Question:
what foods have all you post ops found that are the LEAST tolerable?
Just want to know what the "top rated" foods are that you guys seem to NOT tolerate. THANKS!! — Kim B. (posted on January 6, 2002)
January 6, 2002
milk continues to be a real "no-no" for me. I cannot even
tolerate the soy milk, or use lactaid. Most other food are ok, as long as
I watch the sugar and fat content, and of course the quantity. I had RNY
surgery 2 1/2 yrs. ago, and am at goal. Being at goal is worth not being
able to drink milk!
— tammy R.
January 6, 2002
I can't tolerate any bread products, except very dry, thin crackers. I
can't tolerate anything with more then a couple of grams of sugar in it. I
spend twice as long in the grocery store to buy 75% less then I did pre-op,
because I spend so much time reading the labels for contents now. I also
have a very hard time with any meats that aren't very moist and lean. I
have not tried any fruits yet and I stay away from any vegitable that has a
skin on it, like corn or peas. I can drink milk (skim or fat-free) and I
eat ALOT of fat-free yogurt, low-fat cheese and 99% fat-free turkey chili
or refried beans.
— Susan M.
January 6, 2002
Chicken and Bread (and heavy flour products like some soups). I love dark
meat and can only seem to tolerate chicken if it's KFC's thigh meat. Breads
I have to be extremly careful with too. Usually I can tolerate once slice
of bread, "or" half a dinner roll. I love stuffing and can't eat
much of that ether. Bread and chicken sits like a rock in my stomach and
most of the time I have to throw it up... white bubby foam backs up from my
stomach to throat. It's terrible when that happens. It's usually just not
worth it. But hey! I can eat my favorite food.... beef and beef jerky with
NO problems! So I can live without chicken, although bread I really miss.
;)
— Danmark
January 6, 2002
I forgot to mention that although I can't eat chicken I can eat Turkey
(white and dark) meat with NO problems. Go figure!
— Danmark
January 6, 2002
At 8 weeks post-op I can eat almost everything I've tried (except heavily
sugared things) if I chew, chew, chew. No problem with chicken, veggies,
bread. The only thing that really gives me a problem is pasta. I do have
to be careful about amounts. If I eat too many carbs without some protein
in there at the same time, I feel 'heavy' inside. As a previous poster
said, it's strictly trial and error.
— Danette H.
January 6, 2002
Rice is a major problem for me, I chew and it just seems to clump in my
stomach, and corn is the other major problem. Like other posters one day
something is fine, like tuna salad, and the next day it makes you sick.
— connie m
January 6, 2002
I have been able to tolerate most everything. Even sugar in very small
amounts. It is usually too sweet now anyway. I have dumped twice and it
has been on sugar free products or 'no sugar added' products. One was
carnation instant breakfast which isn't worth it anyway, and Blue Bunny
orange and cream popcicles. I do fine on milk, eggs, sugar and fried foods
(which I don't care much for now). Everybody seems to be different in what
they can/cannot tolerate. It definitely is trial and error. My suggestion
is when you do the trial part, make sure you will be close to a bathroom in
case it turns out to be error!!
— Cheri M.
January 6, 2002
Rice is the only food that I have a hard time with. It doesn't make me
sick it just feels really heavy. I am almost 17 months post op and there
is nothing else that I can't eat as long as I don't over do.
— DeeDubbs
January 6, 2002
Like many others I don't tolerate bread products or rice. I can eat the
topping from a slice of pizza one time and I'm fine, the next time I dump.
Fat/grease gives me more trouble than sugar. My biggest surprise was
dumping on fat-free, sugar-free Ice Cream. Go figure.
— Sami S.
January 6, 2002
I can't seem to tolerate any dairy products.
— Kristin R.
January 6, 2002
sugar has become my mortal enemy, thank god. fat also seems to be a no no.
bread, my favorite food of all time, has decided it doesnt like me anymore
lol, even tho i toasted it to death. i eat eggs, shrimp, cottage cheese,
creamed soups made with no fat milk & drink hot chocolate a few times a
day so i can get my protein. for some reason, the 8 oz of fat free milk i
make it with doesnt bother me. go figure. oh, i also had an oz of meatloaf
the other nite, very moist, & that also sat well. i find, as another
poster said, alot of what i eat is trial & error. i only try one new
food a week & i make sure i am at home when i do just in case. good
luck!
