I am 10 days post op and having difficulty scheduling food and water..

I am in the soft food portion of my post op diet and find I am really struggling with managing getting water in and doing the food thing. It seems my swallows of water are far too big for my pouch (cramping quickly after) and food is just as hard. I feeling like Im eating too much or wondering, how the heck am I getting enough nutrition in 1 oz of cottage cheeze? Im not having difficulty with vomiting anything I have eaten yet (well except for a taste of a chocolate cake--won't do that again.) I have had scrambled egg--which I use about half the yolk and all the white, cottage cheese with a touch of applesause, sugar free pudding to which I added protein powder and mashed potatos. I bought a little 1oz bowl and measure everything out carefully--I can easily eat the full ounce, tho my pouch complains later, feeling like it is cramping. I wake up so thirsty in the morning--and that ounce of water doesn't really quench me. Prior to surgery, I easily got in my 8/8oz glasses of water in--always. I really like water and now I feel like Im drinking with a baby bottle. What is the experience of others? How can I better schedule food and water so I feel like Im getting what I need. Any suggestions? Thank you all very much.

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