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Thanks, James, this is really helpful! I have just reached the solid food stage, so will certainly follow your advice. I found that over the past few weeks I have tended to do as you have suggested and relied on soups, shakes, yogurts etc. Having said that, the first bite of real food (an omlette with very soft veggies) was heaven!

That sounds like a good idea (though not sure about getting up at 6am ). Thanks for the advice!

I'm 3 weeks out and also struggling. I have calculated that if I eat 5 small meals (2 tbs, which is about all I can manage) as recommended, each takes around 30 mins to eat. If I follow advice not to drink 30 mins before a meal or drink for an hour afterwards, that is 2 hours a time when I can't drink- adds up to 10 hours per day. Add in the fact that I can only comfortably take 125 ml (1/2 cup) per hour, you can see that I am really struggling. Today I have had a couple of cups of coffee and am sipping a cup of tea - it's 16:25 UK time. I have had about 1/2 tsp of hummous, but didn't fancy any more. Any advice greatly welcomed

Hi, I'm from Devon- had my bypass in Taunton on 6th Feb. I used Pulsin whey protein (the high powered one). Tastes just like powdered milk, and can be a bit tricky to dissolve, but packs 9g of protein per tablespoon. Am struggling to drink and eat enough at the moment- following the guidelines not to drink within 1 hour of eating, or eat within 1/2 hour of drinking doesn't leave enough hours in the day- especially if eating 5 small means