Question:
How do you all tolerate fried foods?

Lets say for instance, I fry some french fries and pat off the greese as much as possible. Should I even dare? And how about fried shrimp? :) Pretty much what I'm asking, has any of you attempted the fried foods?    — Kim L. (posted on April 19, 2003)

April 19, 2003
I can eat a couple fry's and fried chicken, but it just does'nt taste good anymore. I may sample the kids happy meals, but I never eat the stuff as my own meal.Try it at home first taking small bites just in case you dump. Good luck!
   — Sandy M.

April 19, 2003
I have not had any problems with fried food. Of course, I don't eat it too often, so I haven't had many opportunities to dump on it, but so far it hasn't made me sick or uncomfortable.
   — raye

April 19, 2003
I have sampled off of others meals as far as fried foods, ie. fried calamari, french fries or chicken fingers, etc.. One or 2 bites don't give me a problem, but if I eat for instance, approx. half or more of my meal fried, I get loose bowel movements the next day. Nothing catastrophic, though. The same happens when I eat steak or hamburger. The thing is, with steak and hamburger, it doeasn't feel too great going down, so I tend to avoid them, trying them maybe once every few weeks if the rest of my family is eating them.
   — Fixnmyself

April 19, 2003
I've tolerated it fine all along, but it lost its appeal somewhere. Some good hot McD fries, yes, but no one else's. Waste of pouch space. LOL!
   — vitalady

April 19, 2003
I can eat fried foods just fine. The only exception being that at 8 or 9 days post op I got hungry for Long John Silvers deep fried shirmp. That was'nt a smart move on my end and I paid for it dearly. lol It's rather funny now, but was'nt then. Anyway after about two months post op I had no problem with deep fried foods. Thankfully I don't crave it like I did pre op, but I do eat it when I want.
   — Danmark

April 19, 2003
I can tolerate fried foods fine especially from certain restaurants, I just don't make a habit of eating them. I am a manager of McDonald's...so the fries are very tempting sometimes, I find if i just eat one or two then I am a very happy camper. Also, if you check the nutritional value of some food like the Chicken nuggets you will find for 4 nuggets there are only 6 grams of fat and about 8 grams of protein. So there is something else to think about when making fast food choices. Hope maybe this helps.
   — Kelly P.

April 19, 2003
I can tolerate *some* fatty foods, but too much of it causes me to dump (not the hypoglycemic part of dumping, but the nausea, dizziness, confusion part of it)...JR
   — John Rushton

April 19, 2003
I do not tolerate fried foods at all. I get very sick.
   — TP

April 19, 2003
For the most part, I can not tolerate fried foods. I even dumped on baked fish sticks. But I can eat 2 sometimes 3 chicken strips from Chick-fil-a once in a blue moon. If you try it, make sure most of the excess oil is off and try small amounts. Good luck. Sidney Open RNY 10-23-02 down 80+
   — Siddy I.

April 19, 2003
Me and fried foods do NOT get along. If I eat any, it has to be very slowly and then just a little, or I have a lot of pain in my abdomen. Basically, I'm dumping because it's too much fat.
   — Christine L.

April 19, 2003
I hardly ever ate fried foods before my surgery, but now I eat them several times a week with no ill effects. One of my favorite restaurants has a fried eggplant dish that I just LOVE. I had the DS, though, so my experience may not be applicable to you, assuming you had a proximal RNY. DS surgeons often tell us that "fat is your friend" after surgery. With very distal bypasses, only a tiny percentage of fat calories are absorbed, so high-fat foods are an easy way to eat satisfying meals that won't sabotage your weight loss. If you had a proximal procedure though, you might need to be more cautious about the calories.
   — Tally

April 19, 2003
I cannot eat fried foods. Goes right thru me. Open RNY 6 months.
   — Laura B.

April 19, 2003
You know, it's kinda funny. Pre-op I just knew I was going to miss fried stuff more than anything. I LOVED a big hamburger or a chicken fried steak. Just fry it up in grease and I was ready to eat it. Now the funny thing is, after doing without all the greasy business for so long, it just doesn't taste good anymore. It's kinda like sucking on a stick of shortning or something. You REALLY taste the grease after you have been without it, and it tastes nasty. I will -very- ocassionally have a french fry or mabey a piece of fried fish if I have no other options, but I just don't like them like I used too. I much prefer a cut of lean meat and some fruit or veggies now.
   — Greg P.

April 20, 2003
I ocassionally will eat fried foods. I have a little intestinal irritation because of the fat. I think thats more a result of not eating fat as much. However, the biggest reason I don't is because since I had the surgery, I tried to change the way I eat. It's more important for me to eat health foods, and to me, fried foods aren't the best thing for me to be putting in my body! However, if the ocassion comes up and I really want it, then I will eat it. I'm not setting out to deprive myself if I really want it... I'm changing my life and my ideas about food. As far as fried shrimp, I actually ate a couple popcorn shrimp about 7 or 8 weeks post-op and did fine. Open RNY 10-30-02 down 80 pounds!
   — lezawomack

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