When can I have bread?

[Shanny 70]

I'm now on the soft food part of my diet, and I was wondering if bread counts as soft foods. I want a taste of bread so bad. It can be wheat bread or whole grain for all I care. I know white bread is out. That's so sad. Just wondering when you started eating bread, if at.

[thinoneday 445]

it's not going to feel good at all and make you feel bad. If it's not on your list don't have it yet and when you go to the doctor next time ask when you can have bread. . . I still have problems with it and I'm out 14 months

[Kris 78]

For me (I'm 8 weeks out from surgery) bread is pretty much the only food I've tried that really gives me discomfort after I eat it . I am coming to accept that it may be many months or even years before I can eat bread (or maybe never again). But, as a total bread lover pre-VSG, I can also say the longer I go without bread, the more OK I am with not having it. I hope that is the same for you!

[mbridgeman27 0]

I Can eat a half slice of toast just fine

[swizzly 901]

I was served a small piece of crustless bread for Breakfast one day in hospital, it went down fine for me.

Of course, by now I'm discovering that everything goes down fine for me. So I have a sleeve of steel or something.

[Rootman 1,101]

Wait till about 6 weeks out. Everyone is different but commonly it is more like Thinoneday describes, it'll fill you up fast and make your tummy hurt if you put anything in on top of it - or it on top of an already full sleeve. Would saltine crackers satisfy your craving? I eat a few a day to quell stomach acid.

No matter what you do remember the mantra; Protein FIRST carbs SECOND. Eat your Protein first THEN if you have any more room try bread or other carbs. We've only got a limited amount of room to put food in and we have to get the BEST calories in FIRST.

[meggiep 57]

I was told only toasted bread is good as the soft bread absorbs Fluid and can really be hard to digest.From what a couple of you mentioned it seems true!