apples???

hey guys!!!!! im just wondering did any of you try apples yet or oranges...if so how long after? thanks!!! julie k 344/264/180

i have eaten all type of fruits....apples, banana's, peaches and plums, i started with banana's right away after i got home in my blender with my protien drink, i never had any problem with fruit at all...oranges or orange juice i have not had at all. 403/322/230

im so scared to try fruit im scared of it getting stuck!!! julie k

I Julie I have been eating fruit since about 3 wks post op. I tried banana 1st with no problem and had that in my smoothie. Then watermellon and cantelope no problems. Recently I have been doing grapes and oranges. I love oranges. All you can do is try a little bit and see how it goes. Just try two grapes, or 1\4 or an orange to see if you will have any problems. That is what I did. Jane.

3weeks out?!?! do you have to chew the orange untill its liquid? that seems like the hard part for me i dont want to get anything stuck thanks! julie k

Well in the beginning I just sucked the oranges and really was getting mostly the juice, and some of the pulp. But now I can eat an entire orange and I seem to have no problems doing so. I never eat the skin on apples, but then I never did pre-op either. I never liked it so, now I would not even consider it. But yes I chew well like we are suppose to do. So far no fruits have caused me any concern.

I eat small helpings of apples and bananas almost every day, which are my favorite fruits. I do not eat the skin on the apples yet. I have been eating apples for about 2 months. When I first started eating apples I was told not to eat the skins, but think it probably would be okay now, just have not asked and am too afraid to take any chances until I know for sure. I had applesauce when I was on the purred stage right after surgery and had trouble tolerating it (gave me diarrhea --maybe the sugar?). I waited a few weeks until I could just eat the apples (cut up very small) and had no trouble at that point. I can eat up to 1/2 of a small apple with a meal that includes only cheese or only peanut butter or some other protein (but I can eat more than most people). Most other fruits are fine also. Sue Z

hello sue thanks for the reply. i think i ll start with apples. how much a 1/2 cup maybe? julie k

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Hi Kelly. There are a couple others on this site that had surgery on the 20th, but I haven't heard from them in awhile. Glad you are doing well. SueZ