No Beans-Why??

[heidijane 13]

HI Everyone

I am newly banded (3 weeks out) and am now allowed mushy foods. My nutritionist gave me a ton of information on what I could eat with regards to this, HOWEVER I admittedly did not read thoroughly and I had some refried Beans (low fat), I did NOT have any issues and it was rather tasty for a change .

Today I was re reading the nutrionist information again today and it is written specifically DO NOT EAT BEANS. My dad had gastric bypass and this was some mushy food he ate so got the idea from him, also i see several others on forum that eat these as well.

Just wondering if someone else was given this direction and why? I didn't mean not to follow the direction just wasn't careful enough. Thanks for your thoughts.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

That's odd, because Beans are very good for you. Is it just during the healing phases of the post op diet, or no Beans forever? Does it specify a certain type of beans to be off limits?

I'd ask your nutritionist the reason for banning beans.

[SkinnyCubanChick 150]

Well I was planning to have different color Beans every day liquified with my nutri-bullet! I need to check this out!

[♕ajtexas♕ 3,771]

Wow, Beans where on my good list. Wonder why? I would check with your nutritionist as to why (& let us know).

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

i was thinking that myself aj........def good Protein (if you dont mind tooting)

i lived on refried ff Beans on my 3rd and 4th week post op...loved it

good question to ask your dr, i would be very interested in hearing his response

[heidijane 13]

Thanks Everyone, when i do find out the answer i will let you know! The only thing i could guess was maybe the amount of gas they may cause in my tummy could cause problems...

[zinhaa 363]

Maybe they meant not yet????

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

Thanks Everyone, when i do find out the answer i will let you know! The only thing i could guess was maybe the amount of gas they may cause in my tummy could cause problems...

that could be. i eat Beans every day, i love em...i read some on here do beano but i just go all naturel...so what if i am jiffy popping down the hall at work

[wildrose1966 396]

I was allowed Beans on the mushy phase and the second time I ate them I had the worst pains for 24hrs, I had them for dinner and had to leave work at noon the next day because I was so bloated, gassy and in pain. That was 2 months ago and haven't tried them again since. (mushrooms did the same things for me too - they are also off the list)

[jilly_bean 41]

Beans are on my good list too. They did suggest throwing them in the blender to make them easier to digest.

[Kime-lou 648]

Refried Beans were on my list of things to eat post op and my nutritionist encouraged it. I would specifially ask the nutritionist. It may be whole beans because if an enter bean went down with the tough outside may be difficult to get down, but refried beans are mushy so I wouldn't think they would be a problem. I never like refried beans until lapband I learned to like them just for this.

[NaNcyNiCoLe 94]

I was told no Beans too. I love beans so that was a bummer. If u find out please let me know

[bandnewday 5]

I was told the same.

Basically, the reasoning was that Beans are high in carbs.

There are better sources of Protein that are lower in carbs...ricotta, eggs...

Im not advocating, just sharing what i was told.

In fact, I just ate a few mashed white Beans and cauliflower for dinner!

[hely88 883]

Again it's just to show how different our drs can be. Always follow your drs guidelines or ask questions if you want to change.

[goalseeker 695]

...so what if i am jiffy popping down the hall at work <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

OMG that is the best thing ever!!! I'm totally stealing this phrase from you