Question:
Any one have any oatmeal experiences?
I would love to have some oatmeal with milk. If I make it thin I think my tummy should be ok. Has anyone else had any experience with oatmeal? I am three wks out and don't want to put anything in my pouch that is hard to digest! — CAROL M. (posted on April 7, 2004)
April 7, 2004
My doctor said I could have oatmeal if I made it VERY liquidy. I didn't
because I don't like oatmeal but check your food plan and see if it's
there. If it is, enjoy it!
— SCbabe B.
April 7, 2004
Always check with you nutritionist or food guide lines first at this stage.
I eat all types of oatmeal with no problems and I started eating it about
3-4wks out and never had any problems myself. Good luck!
— Sandy M.
April 7, 2004
Both of these would kill me. The oatmeal is too high in carbs, it sits
like a rock, then makes me go to sleep.
Since surgery, I am extremely lactose intolerant, and the milk will give me
cramps, gas, and bloating.
*Good times, eh?*
Keto Hot Cereal with a dab of butter, and cinnamon, on the Apple Cinnamon
flavor works for me.
FlaxOMeal type cereals, fixed the same way, also work. If unsweetened,
drizzle with DaVinci SF syrups.
YMMV.
— RWH G.
April 7, 2004
Like the previous posters said "always check with your doctor
first" - but I haven't tried oatmeal. I use plain cream of wheat
(instant & watered down & add a tablespoon of sugar free maple
syrup for flavor & a scoop of any whey tasteless protein - so that I
don't feel guilty about eating something with not really much nutrional
value. If you're going to try oatmeal - watch out for the flavored ones,
because they are loaded with sugar too. Best Wishes!~Amanda
— amandalianne
April 7, 2004
My dr.'s dietician told us we could have plain oatmeal and even add pureed
fruits or cinnamon to flavor. But none of the "good" oatmeal,
like the Peaches n' Cream, etc.
— amy G.
April 8, 2004
Oatmeal was one of the things I was allowed to have during the pureed phase
after my surgery. I ate it from the start. I used Quaker Instant Oatmeal -
regular flavor, made with lactaid milk instead of water. I didn't need to
ad any sweetner - the lactaid milk seemed a little sweeter than regular
milk to me. My pureed diet was about balance, not about getting in all
kinds of protein, in the first few weeks. Once I moved on to the soft diet,
that's when I put more effort into getting protein in. Protein foods are
harder to digest at first, so all carbs are not bad, especially in the
beginning, when the pouch is healing. (I did get my protein through pureed
chicken and turkey the first four weeks. There was no instance by my
dietician to start on protein drinks right away.) I don't know, but with
having a balanced diet, with plenty of fiber and varied nutrients, I never
had any bowel problems, either, early on. Now I eat cooked pin oats now and
then, cooked with some dried bluberries or cranberries. Yum! (These are
oats before they are "rolled" into the flakes we know as
oatmeal).
— koogy
April 8, 2004
I have just found a reduced sugar Quaker Instant Oatmeal in Apple Cinnamon
flavor. It has 6g of Sugar which for some may be too much but I have found
that I tolerate it very well. I have been having this each morning this
week and LOVE IT!! I am so tired of eggs that this is a great change for
me. Protein wise it only has I think 4g, but I get the majority of my
protein in at lunch and dinner and high protein snacks as well.
Good luck to you!
Tiff (Lap RNY 2/17/04; 244-214)
— Tiffany B.
April 8, 2004
Oatmeal doesn't bother me at all. Like most carbs it's pretty bland and
easy to handle, when not used to the extreme. I do make mine very thin, and
usually with skim milk and some kind of fruit or SF syrup for flavoring.
Like others said, watch those carbs though and go easy! :)
— christied
April 8, 2004
I eat quaker instant regular flavor. And I compared labels with an
expensive fancy supposedly high fiber non instant long cooking type, and
guess what! the nutritional stats were almost identical as to fiber, carbs
etc. I make mine w/ milk rather than water for the protein and calcium, I
add other goodies in, splenda, cinnamon, unsweetened applesauce, sliced
banana etc. YUMMY filling breakfast that keeps me full a long time.
— **willow**
April 9, 2004
I eat the Quaker instant regular flavor oatmeal just about every morning
and have had no problems with it. I usually sweeten it with some Splenda
and sometimes put in a little milk.
— Kris T.
April 13, 2004
I eat cream of wheat with skim milk (almost like water) it it was fine.
About 2 ozs is what I started with. When you can eat more South Beach has
a GREAT recipe for Oatmeal Pancakes. I can only have 1 1/2 but it gives
you fiber, good carbs, and protein. Check out the book.
— Linda R.
April 14, 2004
Hey. I am 8 days out of surgery and have had oatmeal with milk. I just had
it very runny and it worked.
— Angel E.
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