Eating out - be very careful!

Ok, I went out to lunch with my brother in law today. We went to Logan's Steakhouse, and I skillfully navigated the menu to a nice Santa Fe Tilapia filet. I requested no tortilla strips, and asked for the dressing on the side. After eating about 1/3 of the filet (about 3-4oz overall) I was quite full. I took the rest home in a box for later. About 40 minutes later "IT" hit me. In the parking lot of Sam's Club (went in for batteries and kitty litter) I suddenly felt like I was going to revisit my lunch. Through a complete battle of wills between my pouch and I that did not occur. I did however have to sit there in the parking lot very still and deal with the "foamies", burping, and intense flatulence (sorry about that detail). After about 1 hour I was able to gather enough composure to drink a little water and drive home. I've been looking online for the nutritional information for Logan's Steakhouse, but to no avail - must have been something in that sauce that came with it - they called it a cilantro chipotle sauce - who'd have thunk it to have too much sugar? Perhaps it was to much fat, but it really didn't seem greasy (grilled, not fried). The moral here is - go carefully into the restraunt world A-teamers, it's a battle out there!

Find anything fatty will set me off .. not sugar but fat and breads ... like salami breadS AND DRY FOODS guess a salami sandwich would be a killer lunch LOL

Very nasty! But could've very well been the sauce.......or you got a little stuck if the fish was dry. Poor guy! Allie

Been there, Brother. Any red meat over a mouthful, still sends me scrambling for the john. I usually get a case of exploding diarrhea a couple of hours after beef- especially hamburger. However, pasta and rice don't seem to bother me. Potatoes, of any kind, make me nauseous. Bread is OK, if it's toasted and not white. I'm still learning- but it doesn't stop me from exploring new foods. Even though our digestive systems are altered, the world around us is not. We'll have to learn to eat out eventually. DD

DD, that's interesting - I seem to do best with ground beef (sirloin), but can't stand chicken. I'm still keeping carbs at a minimum to maximize my fat burning potential, but those I've had do agree with me as well.

I know. Most people can eat burger. It just kills me. Chicken is a crap shoot (literally sometimes ) I've been the sickest I've ever been post-op on chicken, and I've ate it and been fine. I basically live on deli- meats, turkey, eggs, cheese, shrimp, salmon, and Tuna. Everybody seems to be affected differently after surgery. Good luck finding what fits for you. DD PS Are you still doing protein shakes?

Oh DD, I wish I could find something that would give me diarrhea!!!!!!!!

I was so there on Saturday after having some grilled tri-tip that I patted as much bbq sauce off as I could. I was sick for 3 hours. Ugh, sorry it happened but congrats on winning over the pouch - i hate throwing up so much!! Inky

OMG, Inky, I didn't even recognize you in your new picture. WOWOWOW. This stuff sure comes on an individuak basis. Ground beef-UGHHHH made me very nauseous. Chicken, eat almost everyday. STEAK, Yummmmmmm. This is an ongoing experiment for all of us. If something doesn't feel right, I am not afraid to just immediately spit it back out onto my plate (something I never would have done before surgery). My pouch sends me signals and I better obey or else.