I'm scared to eat.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but when I eat I get so full it's uncomfortable. It takes all my energy to wait a few minutes until the food passes into my intestines from the pouch. I was just fine with the clear liquid diet but I know I have to progress. I'm 3 weeks post op and when I look at the clock or when my husband asks "what are you going to eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner" I get the feeling like Oh Lord it's that time again. The food smells good and all but I know it's going to hurt. I actually measure my food and I still can't get in that 1/4 protein and 1/4 starch/veggie/fruit. And meats are a killer no matter what it is (well, canned tuna in water isn't too bad) but everything else sits like a stone. I'm supposed to progress to soft foods and I don't think I'm doing very well with pureed (for example, a few bites of turkey pureed with gravy and I feel like it's sitting in my throat and I won't be better until I either vomit or wait a few hours and it goes down eventually). Don't fuss about the gravy, all meat to me is too dry unless I put SOMETHING wet with it. How long after surgery was it before you could tolerate ANYTHING (I'm glad I have dogs for all the leftovers I've been tossing, what a waste!) I get in about 400-500 calories (except one day I did eat an english muffin, I guess that put me up to still less than 700 calories and I lost a pound). I've been at a stand still for weight for a little over a week. I did lose now 24 pounds after surgery, so I can't complain too much but where is this drastic weight loss?? Hugs Terri

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