Puréed stage is horrific!

[han27 4]

I’m hoping I’m not alone with this, or someone has some kind of advice.

I had a gastric bypass and I’m now up to the puréed stage of the diet, but I’m really struggling.

The food itself causes no issues, it’s the thought of the food that I can’t handle. Every time I think of puréed food, what I can eat, that I need to eat, anything to do with it, I feel so nauseous.

I never had this issue with the liquid stage, it’s just the puréed stage, and because of the nausea I’m not eating enough.

Has anybody else experienced this? If so what did you do? Is it just a case of forcing food down when I can and getting through this stage?

I know it’s a bad idea to rush to the soft food stage but at this point I’m considering it because the nausea is driving me insane and I don’t want to end up ill.

Any help would be seriously appreciated!

[ShoppGirl 3,405]

Go back to the liquid stage. There is nothing that says you have to do the purée stage. It’s just about waiting long enough for things to heal before soft food stage.

[FutureSylph 377]

Yep, what ShoppGirl said. If you hit trouble with any stage, going back to previous stages is fine. Hope you feel better soon!

Edited September 21, 2021 by FutureSylph
Well wishes added

[Tomo 1,140]

1 hour ago, ShoppGirl said:

Go back to the liquid stage. There is nothing that says you have to do the purée stage. It’s just about waiting long enough for things to heal before soft food stage.

This this this. ☝️ I am on the solid food stage and sometimes experience off days where I get the foamies (ugh), and I drop back down to liquid or puree stage for a day or two.

[cellbell 113]

My plan didn't even have a puree stage, just liquids then soft foods, so I feel for you there. Are you struggling with just the concept of eating mushed up food? I admit that the idea of eating fully pureed meatloaf etc seems pretty off-putting, but maybe you could start with things like yogurt that naturally belong to that texture? Have you found anything at all you can stand?

[Soon2bFit21 109]

This was a bad stage for me as well. My nutritionist said that I didn’t have to actually purée meats, but just chop into very very small pieces. This was a lifesaver for me and I ate a lot of crock pot shredded chicken chopped small with fat free gravy and mashed potatoes, ground turkey, the infamous ricotta bake, and refried Beans with thin salsa and cheese. I also did canned tuna and chicken, but that didn’t go down as well despite using light mayo. I also made chicken Soup from scratch and just made sure the veggies were very well cooked/ mushy and I would mash each serving.

Be sure that you chew very well and take your time in between bites and you should be fine with the minced/chopped vs pureed.