Question:
Do all Dr.s put everyone who have had lap/rny on a liquid diet for 2 weeks?
And if anyone wasn't what is the diffrence and what did you get to eat ? — DENISE Y. (posted on October 12, 2003)
October 12, 2003
NO. I had open but the eating plan is the same either way. Our plan
starts solid food at 1 week PO. Softer proteins like cheese, cottage
cheese, thin sliced deli meats, yogurt, eggs, fat free refried beans, etc.
are all fine and then progress to more things as you tolerate them. We are
expected to puree the food with our teeth, so they do not ask us to
blenderize etc. Just chew it to death. There aren't a lot of plans like
this one, but it works as well as any others and doesn't require any
protein supplements. But also is devoid of carbs for 6 weeks to stay in
max ketosis and not go after the protein in your body. The main thing is
to do what YOUR surgeon tells you.
— zoedogcbr
October 12, 2003
There seems to be NO consistency on this one! For every doctor out there
you will get a different philosophy. I'd follow my own doctor's
instructions and listen to your body. If eating solids so soon doesn't
feel right or makes you sick, then stick with the liquids for a while. I
had open RNY and was on liquids for a week, then progressed to full liquids
for two weeks before I went to pureed foods. I took my time and had ZERO
problems. Never sick!
— Ginger M.
October 12, 2003
The answer is no. I was on a 2 week liquid diet with open RNY, but my
husband who went to another bariatric surgeon is on a 1 week liquid diet
and he had open RNY also. I have a friend who had open RNY with another
bariatric doctor in the CHGO area and she was eating soft foods the day
after surgery. So, it all depends on the surgeon. all of these same
surgoens that I am talking about puts their lap RNY patients on the same
diets as their open RNY patients.
— ChristineB
October 12, 2003
I was able to eat semi-solids as soon as I came home from the hospital (two
days post op). I ate yogurt, cottage cheese, apple sauce, mashed potatos
and such. After one week, I was allowed to eat soft solids such as tuna,
chicken, etc. I had no problems with this plan.
— aejbhm
October 12, 2003
I was on full liquids for three weeks (lap RNY), which included cream soups
(no chunks), pudding, yogurt, etc. But like a previous poster said, try to
do what YOUR surgeon suggests. Those were the longest three weeks of my
life, but I made it! You will, too. Hugs and best wishes...
— [Deactivated Member]
October 12, 2003
Another different answer for you, I had surgery 4 weeks ago, clear liquids
for 2 weeks, and now pureed #2 baby foods/strained foods or creamed soups,
for 3 weeks then a regular diet. I can't wait for this last week to pass.
I'm ready to do a bit of chewing....
— Donna Y.
October 12, 2003
I went home on full liquids (including cream of wheat and yogurt) and was
advanced to pureed after one week.
— [Deactivated Member]
October 12, 2003
I think that is most doctor's basic plan. Some have you go longer, some
less. I went home from the hospital on full liquids. My friend who had
surgery the same day was advanced to purees a week after she got home.
Most of it depends upon how well you do. The objective of slowly
introducing food is not to deprive you, but to make sure you are healed to
such a degree that you can tolerate that new foods without causing a
setback in your recovery. Food too soon can just open the door to
problems.
— Cathy S.
October 12, 2003
NO. I had lap RNY and wason pureed for 4 weeks then slowly advanced to soft
foods over the next 4 weeks, then regular foods as tolerated.
— koogy
October 13, 2003
Liquid, 1 week. Pureed, 2 weeks, soft foods 2 weeks. Regular food at 6
weeks. I didn't care I wasn't eating real food. Food disgusted me for
about 2 months post-op.
— mrsmyranow
October 13, 2003
My surgeon's plan is 6 weeks clear fluids, 2 weeks full fluids, 2 weeks
puree, 2 weeks soft then solids as tolerated. It was all hit and miss
after the clear fluid stage. Many things would not pass through my stoma
and I ended up barfing. Remember that your insides are swollen to some
degree for about 2 months post op. That means some foods just won't make it
through the very small stoma. As you heal and the swelling goes down the
stoma gets bigger. By that I don't mean it's too big, just the size it is
supposed to be. For example if your surgeon makes you a 10 mm stoma, with
postop swelling that stoma can be reduced to 5 mm. When the swelling goes
down, the stoma is back to 9 or 10 mm. Stoma size has alot to do with what
you will be able to eat in the weeks following surgery. Even if I was
allowed to eat some solids at 3 weeks post, they would not have passed
through my stoma.
— mary ann T.
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