Salads & Veggies

[nittanyshadow 0]

I had my surgery on 7/12/10 and can eat mostly anything. My dietary instructions were to avoid salads & fresh veggies until about 6 months. I miss them but I really miss salads. I tried a leaf of lettuce serving as bread for my tuna salad and had no difficulty. Is there a physiological reason that I should wait for salad?

[Tiffykins 673]

I had to wait 3 months. My surgeon explained it that stringy, fiberous, high cellulose foods tend to hang out in the sleeve. The first time I ate pickles, I ate a pickle, and then hours later, and after a 2nd meal, I was burping up pickle skins. That was pretty disgusting so I avoided pickles for a few months months.

You can read this thread below for personal experience with raw foods. This was a concern my surgeon mentioned, but he was mainly worried that the food would hang out in there, and I wouldn't be able to get in my Protein.

http://verticalsleevetalk.com/vsg-complications-support-group/1615-obstructed-bezoar-has-anyone-else-heard.html

[Globetrotter 1,340]

It is true that fiberous foods take a little longer to digest but I am exactly 2 months out and I have experimented with some Tomato, cucumber, cold bean salad, green apple (with skin), and today I will try a wedge of orange with membrane. I'm not saying I chow down on all this stuff, just testing the waters. For me, it is a treat. I make sure I get my Protein quota in and then I let myself have a treat of cucumber vinegar salad - when I can get my hands on some! The only foods I am still nervous about are tiny seeds and broccoli, because I've heard the tiny seeds can be dangerous and I've heard accounts of broccoli induced stomach pain.

[educationrulz 18]

It is true that fiberous foods take a little longer to digest but I am exactly 2 months out and I have experimented with some Tomato, cucumber, cold bean salad, green apple (with skin), and today I will try a wedge of orange with membrane. I'm not saying I chow down on all this stuff, just testing the waters. For me, it is a treat. I make sure I get my Protein quota in and then I let myself have a treat of cucumber vinegar salad - when I can get my hands on some! The only foods I am still nervous about are tiny seeds and broccoli, because I've heard the tiny seeds can be dangerous and I've heard accounts of broccoli induced stomach pain.

I eat broccoli all the time as a small followup to my Protein. Haven't had a problem yet. Still a little nervous about trying the salad though but I guess I'm far enough out to give it a go when the opportunity presents itself.

[mp8btpc 33]

I have had quite a bit of steamed broccoli post op and I have had no issues. I always try foods very slowly. I try a couple small bites and see how it goes. If I have no issues I will add them in the next day.

I was served a tiny bit of lettuce on a taco I got the other day. I took two bites before I realized I hadn't tried lettuce yet (plus the warning about waiting on lettuce until later) so I pulled the rest off of the taco. I never felt any discomfort after it. I have been craving salad like a crazy person but I am going to wait on the raw veggies for a while longer.

[chilo1 62]

I've had steamed brocoli, cooked carrots, slightly cookes tomatoes but Oh how I miss my fresh crunchy salads! I'm glad it's getting cold here in England so I can get my veggies throiugh nice warm veggie soups!

[**LaSaJaTa** 4]

Dr. A's office cleared me for salad last week...I love Arugala salad and have had it a few times this week with no difficulties...chew, chew, chew.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I had my surgery on 7/12/10 and can eat mostly anything. My dietary instructions were to avoid salads & fresh veggies until about 6 months. I miss them but I really miss salads. I tried a leaf of lettuce serving as bread for my tuna salad and had no difficulty. Is there a physiological reason that I should wait for salad?

Wow that's so weird, because my surgeon said salad will go down pretty easy and that it was OK for me to eat it once I hit my 6 weeks...I wonder why information varies so much from surgeon to surgeon .

[mp8btpc 33]

I WANT A HUGE SALAD! It has been on my mind a lot, of course I would get a huge one and eat 4 oz of it and be done lol.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I WANT A HUGE SALAD! It has been on my mind a lot, of course I would get a huge one and eat 4 oz of it and be done lol.

I don't even think you could get 4 oz in seriously...I'm still amazed how much we can eat, and it's FOR LIFE WOW!!!:svengo:Hahahaha!

[goodlife 3]

At about 2 months I started eating salads and have had no problems.

Broccoli is one of the few veggies I eat.....but I sure miss corn which was my favorite veggie besides broccoli.

I've had zucchini and squash several times too. That's pretty yummy especially sauteed in a pan with some onion and bell pepper..or grilled.

I LOVE cucumber and Tomato salads in vinegar also.

Man here it is almost 1 am and now I'm hungry! lol