Cottage cheese?

Hey everyone. I am almost a week out from RNY and was wondering if I can eat cottage cheese. I am hearing everything from waiting until one week to waiting two weeks.

Has anyone else who had RNY surgery recently started eating cottage cheese?

I was allowed to have cottage cheese after one week.  I actually had it this morning with Sugar Free blackberry perserves.  Yummy!

Wow you must be feeling much better!  FIRST: What is your post op diet schedule????  EVERY surgeon has a different idea of what is acceptable!

I am on Liquids for 3 weeks, and can add pureed foods at week 4, week 5 solids.  They limit us to liquids the first 3 weeks to give us time to heal properly.  Cottage cheese is considered a pureed food by my surgeons standards.  My surgeion has the lowest rate of complications in the state of MN!  They must know something I don't so I 'm going to stick with the diet they recommend even though cottage cheese is tempting!  I would hate to end up in the emergency room because I ripped a suture/staple line from eating something not on my diet!!!

hey...  i'm 2 1/2 weeks out n i ate cottage cheese two days after surgery....small curd fat free....i was on liquids for first two weeks...i had no trouble with them

Jacquie

I was cleared for soft puree type food at two weeks.  I had some a day or so before that point.

Be sure to measure and start out with just  a tablespoon or two.  Each with a baby spoon if you can and chew it.  It seems funny sometimes to chew cottage cheese like it was steak, but we are relearning to eat and I am sticking to better safe than sorry.  I add a little black pepper to mine.


Another good one for me has been refried beas (fat free).  Heat them up and add the smallest amount of cheese and a baby spoon of light sour cream - stir - it is really good.