Repost from Dame Tooter from Main MB

I'd like to run an informal poll. I'll post this a few times over the next week. Please answer only once. I appreciate any and all who take the time to answer. If you wish to email me your reply, rather than posting it publicly you can send it to me at [email protected] thanks! I'll share the results when I'm done. (NOTE: I am only collecting this info as it pertains to postop RNY patients! Results posted will be anonymous.) How long were you on each stage postop - Liquids (both full and clear): Pureed: Soft foods: When were you allowed to progress to - Chicken: Beef: Cooked Veggies: Raw Veggies: Fruit: Popcorn and/or other high fiber products (if you're never allowed popcorn, please specify that): ---------------- What kind of stomach did you have preop? Would you class it as: *Picky and easily upset (vomited easily and/or often) *Cast Iron (nothing bugged it and rarely vomited, if ever) *In between (something's bothered it, but not a lot and vomiting was less than 2 times yearly - mostly due to the flu, pregnancy, etc.) ---------------- What kind of pouch do you have postop? Would you class it as: *Picky - vomit frequently. *Cast iron (Nothing phases you, never vomit - never being less than 2 times in first year postop). *In between (may have some nausea, but very rare to vomit): *Early picky, but got over it (only vomited in the first 3 months, nothing since). -------------------- Any replies to this poll will be via email so please don't think I'm ignoring any posts. Thanks! Hugs, Toots (anyone that wants to, please feel free to repost this to your state/favorite board for a larger response - thanks!)

Hi sweetie Thanks!

Morning Sherry Wow you are asking to pick a brain from a woman that can hardly remember yesterday! Since they thought I had a leak I had to be on liquids for 3 weeks instead of 2. I skipped the pureed stage & went right to soft foods at 3 weeks. Think around 5 weeks I went to the meat group. Think I had a cast iron as I seldom was sick from anything. I've been luckier than most with tolerance of foods. Same with the pouch, cast iron. Pouch wasn't picky actually only time I got sick was when I ate to much. How are you feeling these days? Everything going ok for you? Take care of yourself Hugs Carolyn

Clear liquids 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after Pureed/soft: weeks 2 through 4 after surgery 6 weeks after surgery -- mostly any meat as tolerated. I think I waited a few months for fruit & popcorn, but did eat veggies (mostly green beans) I had a cast iron stomach before & after surgery. Have never vomited since surgery!!! Pouch is not picky -- loves all meat and always has (beef, fish, poultry, pork) Also, you did ask, but I haven't done any protein supplements since a couple months out from surgery. Our dr. would rather have us get our protein from "real" food. And my labs check out great! Dame -- love your posts but don't visit the main board much anymore because we have such an awesome state board. I have been one of the very lucky ones with no complications and have been able to eat pretty much anything. As I said -- never been sick on anything. I do watch sugar intake as I will dump if I were to overload that. (Like I would want to anyway!!) Janie Lap RNY 4/14/2004 272/160/145?

Hello Dame: I was on pureed foods as soon as I was allowed to eat to eat, in the hospital. The pureed diet lasted about 5 weeks. I then went to soft foods, for several weeks. By 8 weeks, I was eating as tolerated. It was at this time I started being allowed peeled fruits, and some vegies, no skins or seeds. I think I was advised to wait on raw vegies and salads until about 6 months post op. It was around this time I was allowed meats as tolerated. I was able to have pureed chicken salad ect, during the pureed stage. High fiber foods are allowed as tolerated, but it's advised to use caution. Preop, my stomach was in between. Since surgery, it is some what picky, I vomit a couple of times a month, usually due to over eating. sometimes things don't agree, but I don't usually dump per say. Hope the info helps!! DeeAnn R