— sheryl titone
January 6, 2002
I am 13 months post op RNY. Sugar still gives me problems, and I am
thankful for that. I can tolerate some fats, but others give me problems.
I can handle a little butter or margarine, but fatty meats still make me
dump. I have also dumped on fat free, no sugar added ice cream. I don't
know if it was the lactose, or the sugar alcohol or what ... but it made me
feel awful for about half an hour. Early post op I couldn't handle bread
at all ... not even toast. Now I can, but I don't "love it" like
I did pre-op. It is OK and I can handle half a sandwich or a piece of
toast or a dinner roll now. Chicken was very hard for me and I couldn't
tolerate it at all for the first five months or so. I also do better if I
steer clear of milk ... it gives me AWFUL gas.
— Lynn T.
January 6, 2002
I have to agree with the others it is a trial and error thing. I find that
most things with preservatives seem to bother me,most foods reheated also
are a no-no for me. I can tolerate sugar,dairy and most other foods,pasta
does seem to stay on a little to long,as well as most breads,I just started
eating some fruits so far so good, although sugar free popsicles are a life
saver for me,most sugar free foods will give me problems,store bought
cookies I can't handle but homemade are fine same goes for candy,I think it
has todo with the preservatives.Good luck
— Jennie D.
January 6, 2002
Fish of any kind , yuk!!! If I eat it, no matter how much it's chewed it
stays in my pouch , won't allow me to eat anything else, and I have to
throw up to get it out. I've had it sit in my pouch for over 24 hours.
Other then that, I seem to be able to tolerate everything else.
— Carey N.
January 6, 2002
I think it's mostly a question of when you ask. As you become farther &
farther post op there are less foods you can't eat (at least this was true
for me). I've gone thru periods of not being able to eat chicken, bread,
rice, pasta, etc, but now, at 20 months post, I can really tolerate any
food usually. I still have those occasional times when anything I eat seems
to get stuck & block even the thought of eating more, but it can be any
food now that causes it. There's no food I am now unable to tolerate.
— Kathy W.
January 6, 2002
Hi. I'm 4 months out and there isn't much I can't eat. I have found that
fried foods make me really uncomfortable, queasy, and just feeling yuck for
1/2 hour or so. Since fried food isn't a great choice anyway, I don't find
not being able to eat much of a problem:) You will find your body is so
individual. I never had trouble with chicken, which gives many people
problems. Good luck.
— Becky K.
January 6, 2002
I have put these type of foods into 3 categories. First, the "I can't
eat them because they make me deathly ill" category. These are eggs,
cottage cheese, any fish (other than fried-go figure!). The second is the
"I have lost interest in them because they sit heavy on my pouch or
make me feel yucky" category. These are bread, rice, pizza, soft
shelled taco or burritos, dry meat,and some fried food. The third is the
"I don't eat them because I want to maintain good relationships with
my family/friends and having extremely frequent and smelly gas won't allow
for that" category. These are drinking milk, lettuce, some sugars, and
too much spicey food. Of the three categories, I mostly miss the things in
the first one. The foods in the other two categories really do not interest
me anymore, it's interesting. Yeah, I COULD eat foods from categories #2
and #3, but why? when there are so many other foods that I can eat!! I am
not sure if you wanted to know all of the reasons why I choose not to eat
certain foods, but here they are! Hope this helps! Shelley
— Shelley.
January 6, 2002
oops! I meant to say that I am a year post op this Tuesday. I did not
figure this out overnight! It was definitely trial and error! Shelley
— Shelley.
January 6, 2002
I am 2 months post-op and I can not tolerate alot of things but the worst
for me is potatoes.
— Lynda T.
January 6, 2002
My DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EAT list: Fried food with heavy breading, fruit
cobbler, gooey sugary snacks, cake frosting, pie.<P>My PROCEED WITH
CAUTION list: Bread, cookies, ice cream (very small quantity--2 bites),
lightly fried foods, candy, cake, muffins (1/2 only!).<P>It all
sounds like stuff I don't need to be eating, doesn't it? LOL BTW, I never
have had problems with rice or pasta, but am limited as to the quantity I
can eat because I try to eat the protein first.
— ctyst
January 7, 2002
Fat free sugar free ice cream and turkey or chicken dogs. The sugar free
ice cream made me really really sick though.
— Tracy C.
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