Question:
Oatmeal at 2 weeks post op

I AM TWO AND A HALF WEEKS POST OP AND I'M JUST STARTING "FULL" LIQUIDS I WAS EXCITED TO TRY THIN OATMEAL THIS MORNING AND SADLY I THREW IT ALL UP! WHY?    — yuppieharley (posted on August 22, 2001)

August 22, 2001
I don't know why it made you sick....unless you put sugar or butter on it....if so, you may have dumped. Have you tried cream of wheat or grits?? Good Luck
   — chance2lv

August 22, 2001
How much did you eat? What was in it.. ie how much fat, milk etc? Did you eat it quickly?
   — [Anonymous]

August 22, 2001
Dear Shelley, I'm just pre-op, but I have a copy of my surgeon's diet (I also have it posted at my website). Anyways :0) My surgeon allows oatmeal (with no sugar & only non=fat milk)...but he requires that we strain it. All the juices, but none of the oats until about 4 months out...maybe this will help. Sorry to hear about your problem...is really sucks because I love oatmeal! Good Luck!
   — Kristin R.

August 22, 2001
Have you tried single-cereal, sugar-free baby oatmeal? Sort of like papier-mache - but there you go, the cereal is pre-strained to come out very smooth. Try it with a little salt.
   — [Anonymous]

August 22, 2001
Shelley--I hear what the other posters are saying about trying other variations, but I know sometimes you just want what you want. That being said, don't feel bad about getting a little sick. I was able to try oatmeal at 2 weeks too. I had no problem with that, but I have problems with others. I'd get discouraged when I'd see from this site that people are eating everything and not getting sick. I actually started worrying that my stoma was scarring and getting blocked because of my vomiting. My doctor checked it out, and he told me point of fact that some people just run on a different schedule. Your body may just not be ready yet for what you are trying. When something gives you trouble, give it a week or two and try again. I'm now at 2 months, and I can tolerate things now I couldn't before. Don't get discouraged, just remember that you'll be able to have it soon. But as the other posters said, make sure you chew very well and eat slowly. These are two other things that have caused me to be sick when not obeyed. Best of luck. Keep trying!
   — Tracy L.

August 22, 2001
Cream of Wheat sounds like a better bet. Oatmeal is kind of fibrous . . . I made thin cream of wheat like the recipe for babies and put a little butter and Splenda in it. After the liquid diet it was like caviar!
   — ctyst

August 22, 2001
The very same thing happened to me 3 weeks out. I thought oatmeal would be a safe food but it came right back up. I agree cream of wheat will probably go down much better. Thats what I keep hearing but I haven't tried it yet. Good luck.
   — Jolie M.

August 22, 2001
My surgeon starts his RNY patients on full liquids (including oatmeal, cream of wheat, grits, etc...) the day of discharge, 2 days post-op. Regular oatmeal will probably be too fibrous and "bulky", so I would suggest the packs of instant oatmeal. Be sure that it is "unflavored", and sugar-free (use artifical sweetener if needed). It will also help to make it a little more "soupy" than usual and take very small bites and very small amounts to start with. Perhaps only another Southerner could identify with this, but grits with some melted Mexican Velveeta cheese was a heavenly comfort food during those early post-op days for me :-) Don't give up on any particular food just because it makes you vomit the first time you try it....everything is trial and error post-op....the next time may be a much better experience. Good luck!
   — Diana T.

August 23, 2001
As a new post-op, I made it just how I wanted (but used artificial sweetner) then buzzed it through the blender for a minute. It tasted great, but went down a little easier. I only tried to eat a one oz. cupfull at a time though. you still need to eat very slowly and take TINY bites.
   — blank first name B.

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