Question:
i had rny feb 4th 2010 when can we eat sald?
— lorey1222 (posted on March 7, 2010)
March 7, 2010
WOW, I am six years out from surgery and I can't remember the first time I
tried salad but I got sick as a dog! ANd I still can't eat salad very
well. BUT no fear, a lot of people can and have no problems at all. I
also have a terrible time with eggs.... great protein source but they still
make me sick... and so does dairy products!! hope you get a better answer
then mine!
— jeannie9899
March 7, 2010
i havent tried eggs yet because i have heard quite a few people have probs
with them, i dont have any problems with dairy and havent had any problems
with anything i have ate so far other than not chewing a too big a bite
well enough and got sick. i am totally wanting a salad though and maybe it
wont even be that great once i get one
— lorey1222
March 7, 2010
You can't have a salad until your surgeon's guidelines say you can. My
surgeon didn't want me to try salad until I was 3 months post-op.
— Janell C.
March 7, 2010
I had my RNY on 2 June 2009 and was told at 6 months I could attempt salads
BUT I had to chop them up and not eat whole leaves as befor, chew eat
mouthful 26 times like my other foods and I had to make sure there was
sufficient protein in the way of eggs, meat and cheeses. I LOVED eating
salads before my surgery so I missed eating them greatly. My first was the
best salad I ever ate.....good luck but don't push it......
— karensaporito
March 7, 2010
I only could have protein at the time of your phase, please askyour Dr.
— FSUMom
March 7, 2010
I had RNY in Dec 09 and I have just started to eat salads and sometimes it
works and other times it does not. I would not push it and let your self
heal well first. Ask your Dr when he things you will be able to eat salad.
I know mine has given the green l;ight to try anything if I can get it down
and to stay down. But NO soda of course.
— lscheller
March 7, 2010
I had lapband and was told that the band is not salad friendly, but some
can tolerate it. I can't so goodbye to salads for me.
— Redhead7977
March 7, 2010
I was told to stay away from raw veggies as well as fiberous foods for
three months because the enzymes/fibers in fresh fruits and veggies are too
harsh for our surgery until we heal. After 3 mos I couldn't wait to sink my
teeth into some crunchy veggies...But soon learned that I could not
tolerate many fresh/raw veggies for over a year or more on some
things...Salad was extrememly painful...I could not eat raw onions for a
few years PO...Vinegarettes/tomatoes/onions were like alcohol on an open
wounds...Fatty dressings make me dump even 6 years post op!...Keep in mind
that "We are all different and heal at different paces"...It was
" recommended/suggested" to me to wait 3 mos...but I had to wait
over a year...Hope that helps
— .Anita R.
March 8, 2010
Hi....I was told both pre-and-post-op by the registered dietician in my
surgeon's office that she didn't want us eating salads at all. Ever. She
said that the first and most serious problem was that if we didn't chew it
up well enough, something as simple as a piece of lettuce leaf could cover
up the stoma and "block" the rest of the food from going down.
Secondly, she said that salad is to "liquidy" and fills you up
without giving you enough nutrition (read: Protein) and that the
"full-feeling" you get from salad doesn't last anywhere near long
enough and you're hungry again too soon. She is especially against iceburg
lettuce, and says that the nutrition in the other kinds of lettuce isn't a
whole lot better. She kept drilling into our heads that we need to eat our
protein first, THEN our carbs - and she would much rather we got our carbs
from fresh fruit and vegetables, or steamed veggies....and finally, from
whole grains like whole grain breads and brown rice, and whole wheat pasta.
But, although I keep whole wheat, double-fiber English Muffins in the
house, I rarely eat them because I'm too full from eating my protein first.
Sorry, I seem to be rambling. So, anyways....even though my dietician has
said "no salad"....I have a little bite of salad here and there,
like last night I had about a cup of baby spring greens with mandarin
orange segments, a few craisens, and some chopped pecans, along with Kens
Fat Free Raspberry Pecan dressing. I just took the kitchen shears and
chopped the salad up very fine (AFTER I'd measured out a cupful - so in
reality, it chopped up to less than half a cup), and then made sure that I
chewed it thoroughly. It was good, and I didn't have any problems....but
then, I am just past my one-year "surgiversary" and I am just
below goal.
— Erica Alikchihoo
March 8, 2010
I would not recommend eating salad early on. It just isn't very
nutritionally sound. Iceberg lettuce has no nutrients and why would you
want to fill your pouch with poor quality foods? If you feel like you have
to have salad, I would recommend a spinach salad with some sort of high
protein added in. Best of luck to you on your journey! hugs n God Bless,
Kim
— gpcmist
March 8, 2010
I had vsg and I didn't successfully eat salad till I was 6 to 7 months out.
Now it's ok and I enjoy being able to eat them again. I always put in lean
meat and or cheese. Matter of fact the first salad I had included cottage
cheese in it and I think this helped make it easier to digest.
— Lisa von Wallmenich
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