs. I believe I could eat watered down oatmeal as well week 3. Didn't your surgeon provide any post-surgery guidelines? If not, I would contact the office and request it.

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Not this early out, but eventually in moderation.

that depends - do you want to lose weight or not? You're awfully early out to be thinking about this.

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I’m starting get depressed with me with all this pain I’m dealing with thinking about did I just did this surgery feb 10 why I have deal with all of this pain I’m not resting it’s hurts whole lot I can’t be mom today my son I don’t have energy I’m hurting

let your clinic know you're in a lot of pain - they should be able to prescribe something to help with that.

I am almost 6 months post op, and I wouldn't attempt to eat candy, or anything sugary. It will make you sick.

Sorry to hear you are in so much pain. I think it’s normal to have buyer remorse in the first week. However if you don’t have pain meds prescribed, I would suggest you seek medical advice. My surgeon said any solid foods during the liquid and purée phase of recovery could cause the staple line to open. He said a previous patient who ate solids early ended up in hospital for 3 months, being feed through a tube as he ruptured his new stomachs staple line.
I am 10 weeks post op and I can now have a piece of candy and only need one to satisfy my sweet tooth. Like a normal person!

Couple of honest questions, no judgment meant. 1. Have you read any of the paperwork you were given? 2. Are you trolling? 3. If you are serious, you need to contact your provider and speak with them ASAP about what your diet needs to look like the next few months for your safety.

I’m sorry you’re in pain but chips, a sandwich or sweets are not going to stop the pain. In fact it likely will cause you more pain, other side effects & may be complications. Remember you just had major abdominal surgery. It’s why we slowly work our way through a liquid, then purée, then soft food diets for weeks before we start on solid foods again.

It does seem odd you weren’t prescribed pain meds on leaving hospital. You could still be experiencing gas pain which they used to inflate your abdomen during surgery. The best way to get rid of that is to walk. Even short walks about your house will help.

Always contact your medical team if you are in pain or experience anything that is not normal or usual. Ask them for a food plan & a list of foods you can eat as you work through the healing stage if they didn’t provide you with one pre surgery. Also, do you have a nutritionalist/dietician? If you don’t, ask your team for a referral to one who has experience with supporting bariatric patients.

You’re embarking on a journey that, if you work at it, will change how you eat & what you eat & lead to a slimmer & healthier you.

Good luck on your journey.

Please follow your dietary instructions. If you eat foods that are not allowed especially in the early stages you could end up with a gastric leak and would be in much worse condition and pain. I personally could not have a regular diet until 2 months post surgery.

2 weeks liquids, 4 weeks pureed, 2 weeks very soft (had to be able to cut with a fork) and then regular. I am in the first week of regular and still am careful and want to chew well with small bites.

My doctor allowed me to have sugar free lifesaver mints to suck on occasionally. I have a big sweet tooth and that is what got me into being obese so the further I avoid candy and sweets the better. I had this discussion with my mandatory psychology visits before I even had surgery. Maybe you need to revisit this information if you had this expectation prior to surgery.

Try to hang in there and remember why you started this method of weight loss. Revisit any information you were given pre and post surgery. This time will pass and I found the first 2 weeks hard due to the drinks (I was really sick of them but choose success vs. cheating)

Absolutely not! You MUST stick to the post op diet.