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Going back a step?

I'm just over two weeks post op. I was cleared for the pureed stage of foods, so I've been eating pureed foods since Monday. But no matter what I do, it just sits too heavy in my stomach. I feel too full despite eating the same volume as I did with liquids. There was a meal or two where I felt ok, but mostly too full. So I'm going back to liquids. Have I damaged anything by eating purees too soon? Have I set myself too far back in my recovery?

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  • Bypass2Freedom
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    I wouldn't worry too much about if you have done any damage - I highly doubt you have! Especially if you have been following the recommendations of your surgical team. It is a little bit of hit a

  • Going back a stage for a little while is never a bad thing. We are all different and heal at different rates. In a few days, maybe try a smaller portion, thinned out a bit like @Bypass2Freedom suggest

  • Bypass2Freedom
    Bypass2Freedom

    Also just to add, in those initial weeks post-surgery, my team recommended that I limit each meal to around 8 mouthfuls (using children's cutlery), just because the signals which tell us we are full a

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2 hours ago, summerseeker said:

TBH the smell and look of puree made me puke. I skipped it all together.

same! first day of puree stage i pureed some beef and barfed a little in my mouth at the result. tossed it and just extended my "full fluids" stage another week then went to afterwards "soft foods"

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