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MANY FIND THE PUREED STAGE HARD BUT IF YOU JUST THINK ABOUT IT AS ONLY 30 DAYS OF INTENSE HEALING, MAYBE THAT WILL HELP YOU GET THROUGH IT ... WE CAN DO ANYTHING FOR 30 DAYS! I ACTUALLY WENT BACK ON THE PUREED STAGE AT ABOUT A MONTH & A HALF POST OP AS MY POUCH WAS REAL FINICKY & I STAYED ON PUREED FOODS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 WEEKS MORE THAN THE FIRST MONTH. YOU DON'T WANT TO STRESS YOUR POUCH (trying to digest heavy foods) OR YOUR STAPLE LINE (putting pressure on that cut) WITH HEAVY FOODS LIKE STEAK, BURGERS & CHOPS ... YOUR POUCH WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED ON ONE SIDE & YOUR INTESTINES HAVE BEEN SEVERED, REROUTED & THEN REATTACHED. YOU WANT TO KEEP AS MUCH STRESS OFF THOSE STAPLE LINES AS POSSIBLE SO THEY CAN HEAL. IT TAKES 3 MONTHS FOR YOUR INSIDES TO COMPLETELY HEAL, BUT OF COURSE, THE FIRST MONTH IS THE MOST CRITICAL. BE CAREFUL OF WHITE CARBS (bread, potatos, rice, pasta, etc) AS IT IS REALLY JUST LIKE EATING SUGAR AS FAR AS WHAT IT DOES IN YOUR BLOOD STREAM ... YOU GET A DIABETIC RUSH WHERE YOUR BLOOD SUGARS SPIKE & THEN FALL QUICKLY. THIS MAKES YOU HUNGRIER THAN YOU EVER WERE & IT GIVES YOU THAT AFTER-DINNER TIREDNESS & CRANKINESS WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH. I THINK I'VE POSTED THIS A THOUSAND TIMES BUT IT IS SO IMPORTANT ... WHEN YOU EAT SUGARS & SIMPLE/WHITE CARBS, IT PRODUCES A CHEMICAL IN YOUR BODY THAT SIGNALS YOUR BODY TO STORE FAT FOR LATER USE ... IN OTHER WORDS, YOU GAIN WEIGHT, OR STOP LOSING WEIGHT. WHEN YOU EAT PROTEIN, IT PRODUCES A CHEMICAL IN YOUR BODY THAT SIGNALS YOUR BODY TO USE CALORIES FOR ENERGY RIGHT NOW ... SO, YOU LOSE WEIGHT. &, OF COURSE ... PROTEIN BUILDS EVERYTHING IN YOUR BODY INCLUDING EVEN YOUR HEART & MUSCLES BECAUSE WE ARE MADE OF PROTEIN. SOME PEOPLE FIND THAT RICE & PASTA CAN SWELL IN YOUR POUCH CAUSING YOU P-A-I-N OR CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO THROW UP. ALSO, SOME PEOPLE CAN DUMP ON WHITE CARBS JUST LIKE THEY DUMP ON SUGAR. THIS IS THE TIME TO LEARN TO LIMIT OR EVEN CUT OUT THE WHITE CARBS, WHEN IT IS THE EASIEST & YOU ARE NOT EATING SO MUCH. IF YOU'VE READ THE BOARD, YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY WHO ARE A LONG-TIME POST OP ARE HAVING A HORRIBLE TIME WITH CARB CRAVINGS. RIGHT NOW IN THE BEGINNING IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR BODY USED TO FLUIDS, PROTEINS, HEALTHY COMPLEX CARBS LIKE VEGES ... & LEARN TO CURB YOUR SWEET TOOTH WITH A COUPLE BITES OF FRUIT (later on) ... &, IT WILL BE SO MUCH EASIER TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO EAT "ANYTHING", BUT SHOULDN'T. THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT ARE PROTEIN BASED BUT SOFT THAT YOU CAN USE ... PROTEIN JELL-O & PROTEIN PUDDINGS, LIQUID PROTEIN LIKE PROFECT PROTICA WHICH IS ONLY 2.7 OUNCES FOR 20 OR 25 GRAMS OF PROTEIN ... ISOPURE, PROTEIN SHAKES (I WOULDN'T EAT PROTEIN BARS YET) & HOOD CARB COUNTDOWN MILK BEVERAGE IS PERFECT FOR MAKING SHAKES. AS FOR FOOD, ANYTHING SOFT LIKE BEANS, CHEESE, PEANUT BUTTER, FISH, SEAFOOD, GROUND BEEF LIKE IN A CHILI OR MEXICAN BASE (CHEWED VERY, VERY WELL). CREAMED SOUPS ARE WONDERFUL & YOU CAN ADD BEANS, CHEESE, SEAFOOD, A LITTLE GROUND BEEF ... OR, EVEN PROTEIN POWDER (non-flavored like ANY WHEY). EGGS ARE A 50/50 CHANCE BUT JUST WAIT A COUPLE MONTHS WHEN YOU ARE MORE HEALED & YOU WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO EAT THEM AGAIN. CHICKEN, STEAK & PORK ARE THE HARDEST TO DIGEST SO THEY ARE THE LAST THINGS YOU SHOULD TRY & WAIT AT LEAST THROUGH YOUR ENTIRE FIRST MONTH, IF NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS BEFORE EATING THEM. POT PIE IS GOOD IF YOU STAY AWAY FROM THE CRUST (white carbs) BECAUSE THE MEAT & VEGES ARE SO SMALL, SOFT & IN A GRAVY. I HAVE A TON OF INFO ABOUT FOOD, FLUIDS, PROTEIN ... JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ... ON MY PROFILE ... TAKE SOME TIME TO READ IT AS IT COULD HELP YOU MAKE YOUR JOURNEY A LITTLE EASIER. HOPE THIS HELPS! YOU'LL GET THROUGH THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICK