My Sugar & Carb Filled Post-Op Hell

   I thought only hubbies did that.

I hope to change my diet ASAP, too!

The first 4-5 hours of the day I need to keep the toilet close by. Gas comes and goes, but the pro-biotics I'm taking really help.

You are going to get sicker and sicker.  Unless you are eating a metric **** ton of bacon a day, none of the foods you listed are going to cut it. 

I know you feel rotten but jeez, man, I know you wouldn't have posted this if you didn't want to get your ass reamed, which I'm sure is coming.  Since a couple of the items on your list are OK for you to eat at the stage you're at, get rid of the other stuff!

There's a diet Hawaaiian Punch, at least in little stick packs, that I've seen at CVS and maybe Walmart. 

If you like cheesy snacks like Cheetos, learn to make your own high-pro cheese crisps.  I spray a plate with Pam, then spread shredded cheddar all over it.  I nuke it about 5 minutes (your microwave might need more or less time so stay near it) and then take it off the plate carefully, and break it or cut it into pieces that are chip/cracker-sized.  They taste a lot like Cheez-its and fulfill the need for crunch.

Get sugar free popsicles and Edy's sugar free fruit bars.  They taste almost as good as regular.  

Thai food has some DS friendly options.  You can request lower sugar or no sugar.

If you can eat candied walnuts, you can eat regular toasted walnuts - don't bull**** yourself!

It is hard, I too love carbs and I am not perfect, but I get all my protein in and I try to find decent alternatives for the carb stuff I really miss.  And just don't buy the candy and stuff.  

You CAN eat stuff besides your list.  Keep trying and you will feel a lot better.

Frank, have you contacted your surgeon about this? I've heard of aversions post-op, but I think it is very concerning that you are having such a wide-ranging aversion.

I hope the problem resolves for you before you develop a protein deficiency. Good luck.

Yes, I've been in touch with my surgeon... spent quite a lot of time on the phone with them.

The diet I've adopted came after being unable to eat anything for eleven days. At that point it was important to get down protein any way possible. Now that I'm getting down some food, I agree that I have to make some modifications. More protein, less carbs.

I'm getting down 40 grams of protein daily, and I know I need to double that.

Thanks.

HAVE YOU TRIED PROTEIN SHAKES? sorry there is no excuse for you not to get in at least 90 grams a day at this point, unless you were throwing up everything you were eating (and you are not).

Scott

I suspect protein shakes, in part, triggered the eleven days I was unable to eat due to of nausea. They're hard for me, but it's been a month since I've tried one and will give it a shot again today.

Hi,

Both of us are having issues with protein we are getting better.  I'm just starting to be able to eat chicken beef is still a no-no. Pork is easier to eat for some reason.

We have a "pure pro" protein drink (35 gr) chocolate.  We buy it at shoppers drug mart.  I find I don't crave the carbs if I had the protein drinks.  

A few things we eat:

Strawberry cream cheese on whole wheat sesame crackers
celery and peanut butter
peanut butter and banana
mixed nuts (almonds are heavy) with chedar cheese
shrip has been saving my life these days
V8


I hope things work out for you.

No offense but I wonder if these adversions (there are so many!) are all in your head. Maybe these are foods you don't WANT to give up (whether you realize it or not). I would suggest a call to your surgeon TOMORROW first thing as well as the therapist you saw for your pre op. Good luck to you.

I'll see my surgeon tomorrow at a local support group meeting and plan on talking with him about it then.

I can't say these are foods I don't want to give up, because I didn't eat 90% of them pre-op, but who knows, some of this could be psychological.