First Day With Eggs

[Sleeved&Hopeful 182]

Oh man. I ate a little bit of eggs and cottage cheese this morning for the first time since surgery and they went down ok. So I ended up trying a little more of them tonight with cottage cheese and my sleeve rejected it within a minute! I violently vomited all of it up. It was very unpleasant. I am wondering since it went down ok this morning but not tonight, if it was the food or me. I wonder if I ate it too fast. How many bites do you guys normally take? I heard 5-7 good bites is what to eat. I don't know what I did wrong but I think I will figure it out with trial and error.

[clk 3,519]

I'd take it really slow on those eggs. In the beginning it could take me TWO hours to eat a single scrambled egg. It's a far denser food than anything you've had in your sleeve so far.

I'd start with one or two bites of egg - with nothing else. Then I'd wait a bit and go back for more.

You overdid it and it's totally normal until you learn your limits. I toss my food back up if I overdo it, too. Soon you'll learn those full signals (which are different than they used to be) and stop before you get sick.

~Cheri

[Amanda 3.0 140]

eggs were tough at the beginning, which was a shame because I was really looking forward to them. Did you try scrambled eggs? I haven't bothered with scrambled since my first try, but at eight weeks I can eat a hard cooked egg with no discomfort (although it does fill me up).

Are you taking tiny bites?

[Autumnjazz 8]

The half of the scrambled egg white I attempted to eat yesterday tried to kill me. It was awwwwful. Sorry if this is TMI, but the 2 times I've tried scrambled eggs I get the grosses vomiting experience, it's as if it takes forever to all come up, & I'm practically choking with the mouthfuls of slime that do come up. Im bummed because I loved eggs before-now, not a fan! I got a lil discouraged because next week I get my new (1 month) diet from my dr (yay for crab, chicken, & VEGGIES) but I was thinking, if an EGG kicked my butt how am I gonna even try anything else. Maybe eggs & I will have to do a trial separation for now & attemp a reconciliation much MUCH later down the road.

[doggz109 41]

The half of the scrambled egg white I attempted to eat yesterday tried to kill me. It was awwwwful. Sorry if this is TMI, but the 2 times I've tried scrambled eggs I get the grosses vomiting experience, it's as if it takes forever to all come up, & I'm practically choking with the mouthfuls of slime that do come up. Im bummed because I loved eggs before-now, not a fan! I got a lil discouraged because next week I get my new (1 month) diet from my dr (yay for crab, chicken, & VEGGIES) but I was thinking, if an EGG kicked my butt how am I gonna even try anything else. Maybe eggs & I will have to do a trial separation for now & attemp a reconciliation much MUCH later down the road.

Having issues with egg is not uncommon at all. I personally am a bit hesistant to try them because of how many people I have seen throw them up.

I have seen people that can even handle chicken breast before they could get an egg down....so don't worry. Crab and cooked veggies should go down fine!

[Joiebean 53]

I think everyone is different. I'm right about the same stage as you and I can handle egg beaters fine. I add in a little goat cheese to give it a little lube going down and to add more Protein. But I can't handle meat AT ALL. I have the same experience you have with eggs. I met with my surgeon today (my one month out check in) and he said the same thing. Its a lot of trial and error and with time, different types of food will become easier. Same with exercise....do what you can. Don't get down on yourself at all. This is completely normal.

[Catracks 865]

I wonder what it is about eggs. They're so soft. I have 3 hens and would be heartbroken if I couldn't do eggs. They lay x-Large green shelled ones that are the best EVER! The only things I couldn't handle so far has been ground beef and a pork chop cooked to shoe leather (can't help it, I like pork very well done). The pork goes down fine now, but is very dense so I have to keep it at a few tiny bites. Cucumbers made a fuss, but didn't show up again. It wasn't pain, but a loud, constant gurgling that kept up for half an hour.