Question:
How soon can I have bite or two of ice cream?

I'm a week and a half post op, and I am on a pureed diet. I found a healthy choice Ice cream, no sugar added mint chocolate chip. It is also very low in fat. I have been wanting something more than a sugar free popsicle too. I have never been a huge Ice cream eater either, always just a dab since I have always been lactose intollerant. My second question is that I bought a sugar free creamsicle. Could I have that instead of a sugar free popscile? (Don't like them..) :) Thanks    — [Anonymous] (posted on August 17, 2001)

August 17, 2001
I had a small serving of ice cream at about 3 weeks post-op. I love ice cream, so I searched the freezer section at Meijer and found a brand of Edy's that has only 13 grams of sugar. It is called Edy's Grand Light. I have only tried the mint chocolate chip flavor, but it is good.
   — Renae N.

August 17, 2001
IM 10 DAYS POST OP AND IVE ALREADY HAVE EATEN ICE CREAM. ITS CALLED SUGAR BUSTERS. THERE ARE MANY FLAVORS AVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO ADDED SUGAR ONLY NATURAL SUGAR FOUND IN THE MILK PRODUCTS USED TO MAKE IT. ITS VERY GOOD AND TASTES THE SAME TO ME IF NOT BETTER THAN REGULAR ICE CREAM. THERE ARE ALSO MANY DIFFERENT BRANDS OF NO SUGER ADDED ICE CREAM ON THE MARKET YOU CAN BUY. GOOD LUCK!
   — mandy O.

August 17, 2001
I bought Turkey Hill-No sugar added-Fat free-Dutch Chocolate...WHOOO...super chocolate flavor. Taste like the melted end of a chocolate sundae!!! Yummy. I had it about a 9 days post-op. No problems.
   — barbpatter

August 17, 2001
I think it will be to your tolerence of the ice cream, that was the FIRST thing they allowed my friend post op outside of water and broth, and that was day three post op.
   — Elizabeth D.

August 17, 2001
I cannot eat ice cream from the store but can eat a cone from DQ without a problem. I don't want more than a lick or two anyway. If I crave it, whatever it is, I eat it but just in much smaller amounts. I find that my craving is satisfied within a couple of bites of anything.
   — Angela F.

August 17, 2001
Just a thought. I am one year now and recently had some ice cream, the same quantity as usual, maybe two tablespoons full and I dumped like crazy! Had same ice cream two months ago with NO reaction. There is no explaing it. But be careful with whatever you have and I would have it at your home and not at the mall where I did and had to leave to go lay down.
   — [Anonymous]

August 17, 2001
I had no idea there are so many sugarless (or low sugar) Ice Creams. Fantastic! I'm going to write the names down and look for them. A few days ago I bought some sugarless/no fat ice cream from Schwans. They have two flavors, Vanilla and Strawberry. I've tried the strawberry and it's is'nt bad. Now "nothing" can compair with regular ice cream, but it is pretty good. I've tried some sugarless ice creams at various ice cream stands. I get the kiddie cone (in a dish with no cone) and all but one has tasted like sawdust with p### (urine). But the Schwans was good. Anyway, thank you to you previous posters who mentioned the various sugarfree brands. To the person who posted the question, I don't see why you could'nt have the creamsickle instead as long as it's sugarfree. ;) I know when I was newly post op I loved anything that was COLD. The colder the better.
   — Danmark

August 17, 2001
One of the first things I had when I came home from the hospital was sugar free ice cream. It went down just fine and really helped me thru a difficult time. Just try a little at first and see how it works for you. I had dreyers sugar free. Good luck
   — Jolie M.