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How long before you can eat regularly?

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  • Started 1 year ago by jennamoran
  • Latest reply from alwayssmilling

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  1. HulaMommy
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    I think it's based on the individual. Of course the amount you can open your mouth will play a big part in what you eat. But if you can get a spoon (I started with a baby spoon because it's smaller) into your mouth you shouldn't starve. I would say I was definitely hungry until about 4 or 5 days post op but then I started eating soft pastas right off the bat. Anything I can cut up real small and swallow whole. I am a thin person to begin with so after 5 lbs came off in 5 days I decided I wasn't going hungry anymore. Here are a list of things I can eat at 3 weeks Post Op:
    Most pasta, pancakes, waffles, Rice, Soup with crackers, Oatmeal (porridge), Omlets, etc. I'm going to attempt a soft PB&J sandwhich cause I'm craving Peanut Butter! The only thing to note is you may have to keep the portion size small because it is VERY tiring to eat a large amount of anything. I started out eating about as much as my kids the first week to 2 weeks but now I serve myself up a BIG bowl of spaghetti with meat sauce. It takes a while to consume but it's so satisfying to be FULL :)

    Posted 10 months ago #

  2. SappyPrune
    Member

    Im almost 5 weeks post op, and I cant actually chew anything. I eat pasta and basically swollow it whole. If I have to chew, I can only use my two front teeth, but I wouldnt be able to chew food in my mouth in the back like normal people do. I probably would lose the food in my mouth if I tried to chew it with my molars because I still have no feeling there. Sometimes I feel like Im never going to eat chips ever again, but Im trying to be patient.

    Posted 9 months ago #

  3. alwayssmilling
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    Thanks for answering so soon. The doc just changed my elastic, and said that next wendsday she will show me how to put them on my self, so that means mushy food? she also said that a month after op. you start the soft foods. so i guess im going to be hungry for only afew more days :D yeay!!

    Posted 9 months ago #

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