Question:
Not getting all the food i should had a lot of bad experience with meat...

i am 8 weeks out of surgery and i am not where i should be... meat and alot of good protein food i should be eating makes me sick of gives me a stomach ache....dr says my stomach is a slow healer. but i dont have much energy... and look a little pale... i have water, yougurt, jello, soups.... these are the only foods i really can tolerate.. my stomach hurts alot of the time.......    — peggymc (posted on May 6, 2006)

May 6, 2006
I had the same problems and the doctor put me on medicine and it really didn't help much but I came around at about 4months along. One of the things I did was I pureed my meat with gravy and I was able to get it in that way. Don't worry it will get better soon. Good luck
   — vickicarson

May 6, 2006
It took me until 7 months out before I could tolerate meat again. Still I have to be cautious with meat everytime I eat it. I use a crock pot to cook my meat till it falls off the bone - and I try to chew real good even though I am not very good at that! I say give it time - there are plenty of ways to get the protein in - shakes especially in the beginning, or with cheeses. I also bought ANY WHEY tasteless protein (at GNC)and added it into everything liquid. Good Luck!
   — KDFJones

May 6, 2006
At 8 weeks out I was still on soft foods. No Meats Allowed. I was eating tuna , chopped very fine with a small amount of mayo and salt and pepper, chicken, chopped very very fine with a bit of chicken broth or gravy to moisten it and chewed chewed chewed. Mostly, at 2 months out I was eating LITE Yogurt, mashed potatoes, hot and sour soup, cottage cheese,omletes with bits of deli ham and cheese, deli ham and cheese rolls, and drinking plenty of Protein Drinks..Still drink protein drinks every day . I am 2 years out now but I made MY goal at 8 months out and now I am below MY goal and am at MY Doctors goal and have been for about 6 months , eat most anything I want and I am loving it. I was size 22/24 now I am size 2 and sometimes size 0/2 depending on how they are made. I started out at 216 lbs now I am between 112 and 117 lbs. Email me if you would like.
   — cindirella

May 6, 2006
Oh Yeah, and shrimp, lots and lots of shrimp..............boiled shrimp......three times a day.............still eat it........love it......fish.....two ,three times a week.....great protein...can't go wrong there... Easy to chew, easy on the pouch and taste great !!!
   — cindirella

May 7, 2006
Hi Peggy. I also had a problem with most of the foods we get nutrition from for the first three months. It turned out that I had an obstruction and had to go to the ER in the middle of the night three months out. They did a second surgery to release three adhesions and correct a hernia. In the meantime, everything I ate made me vomit. After the second surgery, I can eat everything, but I have to chew thoroughly, and only eat small portions. I found that UNJURY brand protien shakes were very tolerable, and was the only way I got protien in the first few months. Now I eat a lot of soy protien items---always in small quantities, and enjoy most meats, now that I'm 11 months out. If you continue to be sick after eating, and you are chewing thoroughly, and grinding your food fine, and not eating more than your stomach can hold---( remember your mouth IS bigger than your stomach at this point) then I would ask your doctor to do a scan to see if you have an obstruction. Good luck to you
   — DianaE

May 7, 2006
Eating meat may take some people longer than others. In reading these posts, I'm finding out that all surgeons aren't do educate in the same manner. My partner had the surgery and she (thank God), didn't have any of the problems people are listing in these posts. She was told from day 1 -- have chewable flintstone vitamins and some type of chewable antiacid. She did that for about 3-4 months and didn't have any stomach issues and she had surgery almost 3 years ago. Find a protein drink that is sugarfree -- that should help you get your protein in. You are only 8 weeks out -- don't try to rush the process -- take your time and allow your body to heal. You had major surgery and your body needs time to adjust to the idea that you are nolonger eating all the things it likes -- at least for now.
   — the7thdean