Question:
am i supose to eat salads rice or breads of any kind ?4 months post op down 56 lbs .

im 4 months out from my RNY surgery and lost 56 lbs i was wondering when i could eat salads ,bread,rice ,is any of these ok to eat i know rice and bread hurts after eating itbut was told salads are not good for you stomache..and is spicy foods good for our stomache ? please let me know thanks Sassycindy ,    — sassycindy (posted on December 10, 2009)

December 10, 2009
I was told not to eat salads until at least 6 months out. I waited 8 months and have been fine with salad - just make sure you have protein as the lettuce really has no nutritional value at all. Rice and breads I stay away from because they are all carbs. I think spicy depends on the person - I can do spicy sometimes so I just have to be careful. Hope this helps a little bit.
   — Dawn A.

December 10, 2009
Rice expands in the pouch and can cause lots of pain. Bread is not good until you get to about 6-9 months. I do eat one half of wheat toast when my DH go out to breakfast on Saturdays but just started that at 6 months and do not eat bread at any other time. I stay away from the carbs of bread and potatoes as there are better carbs in fruit which is healthier. Just what works for me.
   — Kathy Thomas

December 10, 2009
Instead of having the lettuce in a salad (has no nutritional value at all) I substitute it with spinach. So much better for you. As far as rice, potatoes, bread.. I was told never to eat them. No nutritional value and that was one of the foods that got me in this position anyway.. Plus I feel like it may stretch out my pouch as they expand after you eat them. Just concentrate on protein and veggies, some fruit, yogurt, cheese...Good luck
   — okbuffy

December 10, 2009
Buffy is absolutely right. I was told never anymore rice, after all -it's wrong to throw it after a wedding as it harms birds stomachs. And my new philosophy is "why waste valuable belly spacd on lettuce" I eat protein first I am 21 months out and now weigh 108 -guess it's working!
   — marksgirl

December 10, 2009
I also never eat bread. This is your shot to eat right -you're just 4 mo out -don't develop bad habits now -because if you do -your tool may still work for now, but chances are- if you continue your weight will come back.
   — marksgirl

December 11, 2009
No on rice, bread, pasta, potatoes Salad is ok but it may bother you Spicy stuff is fine.
   — trible

December 11, 2009
The registered dietician in my surgeon's office says NO to ALL of them. She says NO to the salads because lettuce fills us up with "empty" calories, and not very many of them at that. In other words, she wants us to fill our pouches up with chicken, fish, beef, pork, other forms of quality protein before we even THINK of putting salad in our mouths. And THEN... instead of salad, she would prefer us to finish with high nutrient vegetables (like beans, broccoli, spinach) and/or fruits in small quantites (so you don't dump on the sugar content). The rice and breads are part of the "NO WHITE CARBS" rule that she is emphatic about. If we MUST have those things, we need to make sure that the breads are whole grain (not white bread), and that the rice is either brown rice or wild rice (not the white stuff), and the same thing with pasta (whole wheat pasta, not white pasta - and just FYI, "colored" pasta, like the grean, red, or brown stuff, is just that - colored with the particular vegetable, but still "white" pasta). As to popcorn, she says an emphatic NO, PERIOD. NO POPCORN. I eat spicy foods on occasion (like salsa when we go to a Mexican food restaurant, or curry when we go to an Indian Food restaurant), and it doesn't bother me. Of course, I'm over 9 months out, and I didn't start eating that kind of stuff until I was 5 or 6 months out. I guess it just depends on how your pouch tolerates it. All you can do is eat a small amount and then wait and see.
   — Erica Alikchihoo

December 11, 2009
RNY are to avoid all bread forever, per my doctor's instructions. Brown rice is okay in very small quantities. Spicy foods are not well tolerated in small sized stomachs. I tried once, that was enough for me to learn to avoid it.
   — cydthekid50

December 11, 2009
I am out 4 months as well and I do not eat diddly. I just had to have another upper GI series today. I throw up at least once a week, but lately three times. Thank God for the protein supplement, or I wouldn't be getting in my 60 grams of protein
   — FSUMom

December 11, 2009
I don't eat bread rice or pasta. I do eat a salad on occasion, espicially when the ingredients are fresh from my garden, then I eat lots of salads and veggies, because I know they are just picked and have the max amount of vitamins. I am a runner and on race day, I will have a well toasted english muffin with peanut butter on it. But other than that, I avoid bread. I do eat potatoes on occasion.
   — Richbehr

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