Still feel OFF after eating and very slow to start regular foods
Hi all...need some experienced WLS's insights to get me through this.
I am almost 6 weeks out and feel queasy after eating fish or protein. I know its all new to me and I expected it to be a trial and error and a time thing. I cant eat carbs at all...I never feel hungry and am turned off by food most times. A problem I sure didnt have before the surgery. lolI take all my vitamins and drink plenty and am not depressed. I just still have very low energy levels and wondering if anyone else felt like this and how long you felt like it.
I am healing well and sleep well....I just feel like I should be feeling better by now.
Thnaks...Kim
I'm probably a month ahead of you I felt the exact same way. It turned around somewhere around the six week mark. It just gets a bit better every day and all of a sudden you're like. Hey I feel pretty good!!! Food seems like a chore and I had a hard time eating cuz I just never wanted anything. If course then I did a count and realized my priblem was I wasn't getting enough in nd had stalled. I started eating a bit more and it helped a lot!!! Keep it up. You'll pinch through this feeling!
I had a hard time with chicken and beef, yes. My nurse told me to eat them in a softer, more liquid form, like crockpot consistency. That helped. I also would eat maybe 2 bites at first with something soft like Greek yogurt. Then I worked my way to eating more. It's a process. I definitely couldn't just sit and eat 2 ounces of chicken right when I was cleared for regular food. I did always tolerate tuna with mayo well. But again, maybe 4 bites at first. Now I can eat 4 ounces of beef or chicken with no problem at all. It just takes time. You have a brand new baby belly so treat it like that! You're doing great!