Hi,
So I’m 10 days post op and in liquid diet phase and it’s dreadful. My plan as per my dietician is 4 weeks of clear liquid 4 weeks of puréed phase and 4 weeks of soft foods before real food.I am fed up with my food now and want to have some real food. How do I overcome this?

You have a tough regime. Most of us have 2 weeks of each phase. The liquid phase is the hardest because we naturally want to chew. You are also getting over really tough surgery. Its a hard learning curve and you will be so sore. Your hormones are doing summersaults just now. Its a full on smack in the face.

You have to white knuckle the liquid part that your team has set for you. You need to let your stomach heel. It will all pass very quickly. We all got passed it and we got fed up too. I couldn't do puree but I could do strained soups. Just do your best. It would not do any harm to contact your team and ask if you can have a little leeway with your diet. Try hot cold and frozen clear liquids just for a little variation

Yeah, I was on clear liquids only in the hospital, then full liquids for 2 weeks, and now on soft foods thill the 3 month mark. They never made me blend food if I could chew it to applesause consistency.

I had bypass on June 5th. I would pay so much to eat some crackers or some scrambled eggs. I’m so tired of liquids. I want some kind of real food in the worst way! Liquids are ruff!!

Ice chips really help during liquid to give you something to do with your mouth. Good luck on your journey