Hello ! Sorry to know you have this issue... I also faced this and even felt the Water heavy on my stomache. I even had vomit for 3 days and went to hospital to hydrate my body. Yet, the day I fixed the way I slept I never felt this again. Try to sleep at 45 degree, you head higher than your body.
Moreover, a tip Our feeling for hunger and being full has changed than before... Whenever you feel your stomache nauseous and you haven't eaten for for than 2 hours, it means that you are hungry... That's it for me
Please try to change the way you are sleeping and update us
Was sleeved March 30th. I did great at first. I started at 265, weighed 258 at surgery. I'm at 215 and actually gaining. I'm having trouble avoiding all the foods I shouldn't eat because they are all over my kitchen and pantry. I know that's no excuse. Just today I started writing down what I'm eating again. I'm making it to the gym about 3 times a week. The problem is, I was eating almost normally again. Small amounts, sure, but normally. My hubby was in the hospital all of July, and when he came home, he needed lots of care. Sounds like an excuse, but I was so focused on him, I just ate small amounts and didn't worry about what.
Now I have to reboot. I'm disappointed in myself. I know what I need to do, but it's harder now.
But today has been a success!
I'm doing this one meal at a time.
First, remember that although it seems like a very long time, 8 weeks isn't long at all. It takes a surprisingly long time to get back to 'normal', or really to get to whatever your NEW 'normal' is going to be. Be gentle on yourself
Dense Protein is hard, and I've struggled with it since I was on solids last years. I'm now 14 mos post-op and I still have a hard time with meats. Just a couple of nights ago I spent a couple of hours foaming and sliming because I ate some grilled pork tenderloin. By far, fish is easiest for me to tolerate...salmon, cod, tuna, all shellfish. They all go down easy and stay down. I used to be a beef-a-holic, now I maybe have a few bites a month. chicken is hit or miss, dark meat easier than breasts. One tip: the moister the meat, the easier it is for me. I have a pressure cooker and make Indian chicken dishes in it often and the cooking method keeps the meat moist and makes it very tender. So, if you can use a sauce of some sort, that may help.
Have you tried eggs cooked different ways? I started with scrambled, which were a disaster, but I've found that I can eat them poached and boiled, but not fried or scrambled.
And to the main point of your post, hummus can be a good option for limited use, but it alone won't trigger any restriction in your sleeve the way a dense protein will, so keep that in mind. It's more of a 'slider' food, so while it'll help you in a nutrition sense, it won't be as satisfying as some chicken or salmon. That said, at 8 weeks I was eating what I could get my stomach to like and retain, with an emphasis on any form of protein that worked. I mixed protein powder into mashed potatoes, cream of wheat, oatmeal, cottage cheese, yogurt, ricotta cheese, etc. Really anything that appealed and was slightly soft and moist will work. And you have to decide how many grams of carbohydrates you're going to eat each day, how much space you have for those carbs related to your protein and form a long-term plan with that as a basis. I'm kind of on auto-pilot now with food, but I counted every. single. bite. for the first year. Doing that taught me what my 'danger' foods are, how I react to simple carbs, how often I need to eat to meet my protein and nutrient goals, etc.
It's a lot to think about in the beginning, but it gets MUCH easier as time goes by. Good for you for thinking about what you're doing now as potential habits for the future...you sure seem like you've got what it takes to be successful at this whole WLS thing!
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