How soon after surgery can one eat salad? I'm craving it and really want it but we have no idea when I can eat it. I'm 3 weeks out as of Monday. I've been doing good with ground beef, deli turkey, cheese and things like that.

Is it okay to eat it if I chew chew chew? I feel like everything can be apple sauce consistency if you just chew it really well.

Edited December 28, 200817 yr by gatormel08

Call your surgeon.

I'd say it's too soon for salad items. Anything with lots of "roughage" actually. You stomach is still healing and your stomach has to churn to digest food. With things like salad, it'd have to churn a lot and for a long time.

I'd wait but at least call your surgeon to find out from him how soon he/she thinks it'd be okay to try it.

My surgeon said 2 weeks post op and I can add salad to my menu.